Nuns’ Group Targeted by Vatican Refuses to Back Down, But Won’t Break Away
The Vatican has a nun problem. But you won't find the prelates skipping around singing, " How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
View ArticleRhetoric Race and Religion: Romney should stop hiding his …
Rhetoric Race and Religion . This blog explores and examines the intersections of rhetoric, race, and religion . ...
View ArticleSantorum: Obamacare Is Forcing Catholics Into Confession
While stumping for Mitt Romney in Ohio Wednesday, former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum repeated allegations of President Obama’s so-called “War on Religion,” claiming that Catholics’ freedom of...
View ArticleWisconsin Catholic Group Prays For Paul Ryan To ‘Reconnect With The...
A group of Catholics from Rep.
View ArticleRenewed String Of Anti-Islam Attacks Threaten U.S. Muslims During Ramadan
Remnants of the Joplin Mosque after a fire destroyed the building Muslims recently concluded their holy month of Ramadan. However, this year’s Ramadan has been overshadowed by an uptick in...
View ArticleHow My Church Tried to Make Me Hate Gay People
Trigger warning: The following post contains frank descriptions of the hate speech against LGBTQ people that my church used to inculcate fear and contempt in its youth.
View ArticleTyler Clementi’s Family Left Their Church Because It Condemned Homosexuality
The tragic suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi motivated an important conversation about bullying through the trial of his roommate, Dharun Ravi , who spied on his intimate moments with a...
View ArticleCarlos Maza: EXCLUSIVE: Undercover At NOM’s Anti-Gay Student Conference
Every summer for the past four years, the National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) Ruth Institute has invited college students from across the country to participate in its weekend-long " It Takes A...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Methodists Seek Censure Of Pro-Gay Bishop
In May, the Methodist Church ruled at its General Conference that same-sex couples are “ incompatible with Christian teaching ,” but many ministers did not agree with this decision. One in particular,...
View ArticleMeet The Industry That Makes the Koch Brothers Look Poor (VIDEO)
Co-authored by Jesse Lava When will the United States start thinking beyond bars? This nation is now spending over $200 billion a year on a justice system that locks up more people than any country on...
View ArticleFederal Judge Rules That Prison Inmate Should Receive Sex Reassignment Surgery
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mark Wolf has ruled that prison inmate Michelle Kosilek deserves to receive the sex reassignment surgery she has demanded for well over 10 years.
View ArticleHate Group: ‘Government Has No Place’ Protecting Kids From Ex-Gay Therapy
Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver The Liberty Counsel, an anti-gay legal group affiliated with Liberty University, is concerned about the recently passed California bill that would prohibit licensed...
View ArticleOhio Mother Loses Custody Of Child Due To Marriage Inequality Amendment
An Ohio appeals court ruled that a lesbian mom who had previously been granted access to the daughter she and her former partner had are now void. Their reasoning: her former partner who was the...
View ArticlePamphlets At Conservative Conference Urge Women To ‘Go Home And Put Some...
A pamphlet on display at the conservative Values Voter Summit. WASHINGTON, DC — Literature being handed out at the Values Voter Summit on Friday attacks women for being “immodest” and extolled them to...
View ArticleTimothy Johnson: New Report Debunks Right-Wing Falsehood About Public Mass...
An investigation on shooting rampages by Mother Jones could not identify a single mass public shooting that was ended by an armed civilian, a violence prevention strategy that remains popular in...
View ArticleObama Endorses Rhode Island Marriage Equality As Governor Rebuffs Proposed...
Today, President Obama endorsed legislative efforts to pass marriage equality in the state of Rhode Island. White House spokesperson Shin Inouye provided the following statement to the Washington...
View ArticleNRA Publishes Enemies List With 506 Names
Late last year, the National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm published a Nixonian enemies list naming organizations and individuals that “lent monetary, grassroots or some other type of direct...
View ArticleCardinal Dolan To Gay Couples: You’re Only ‘Entitled To Friendship’
Cardinal Timothy Dolan told ABC’s This Week on Sunday that gay people are entitled to “friendship” but not a long-last romantic relationship in the eyes of the Catholic Church. Appearing on the...
View ArticleCarlos Maza: Ben Carson Scheduled To Give Keynote Address To Notorious...
Dr. Ben Carson, who recently attempted to walk back his controversial comments about marriage equality, is scheduled to give the keynote address at a banquet hosted by a notorious anti-gay hate group...
View ArticleNOAA: In 2012, Waters Off Northeast U.S. Coast Were Highest Measured In 150...
Northeast Shelf Regions: Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB), Southern New England (SNE), Georges Bank (GB) and Gulf of Maine (GOM) A new “Ecosystem Advisory” from NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center...
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