Religion

Openly gay man banned from parish duties by Catholic Church

A New York church has banned an openly gay parishioner from his volunteer work because of his sexuality

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Apr 5, 2013 5:57 PM UTC 42
Life Catholic Church, Timothy Dolan

North Carolina kills bill to establish a state religion

The Republican Speaker of the House said that the legislation will not be receiving a full vote

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
Politics North Carolina, Religion

Forget the theocracy, North Carolina

"White American Jesus" just isn't as influential as he used to be, no matter what craziness Southern states cook up

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 7:57 PM UTC 257
Life North Carolina, First Amendment

North Carolina GOPers want an official state religion

The bill would allow the state to be nullify court rulings on public prayer

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 1:17 PM UTC 111
Politics North Carolina, Religion

Baptist Pastor Calvin Butts: Marriage equality is “the freedom God has given you”

Adding despite his religious views against same-sex marriage, he "should not stand in the way" of equal rights VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 4:51 PM UTC 17
Life Video, Gay Marriage

Egyptian satirist interrogated for criticizing Mohammed Morsi

Bassem Youssef, who has been hailed as the nation's Jon Stewart, remains a vocal critic of the government

Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:32 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, bassam youssef

Honey, we’re praying for you

My parents can't handle the fact that I'm gay, and we'll never agree on religion. But I've found acceptance anyway

Aaron Hartzler Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 76
Life Life stories, Real Families, LGBT

My Steubenville

It was a base for the teen evangelical movement, where I saw fundamentalist Christianity's power, and its danger

Molly McCluskey Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 73
Life Life stories, Steubenville

Bill O’Reilly defends gay marriage

"The other side hasn’t been able to do anything but thump the Bible," he said

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 1:04 PM UTC 10
Politics Bill O'Reilly, Fox News

Irish Catholics flee the church

Clergy sex abuse revelations and a more secular climate have created a stigma against attending Mas

Diane Winston, GlobalPost Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 11:09 PM UTC 20
Life GlobalPost, Catholic Church

Has militant atheism become a religion?

Can the gap between the religious and the non-religious be bridged, when the debate itself is so attention-getting?

Frans de Waal Monday, Mar 25, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 843
Life Books, Religion, Atheism

Roll in the hay: The rise of the Amish romance novel

While not as steamy as "50 Shades of Grey," so-called "bonnet rippers" are selling like shoofly pies

Valerie Weaver-Zercher, LA Review of Books Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Social LA Review of Books, Amish, Books

My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you”

My devout mom wailed when I came out. My quest to figure out sex and God brought me to Westboro Baptist

Jeff Chu Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 117
Life Gay Rights, Westboro Baptist

Can the GOP really rebrand itself as center-right?

The party recognizes it needs to reach a broader demographic, but it will have to undo years of exclusionary policy

Dan Berger, AlterNet Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 16
Politics AlterNet, GOP, Barack Obama

The pope is not the church

Yes, the new pope has an important role, but we shouldn't forget that he's only part of the larger Catholic package

Nathan Schneider, Religion Dispatches Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 2:49 PM UTC
Life Religion Dispatches, Religion

Is Pope Francis a fraud?

After a right-wing coup crushed the reforms of Vatican II, one scholar says the last two popes are illegitimate

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 415
Life Religion, Catholicism

“Beyond the Hills”: A lesbian exorcism in the middle of nowhere

Romania's "4 Months, 3 Weeks" director returns with an intense drama of misguided faith and tormented sexuality

Andrew O'Hehir Monday, Mar 11, 2013 7:01 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Lesbian, Lesbianism

“Vodou is like a gun” (and that’s how you spell it)

In a Brooklyn basement, practitioners of the Haitian religion summon ancient spirits, and defend their faith

Sylvia A. Harvey, Narratively Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 12
Social Narratively, essays, Religion

Mormon church rewrites its racist history

The four books of LDS have been revised to provide context for the religion's former ban on black priests

Joanna Brooks, Religion Dispatches Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 86
Social Religion Dispatches

Christian teen performs anti-gay rap in the forest, films it

Sure, it's hate speech. But it's rhyming hate speech VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 7:51 PM UTC 80
Life Video, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBT Rights

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