Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Updating You on My Own Spot: Here's Some of What Has Happened in Steve's and My Life As a Result of the Obergefell Ruling

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In the Religion Dispatches interview with Sara Moslener to which my last posting links, Moslener states, "I’m a big believer th...

Sara Moslener on How "Purity Work and Rhetoric Has Emerged at Moments When Socially Conservative Evangelicals Seek to Assert and Maintain Their Political Power"

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Religion Dispatches interviews Sara J. Moslener about that inspired her to write her new book Virgin Nation: Sexual Purity and Americ...

"Just Who Do We Think We Are?": Real People with Real Lives Affected (Really!) by Marriage Equality

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Every time something like this happens, somebody says we have to have a conversation about race. We talk a lot about race. There’s no sh...
Monday, June 29, 2015

Commentary on the Dissenting Obergefell Statements of the Supreme Catholic Men, Noting their Highly Selective Concern for Constitutional Literalism

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For your consideration, a selection of commentary I consider very valuable, re: the dissenting statements of the four Supreme Catholi...

Duggars Praying, Satan Dancing: White Evangelicals Respond to Obergefell — What Does Church Mean When Love Wins Everywhere Except in Church?

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The Duggars are praying , y'all — for all of the rest of us, it appears, though it seems not for themselves.

"The Easiest Way to Make Oneself Righteous Is to Make Someone Else a Sinner": The Churches and LGBT People Today — Grace or No Grace?

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"the easiest way to make oneself righteous is to make someone else a sinner." @rachelheldevans #searchingforsunday pic.twitter...
Sunday, June 28, 2015

Note to My Esteemed Readers: Falling Behind in Thanking You for Your Comments — My Apologies

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Dear Esteemed Readers, As you have probably noticed, I'm in one of those phases in which I'm struggling to keep up with ack...