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Category Archives: gay rights
Podcast #174 – Religious Belief and Hardcore Criminality
We interview Dr. Volkan Topalli, co-author (with Dr. Thomas Brezina and Mindy Bernhardt) of the new research paper “With God on my side: The paradoxical relationship between religious belief and criminality among hardcore street offenders,” just published in the February … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, civil rights, ethics, gay rights, interviews, podcast, religion, science
Tagged criminology, green street umc, rob portman, volkan topalli, with god on my side
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Has Michelle Shocked gone nuts?
I was a big fan way-back-when of East Texas singer/songwriter Michelle Shocked, but I never particularly held her up as any kind of role model or anything. Plus… I always just assumed she was Of Alternative Sexuality. But who cares? … Continue reading
Boy Scouts delay gay policy decision
There’s no doubt the Boy Scouts of America are getting hammered hard from both sides over the possibility that they might change their current policy and let homosexuals be scouts or troop leaders. The fact that 70% of scout troops … Continue reading
Podcast #170 – Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist)
We interview Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist podcast and author of the new memoir Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason (available in paperback or for Kindle). Plus: Boy Scouts of America might go gay, and a Catholic hospital wins a … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, books, christianity, gay rights, interviews, podcast, religion
Tagged deconverted, seth andrews, thinking atheist
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National Cathedral to conduct same-sex marriages
National Cathedral has announced it will begin conducting same-sex marriage ceremonies, “effective immediately.” Contrary to popular belief, the National Cathedral receives no government funding (in fact, it’s proper name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, gay rights, religion
Tagged national cathedral, same-sex marriage
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Podcast #164 – Election 2012
We look at the results of the 2012 election cycle. For full show notes and to listen to this episode click here.
Posted in civil rights, gay rights, news, podcast, politics, religion
Tagged election 2012, mitt romney, richard mourdock, roy moore, todd akin
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Podcast #151 – Obama FINALLY Supports Gay Marriage
Finally! President Barack Obama goes on the record in support of gay marriage–but only a day after North Carolina voters approved a state constitutional amendment banning it. And speaking of North Carolina, pastor Sean Harris of Fayetteville’s Berean Baptist Church … Continue reading
Posted in children, christianity, civil rights, gay rights, podcast, politics, religion
Tagged barack obama, dan savage, gay marriage, north carolina, sean harris
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Podcast #139 – War on Christmas Continued
Rick Perry plays the homophobia card in his latest TV ad. Holiday displays in Leesburg, Virginia stir free speech controversy. The co-discoverer of a new earth-like world wants to call it the Christmas Planet. Prosperity gospel preacher Eddie Long’s wife … Continue reading
Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter One
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
Posted in books, civil rights, ethics, gay rights, islam, religion, religious rights, women's rights
Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Rick Perry is Strong. Bullshit Strong.
Good grief. Rick Perry is losing support among likely Republican voters, polling just ahead of herpes Rick Santorum. What’s a fella to do? Why, play the religion card, of course! Here’s “Strong,” the new TV ad he’s running in Iowa. … Continue reading →