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November 2014

November 21, 2014

“To Welcome The Stranger”

The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America released the following statement about...

November 18, 2014

Band Aid 30: Colonial Christmas Is Back!

That’s right. Your 24/7 Christmas music playlists and stations are likely to have the Band...

November 11, 2014

“When Two People Love Each Other, What Right Do I Have…?”

Marriage equality has come to Idaho. Idaho! Of course the big news is the fact...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Be Afraid

I’ve never understood the appeal of haunted houses or roller coasters or scary movies. I...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Reproductive (in)Justice in Jacksonville

I wrote this piece in response to events in the Illinois town where I live,...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Because Religion?

Consider this: George Fox University decided that references to sex in Title IX don’t include...

August 21, 2014

Teaching Ferguson

As many of us head back to school, events are still unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri....

August 18, 2014

Voices on Ferguson

In some crisis moments, some of us do well to listen, learn, and read as...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

Heteropatriarchy With A Twist

These are confusing times. How can there be such swift and progressive action state by...

July 17, 2014

At the Intersections: Home, Hope, & Gaza

Many good people live and work at the intersections, and I occasionally invite someone to...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

#YesAllWomen. Just Ask Us.

If we started telling the truth we might never stop. And then what would happen?...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Religious Freedom … Really (UCC edition)

I’ve written before about the problems with so many claims of protecting “religious freedom” in...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Trusting Women

Last night, I delivered the following as part of a series of "Big Tent" speeches...

March 24, 2014

This Week in Religious Freedom & Healthcare

This picture of me shouldn’t be revolutionary. And yet … Here is a great 90...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Religious Freedom … For Bosses Only?

On March 25, the Supreme Court will hear two cases in which the argument will...

February 18, 2014

Of Course Barbie

Of course Barbie is in the 50th anniversary of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue and on...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

The Arc Still Bends in Illinois: Governor v. Bishop

Despite the efforts of the leaders of intolerance, Governor Pat Quinn signs marriage equality into...

November 05, 2013

BREAKING: Marriage Equality IS Coming to Illinois!

This just in from Illinois Unites For Marriage: The Illinois House just passed the freedom...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Maybe You Shouldn’t Marry Him

I was almost as uncomfortable as Simone Jhingoor this morning. But I was safe at...

October 18, 2013

Why Affordable Care Matters for Women

Given that the Affordable Care Act remains a political football more than three years after...

October 07, 2013

It’s My Birthday! … & Other Awareness Events

October seems to be full of things of which you should be aware, only one...

September 2013

September 18, 2013

Justice for Chelsea? Lutheran Theology and Trans*Activism

As the trial of Private Manning concluded this August, the convictions on more than 20...

September 02, 2013

Laboring For Justice

Jamilah King over at Colorlines has a great post this Labor Day weekend, beginning with...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

At the Intersection of Fruitvale & Clay

The following is an excerpt of a piece I wrote that was published earlier this...

August 14, 2013

On Feminist Pioneers & White People Getting Out of the Way

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America made history today by electing the first woman to...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

“They Think That God is A Tiny Little Conservative Being”

If you haven’t had a chance, do take the time to watch 16-year old Malala...

July 15, 2013

I Am Not Trayvon Martin

In 1903 they were true. In 2013 they remain true. The words of W.E.B. DuBois...

July 05, 2013

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Not Separate, Not Unequal: Notes on Two SCOTUS Rulings

I don’t spend a lot of time reading decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of...

June 25, 2013

We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby?

Rev. Gene Robinson, groundbreaking retired Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, writes this month over at...