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May 2017

May 15, 2017

Active in Love: The ELCA on Faith, Sexism, & Justice

As someone who thinks, writes, and teaches about gender justice and religion, I am deeply...

February 2017

February 16, 2017

No Religious Exemption for Abuse

Late last summer, a group of Illinois pastors sued the state for their right to engage in...

June 2016

June 13, 2016

An Interfaith Leader’s Twelve-Step Response to the Pulse Massacre

In an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education today, Eboo Patel says: “An interfaith...

February 2016

February 19, 2016

Making Religious Homophobia Illegitimate

I have a dream that someday, religious homophobia will be as illegitimate as flat-earth cosmology...

August 2015

August 29, 2015

Honorable Mention: Equality Illinois

Today I’m speaking on the Faith and Equality Issues Panel at the Equality Institute, hosted...

July 2015

July 16, 2015

With Christian Privilege, You Already Have Religious Freedom

Deny other people rights to (your concept of) the afterlife all you want. But you...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

“Blessing Every Love Relation”:: A Pride Month Hymn

As a conclusion to a remarkable Pride Month, I’m delighted to share “Praise the Source...

June 19, 2015

“Holy Impatience” : LGBT Pride Month Litany

The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) regularly publishes rituals written by Diann...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

At the Intersections: On Being Black and Queer at a Black Baptist Church

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

February 12, 2015

A Feminist Religion Professor’s Valentine’s Weekend

What’s a great way to spend a heteronormative greeting-card holiday? At conference for gay and...

November 2014

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...

March 2014

March 18, 2014

A Paradox of Religion & Tradition: Homosexuality in Islam

“So, what about gay and lesbian Muslims?” The last time I taught my course on...

December 2013

December 05, 2013

Honorable Mention: Duncan’s Bar Mitzvah

If a 13-year old gets it, and can explain both the problem with adhering to...

October 2013

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 27, 2013

Transitioning in Christian Community: H. Adam Ackley & APU

The story of H. Adam Ackley has caught a significant amount of media attention in...

September 12, 2013

Honorable Mention: The NALT Christians Project

If you haven’t heard of it yet, check out this video introduction to The NALT...

July 2013

July 05, 2013

June 2013

June 23, 2013

God, Gays, & the Lutheran Church Basement

Did you notice the location of the meeting between Alan Chambers, now-apologetic director of the...

January 2013

January 17, 2013

Imagining a Different Inaugural Benediction

You may or may not have been following the controversy around President Obama’s first choice...