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August 2012

August 11, 2012

The Problem with Big Tent Atheism

I rarely comment here on the goings on in the atheist community. I'm torn, really....

August 10, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: Feminism, “Love,” and Kidnapping

It Really Wasn't That Long Ago, on Permission to Live: I’ve heard from conservatives that...

August 07, 2012

So you say you don’t hate gay people, Part IV

I'm sure you've all heard it before. If we normalize and accepting being gay, next...

August 06, 2012

So you say you don’t hate gay people, Part III

I thought I was just going to post twice on this subject - first pointing...

August 05, 2012

In which I share a comment

So, I just had this shared with me on twitter in response to my post...

August 05, 2012

So you say you don’t hate gay people, Part II

Yesterday we talked about how no matter how often Christians who opposes gay rights claim...

August 04, 2012

So you say you don’t hate gay people, Part I

One thing I have heard a lot recently is Christians who oppose marriage equality insisting,...

August 01, 2012

Boycotts and Me: A Chick-fil-A Roundup

I haven't posted anything about Chick-fil-A yet, even though it's been in the news lately....

May 2012

May 23, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: Evangelicalism, LGBTQ, and Hate

Melissa's spouse, Haley, has written a guest post on Melissa's blog called When You Are...

May 16, 2012

Worthwhile Reads: Gay Marriage and Abortion

If you only read one of these three articles, read the first. It argues that...

May 14, 2012

Jon Stewart on Gay Marriage: The Measure of Progress

In the wake of President Obama's announcement last week, in which he came out in...

April 2012

April 08, 2012

On Raising Progressive Children

The other day my daughter asked me why I wear a ring. I told her...

April 07, 2012

Documentaries: For the Bible Tells Me So

In putting together my blog's tabs, I've been trying to incorporate documentaries I've found useful...

March 2012

March 29, 2012

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts: Losing the Boy Scouts

In Part 1 I discussed the recent media attention given to opposition to the Girl...

March 29, 2012

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts: Finding the Girl Scouts

In Part 1 I discussed the recent media attention given to opposition to the Girl...

March 21, 2012

The “Homosexual Agenda”

I was (probably unwisely) perusing the conservative Catholic blogosphere, and it has started to get...

February 2012

February 25, 2012

You can’t pray the gay away, even at BJU

I just found a fascinating website. It's called "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Alumni of...

February 22, 2012

Dear Libby: How do I talk to a homophobic religious friend?

Dear Libby, I know a person in a club I'm part of who genuinely believes...

February 21, 2012

Graphs comparing support for abortion and gay marriage

One thing I find extremely interesting is that while support for gay marriage is increasing,...

February 09, 2012

Abortion, GLBT, the Bible, and Cloaking

I've written recently about conservative arguments that having abortions causes post traumatic stress disorder and...

February 08, 2012

Anoka, Minnesota, and “Curing” the Gay

Many of you may already have read this piece on Rolling Stone about the rash...

January 2012

January 16, 2012

From Homophobe to Gay Rights Advocate

I didn't meet a gay person growing up. "Homosexuals" were talked about in tones of...

December 2011

December 12, 2011

Founding father worship and gay marriage

Today I read this Romney quote on Blag Hag: "At the time the Constitution was...

November 2011

November 21, 2011

Transgender Individuals, Bible Believing Christians, and Discrimination

Growing up, I believed that I belonged to the most discriminated against group in the...

November 20, 2011

Religious Homophobia, Gay Youth, and Unconditional Love

Today I watched "The Bible Told Me So," a documentary about religion and homophobia. Two...

August 2011

August 22, 2011

They’re Born That Way

Earlier today I came upon an excerpt from lawyer Rena Lindevaldsen’s new book, Only One...