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Active in Love: The ELCA on Faith, Sexism, & Justice
As someone who thinks, writes, and teaches about gender justice and religion, I am deeply...
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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
Top Three Posts in June
The most viewed posts here at feminismxianity in June 2013 certainly point to what some...
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...
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