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A "90s Christian Hit Song Is Now Blooming as Queer Anthem
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (1133+ words) If you grew up listening to contemporary Christian music in the mid-90s and early-2000s, brace yourself, I am about to get a song stuck in your head. You may recall "Testify to Love," as a bubbly, infectious CCM hit from 1997 by…...
What the Best Eco-Autobiographies Reveal About Us
2+ week, 6+ day ago (651+ words) In Gary Paul Nabhan's Water in the Desert, life is an ecotone. I CAN'T REMEMBER where I first came across the term "eco-autobiography." But, like a longspine sandbur stuck to my sock, it's a word that I can't let go…...
SCOTUS to Scrutinize Colorado Preschool Program's LGBTQ+ Protections
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (404+ words) The Supreme'Court'agreed on Monday to hear a bid by the Archdiocese of Denver and other Catholic entities to be exempted from a'Colorado'preschool funding program's nondiscrimination requirement. The justices took up an appeal of a lower'court's decision that found that'Colorado's program…...
A Christian "Conversion Therapy Dropout" on the Supreme Court's Decision
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1679+ words) On March 31, the Supreme Court sided with a Christian therapist in Colorado and tossed out the state's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The therapist, Kaley Chiles, challenged the state's ban on the grounds that it violated her First Amendment…...
Christian Counselor Wins SCOTUS Challenge to Conversion Therapy Ban
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (653+ words) This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. Meet Kate and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday that a Colorado ban on conversion therapy for youth violates the free…...
She Composes Trans Joy For Her Catholic Church
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1719+ words) This story was originally reported by Kate Sosin of The 19th. Meet Kate and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. There are congregations that would brand her a sinner. But here at St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church…...
The Manga Jolly Roger That Became a Global Protest Symbol
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (190+ words) Why the messianic pirate hero of One Piece is a lot like Jesus. First published in 1997, One Piece, with more than 500 million copies sold, is the most popular manga in the world. It has spun off more than 1, 100 animated episodes…...
Taylor Tomlinson Turns Purity Culture Baggage Into Comedy
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (444+ words) Tomlinson, who was raised in a conservative Christian household in Temecula, Calif. , got her start in stand-up through the church comedy circuit. But as she grew up, she began deconstructing how her conservative Christian upbringing was hurting her mental health…...
She Led a Progressive Seminary Through a Generation of Politics and Protest
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1868+ words) Rev. Serene Jones is looking forward to waking up naturally, without an alarm clock. After 18 years as president of Union Theological Seminary, Jones announced last summer that she would be stepping down after the current school year. Jones is the…...
Catholics Can Do Queer Liberation Theology, Too
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) But as I recently wrote for National Catholic Reporter, queer liberation theology can help the Catholic church remember itself, recovering a tradition of radical solidarity that transcends our culture wars. This approach would later be challenged by the Vatican when…...