The queerness of lost boys in butt huts struck me in the journalistic accounts I had read, and I took…
Revisited: Polyandry now!
homosexuality
Coalitions and slippery slopes: The same-sex marriage debate continues
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court of the United States confirmed the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry. Unsurprisingly,…
David Gushee shifts on homosexuality
On November 8, David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor at Mercer University, leading evangelical ethicist, and TIF contributor, will give…
A “pastoral earthquake” in Rome?
On October 13th, the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, an assembly convened by Pope Francis, released a relatio post…
Encountering the archive
Where on earth to begin with the rich but deeply disturbing material presented to us on BishopAccountability.org? (For an example,…
The curious case of Paul Richard Shanley
In the discursive regime of sexual abuse, the operative silence is the victim’s. This silence stems from shame and intimidation.…
AIDS and LGBT equality
In honor of the International AIDS Conference that will take place in Washington, D.C. later this month, Diane Winston, a…
Exodus International renounces gay “cure”
Recently, the President of Exodus International, Alan Chambers, made statements renouncing some of his organization's beliefs, such as the ability…
Sexuality and the Catholic Church
This past week the Catholic church denounced Sister Margaret A. Farley, an American nun and professor of Christian Ethics at…
Catholic doctrine and universities
In a recent article, Libby A. Nelson discusses the role of faith in Catholic universities and puts forth the question,…