“Dear Friend, Militant homosexuals are plotting a dangerously different future for America!” began a 1984 letter from Jerry Falwell, cofounder…
Keeping the faith: Queer religion as a template for political resistance to white Christian nationalism
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Singing from the margins
Might I suggest that we theorize the contentious space of the margins as more than just “us versus them” but…
Is Masterpiece Cakeshop a church?
Where is the religion in this case and what kind of religion is it?
Reclamation in The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries
The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM) occupies a distinct position in the religious lives of its mostly LGBT and African…
Relationship, humility, justice
Understanding humility as rooted in relationship with others makes clear why humility cannot coexist with injustice.
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 changing papacy?
On December 11, Time Magazine named Pope Francis its 2013 “Person of the Year.” The award, according to Time, seeks to honor the…
SCOTUS roundup: Rulings on DOMA and Prop 8
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 on Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 law…
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…
Religious and sexual freedoms are not opposed
On June 1st, President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month and called "upon the…