Civil Liberties
Essay
“I Have a Dream”: The 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Famous Speech
The Lincoln Memorial may be the most iconic place in the United States. Americans go there alone or with friends and family members to remember …
By Stephen ProtheroReport
The New Jim Crow: Churches Respond to Mass Incarceration
A t 5 p.m. on a Sunday in April, the air crisp and cool, community members began congregating in an open plaza outside the public library …
By Alfredo GarciaThe States Project
Kentucky: A Priest Takes on the Coal Industry
A Priest Takes on the Coal Industry.
By Dwight Billings, Kate Black and Kathi KernEditor’s Note
More than Faith: For Trayvon Martin, a Promise to Act
The sorrowful story of Trayvon Martin’s deadly encounter with the excitable George Zimmerman has mesmerized the nation anew with Zimmerman’s recent acquittal. Those who see …
By Marie GriffithEssay
What Marriage Equality Isn’t
The Supreme Court’s recent decisions concerning same-sex marriage have been heavily touted as victories for the LGBT community. The material benefits that accompany marriage and …
By Kent L. BrintnallEssay
The End of DOMA and the Dismantling of the “Straight State”
Advocates for marriage equality came away from yesterday’s Supreme Court pronouncements on same-sex marriage more jubilant than battered. But there was plenty of hurt to …
By Sarah Barringer GordonEssay
Why I Fight Against Same-Sex Marriage
Rich Stearns is a servant, a Wharton grad who leapt from the top of corporate America and landed in a stream, knees bent bracing. Arms …
By Eric TeetselReport
Being Gay at a Catholic University
When I was a student at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 2005, a group of gay students organized with the aim of …
By Michael O’LoughlinProfile
Farewell to Bob Edgar—Congressman, Minister, Activist
B ob Edgar was in his element on April 18. He stood behind a podium in Washington, D.C., making the case that the United States’ current …
By Renée K. GadouaThe States Project
New Hampshire: A Protester Fights to Live Free or Die
A Protester Fights to Live Free or Die.
By Madeline DeSantis