Sexuality & Gender
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Franklin Graham Is Winning at Facebook
On June 5, Franklin Graham took to his Facebook page to provoke a boycott of Wells Fargo. The bank has released a series of nine …
By Patton DoddReport
The Rise of Christian Conservative Legal Organizations
Two years ago, a longtime customer walked into Barronelle Stutzman’s flower shop with a request: the customer—who is gay—asked Stutzman to provide flowers for his …
By Daniel BennettReport
Will Same-Sex Marriage Split the United Methodist Church?
This month the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to make same-sex marriage legal in the United States. While the courts and lawmakers have …
By Shannon Craig StrawInterview
Why Law Professor Douglas Laycock Supports Same-Sex Marriage and Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law
Last week, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law SB101, the state’s religious freedom bill, which prompted a sharp and vocal backlash. Critics say the …
By The EditorsThe States Project
Nebraska: A Cornhusker Prays with FCA
A Cornhusker Prays with FCA.
By Paul PutzEssay
AP Course Controversy: When Do We Say “We” in History?
Afunny thing has happened to a petition posted online by Larry Krieger, a former Advanced Placement U.S. History teacher, and Jane Robbins, a conservative opponent …
By Elizabeth YaleEssay
State Legislatures Pit Religious Freedom Against Civil Rights
The debate over last summer’s Hobby Lobby decision has a new source for conflict: state legislatures. The Supreme Court decision, which expanded corporate religious liberty, …
By Sarah Barringer Gordon and Nomi StolzenbergEssay
The Troubling Push to Deregulate Homeschooling
When my mother pulled me out of kindergarten to homeschool, it wasn’t a religious choice. We were an average Christian family, casually attending a non-denominational …
By Caitlin G. TownsendEssay
My Husband’s Not Gay: Homosexuality and the LDS Church
On Sunday, January 11, TLC debuted My Husband’s Not Gay, a show about a small but increasingly uncloseted community living out its own complex form of sexuality. My …
By Taylor G. PetreyEssay
The Politics of Poverty and Race
This month marks 51 years since Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” speech. On January 8, 1964, during his State of the Union address, he urged …
By Jamil Drake