Can the Christian Church Become Anti-Racist, Anti-Sexist, and Anti-Homophobic?
Please note, I'm using the term homophobic to indicate bias against sexual minorities; the terms heterosexism (bias against non-heterosexual persons) and genderism (attitudes, conditions, or behaviors...
View ArticleWalk Away From the Negotiation Table - do it now
Back in the day, my mother was an antiques dealer. She got great stuff and great deals at yard sales. Her trick was to pile up everything she wanted, offer a price. If they rejected it flat out,...
View ArticleChildren are Often Oppressed in Religious Households
"Children are often oppressed in religious households"; when I read that line in Mark Galli's op-edover the weekend, I literally stopped reading mid-sentence. Here's the whole passage: But the fact...
View ArticleCollege Life, Rape and Public Discourse
I've been struggling with this topic for a few days. I posted this originally at One Utah.There's a major discussion happening right now about sexual assault on college campuses (i.e. it's made the NY...
View Article"Nobody Knew"
FWIW, I've been sitting on this diary for almost a month, debating whether or not to publish it.For most of the last two years, I've been dealing with depression. At first, I tried to manage it - you...
View ArticleThe Age of Disruption: Impact on the Military Industrial Complex
Also posted at OneUtah.Watching conservatives oppose military intervention in Syria has been entertaining to say the least. We all know that if the occupants of the White Hosue were a Republican,...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act, Misinformation, Disinformation and Blinding Panic
This month, millions of Americans will receive letters from their employers explaining the state health insurance marketplaces (formerly known as exchanges). I know because my job required me to send...
View ArticleNo, The Republicans Have Not Gone Crazy (even though their tactics look crazy)
Well they actually did it - they shut down the government. The howler monkeys also known as House Republicans got their wish. They're making their principled stand to end the scourge of America also...
View ArticleThe Republican Base is the Identified Patient in our National Family System
The American right has transformed from conservative to reactionary to revanchist in an incredibly short period of time. Today's Republican base voters feel a toxic mix of anger, frustration, and...
View ArticleAre We Doing Young Persons a Disservice by Teaching them No Means No?
I've been teaching sexuality education to teens for a decade now. In that time, I've seen a huge shift in the way young women respond to the issue of date rape, although almost no change in the way...
View ArticlePrivilege, Sexuality and Date Rape
My earlier post (Are We Doing Young Persons a Disservice by Teaching them No Means No?) garnered over 380 comments. When I had a chance to delve into the comments, I found myself wanting a graphic...
View ArticleWhy do we collectively create results nobody wants?
Despite having a wealth of knowledge and skills, we keep collectively creating results nobody wants. To me, that reality is the biggest problem of our era. Whether it's governmental systems that...
View ArticleShared Ideological Ground Between The Militia Movement and the Tea Party
I'm sure some very smart person has written about this topic and I didn't see it. What the heck, I'll plunge boldly ahead.Manuel Castells' three volume study The Information Age: Economy, Society and...
View ArticleAre conservative Christians harmed by compliance with nondiscrimination laws?
Are conservative Christians harmed by compliance with nondiscrimination laws? It's a more complex question than it appears at first blush.I'm glad I don't have to adjudicate any of these cases. Like...
View ArticleUtah Marriage Equality Update
Here's a great photo gallery of the couples waiting in Salt Lake County to marry. I'm hearing that couples in Cache, Davis, Grand, Morgan, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Washington and Weber counties are...
View ArticleUtah County Clerk Goes Full On George Wallace - in a very Utah way
No surprises there, really. The Attorney General's office said: A spokesman for the Utah Attorney General’s Office says that while his office isn’t advising county clerks at this time, the law now...
View ArticleIs marriage equality good for the whole community or mostly just gay white men?
I've been thinking about the question of "Who benefits from marriage equality?" for a while. I recognize that I'm wading into deep water here and I hope it doesn't get over my head. As I've been...
View ArticleAmerica's Political Autism and Obama's ISIS Response
The President's approach to ISIS is a symptom of national failure, intellectual, institutional and leadership fatigue engulfing the US. The idea that we can do something, anything, about ISIS is an...
View ArticleKim Davis and the Religious Right's Perpetual Culture War
The basic outline of this drama could have been predicted (and was predicted) months ago - someone objects to same-sex couples marrying; in their business or government position they refuse to issue...
View ArticleThe Purity Culture's Stew of Terror and Misinformation Boils Over
I've been trying to make sense of the antics on display at the Omaha Public School hearing about making changes to their thirty year old sexuality education program.It had the hallmarks of a moral...
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