Ten Things I Wish The Church Knew About Homosexuality

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Presbyterian minister Jim Rigby clarifies some misunderstandings about homosexuality and Christianity.

“There is a difference between saying “any two people of majority age may enter into this contract” and “any two differently sexed people of majority age may enter into this contract.””

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Are Marriage Rights Civil Rights?

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Does calling marriage rights “civil rights” minimize the struggles that Black Americans experienced when fighting for their freedom, their right to vote, and many other civil and human rights?

Am I Still Safe?

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I never thought I’d say this, in what I used to believe was the greatest country in the world, but I don’t feel safe in America. Will I continue to be stripped of my rights? When will it end? Should I get out now?

Obama’s Personal Support for Same-Sex Marriage

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“Marriage is not a state issue. It’s a national issue, and what’s more it’s a civil rights issue. I think it’s time that the U.S. recognized that and started treating it as such.” — Heather N.

NC Passes Same-Sex Marriage Ban

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What do you think? Is an amendment banning same-sex marriage constitutional?

Should The Government Test For HIV Without a Patient’s Consent?

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HeatherN examines a new bill in Indiana that would allow doctors to test a person for HIV without their consent or knowledge.

George Zimmerman Will Be Tried In Death of Trayvon Martin (Updated)

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George Zimmerman to face criminal charges in the death of Trayvon Martin. Also breaking news: Eric Holder announces a parallel investigation into a violation of the civil rights of Trayvon Martin, just as Zimmerman’s lawyers resign as his counsel.

Prop. 8: The Color of Pee-Pee

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How California’s controversial “protect the children” marriage law is damaging kids.

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Creepy Mission

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Are mens’ rights websites dangerous hate groups? Chuck Rudd calls the Southern Poverty Law Center out for mission creep.

Why I Believe Men Belong in the Feminist Movement

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Emily Heist Moss believes that creating a culture where women are complete members of every facet of society means enabling men to be complete members of every facet of society as well.

A Dark Road

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Tom Matlack gives a very personal account of Civil Rights in a time and place where not much was civil–Mississipi, 1964

Facing Mecca

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A poem about forgetting black and white and seeing gray.

White Boy in a Black Land

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Tom Matlack travelled to Kenya and learned some things about himself and our conceptions of race.

My Talk With Dad

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I finally asked my dad the things I most wanted to know.

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My Talk With Mom

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Tom Matlack interviews his mother, Jean, about her aunt Pearl Buck, the Freedom Summer of 1964, communal living, and finding a balance between work and family.

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