Repost: Equality worth working for
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its...
Shame, sexism, and soft bigotry
So last month I wrote about the difference between the feelings of guilt and shame, and what they address. I...
Dear bigots considering parenthood…
I have some things for you to read. First, please read about how Ashley Miller was disowned by her father...
Memo to Tony Perkins
You do not get to operate a hate group without being called a hate group. Sorry. Yes, when your group...
Religion is and isn’t special
Passerotti, God the Father The primary reason, it seems, that people are now telling Dan Savage that he shouldn’t have...
Bullshit
In today’s news, a group of high school students were offended and walked out of a talk because they were...
The “what you did” vs. “who you are” distinction matters
So Rush Limbaugh’s brother David is sticking up for him and complaining that people aren’t accepting Rush’s sincere (yes, that’s...
What should the bus driver call you?
How would you feel if this man called you “babe”? Here’s a sticky one…or maybe not so sticky. Jo Walters...
My favorite quote right now
TheTweetofGod is the Twitter account of David Javerbaum, author of The Last Testament: A Memoir By God. I follow it...
Pouncing on privilege, smack talking in/on sports
A commenter at Dispatches From the Culture Wars remarks, in response to conversation about Kobe Bryant’s recent $100,000 fine for...