When the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled — on Transgender Day of Visibility, no less — that therapists’ speech is protected under the First Amendment, they opened the door for so-called “conversion therapy” to continue under the guise of free speech. The tell? Religious and
In messages for equality, keep it short Two examples of how in this day and political climate we need short, bumper-sticker size slogans to get our messages across hit me this past weekend. Today’s reality, whether we like it or not, is that people are
You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same
Why we need more ‘tomboys’ on the playground Just look at her. There’s something so free about the girl on the playground who hasn’t gotten the message that she should act like a “little lady.” The playground is her place to soar, to dream of
Black History Month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and courageous acts of people of African descent in the United States and around the world. This year Black History month celebrates its 100th anniversary. Yet Black History Month has failed to fully
It all starts on the playground What a delight to learn that my 14-year-old grandson and a bunch of his friends had organized their own recreational league basketball team that includes no adult coach and no practices. It’s meant purely to have plain old fun
Just over five years ago, an enraged mob desecrated the U.S. Capitol. At present, the interests who manipulated the mob on January 6, 2021 have control over the U.S. federal government. Despite government promises of peace and prosperity, it has brought escalating violence in this
Heeding the call for healing The 2026 observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the 41st observance of the holiday. Its theme — “Mission Possible 2: Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent Way” — already felt challenging in a politically polarized era. With
In with the new, but out with the old? It’s just a New Years’ saying that affirms that what’s coming up is, we hope, better. But the sentiment in much of our culture sees “old” as even dreaded enough to say more broadly, “out with
The signs are all there. Liberal church bodies are fighting back. Every so often in the past they did so, but now the open, unholy marriage of extreme right-wing bigotry, its political proponents, and right-wing religionists seems to have put denominations and religious leaders on