religion

Daily Fix

indiana

politics + activism

Post-Backlash, Indiana Gov Rushes To Fix Religious Freedom Bill While Insisting It’s NBD

In the latest development of the legislative rollercoaster that is the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Governor Mike Pence has pledged to “fix this and move forward,” while also reiterating…

Rachel —

Mar 31, 2015

bisexuality

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Alabama Wants You to Think of the Children and More News Stories

Birth justice, the passing of Marcia Diehl, a comprehensive LGBTQ bill of rights, the violence against Martese Johnson, St. Patrick’s Day parades and more!

Rachel —

Mar 19, 2015

anti-discrimination laws

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Utah’s Non-Discrimination Bill Isn’t All That And a Bag of Chips and More News Stories

A boycott of Dolce&Gabbana, lesbian divorce in Alabama, a lesbian rabbi, anti-gay marriage laws and more!

Yvonne —

Mar 17, 2015

barack obama

christianity

politics + activism

Obama Serves Real Talk On Racism & Religion At National Prayer Breakfast, Conservatives Wanted Pancakes

“Whatever our beliefs, whatever our traditions, we must seek to be instruments of peace, and bringing light where there is darkness, and sowing love where there is hatred.”

Heather Hogan —

Feb 6, 2015

christianity

evangelical christianity

first person

Seeking Queer Theology And Perfect Love That Casts Out Fear

If we don’t abundantly love each other, we can’t have an abundant relationship with God. I must embrace an interpretation of my faith that requires unconditional love for queer people…

Adrian —

Jan 27, 2015

bisexuality

islam

love + sex

You Need Help: Attraction to Women and Feeling Like A “Bad Muslim”

“Remember that everyone around you, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, is grappling with a lot of the same things that you are right now: about what they want “family” to look…

Fikri —

Nov 7, 2014

christianity

personal essay

first person

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Or How I Divorced Jesus and Learned to Love Sex

“I didn’t know much about gardens, in general, but what I was working with seemed less like the married person’s vegetable patch the church described and more like a Narnian…

Heather Hogan —

Oct 23, 2014

personal essay

regular

health

Sober in the City: An Atheist Walks into AA

“The fellowship said I was thinking too hard about it, that I was stubborn, and that I was not willing to admit that there were forces bigger than me. What…

Ginger Hale —

Sep 24, 2014

anti-discrimination laws

christianity

politics + activism

George Fox University Updates Trans Student Housing Policy, Remains The Worst

In response to the general freakout over the school’s discrimination against Jayce M, George Fox upped the ante on its discriminatory cluelessness. He and other trans students can live on…

Adrian —

Jul 21, 2014

anti-discrimination laws

barack obama

politics + activism

Obama Signs Executive Order On Federal LGBT Workplace Discrimination; No Religious Exemptions in Sight

Obama also signed an executive order that prohibits federal employers from discriminating based on gender identity. That order applies as of today. Obama did not include exemptions for religious groups…

Adrian —

Jul 21, 2014

corporate takeover

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Senate Fails to Override Hobby Lobby Decision, So Instead You Get This Clarification

It specifies that if your employer is a for-profit company who wants to tell you that Jesus knows best what you can and can’t do with your reproductive system, it…

Maddie —

Jul 21, 2014

christian college gay

christianity

politics + activism

Quaker School Wins Religious Exemption to Exclude Trans Student From Campus Housing

African American trans student Jayce M has lost an appeal to receive on campus housing at George Fox University after the Department of Education granted the school a religious exemption…

Adrian —

Jul 12, 2014