In 2010 my family moved to South Central Idaho. Shortly after we moved here we added two new regular pilgrimages to our routine of celebrating summer and Independence Day. Near our home […]
“From which any or all persons may be excluded”
A Balance Between LGBT Rights and Religious Liberty Misses the Point
This article has been making the social media rounds for the last twenty-four hours. A doctor in Michigan told a lesbian couple she prayed about it, and felt she could not be […]
Being Gay in a Strait World
Though I am not gay, I often wonder what people would think of me, judged of me, if I were to come out. Even now those people may wish to have some assurance, but what […]
Support for Gay Marriage on the Rise, Even in the Mountain West
The Pew Research Center is reporting that support for gay marriage is steadily climbing, even in regions where it still does not receive majority approval. All regions have seen growing support for same-sex […]
Yes, There Will Be an Anti-Gay Marriage Talk at General Conference.
There will be a gay marriage talk at this weekends General Conference. Of course, it will be an anti-gay marriage talk. I am not sure by who. I am not sure when […]
Some Religious Leaders Fight for Gay Marriage and Religious Freedom
One of the highlights of my campaign for Congress was getting to better know some members of the United Church of Christ clergy. Two are still good friends and Dwight Welch is […]
Gay Marriage is the Mormon Birth Control
I once heard an NPR report about Pope John Paul II visiting a Central American nation. After a service at a huge soccer stadium, the reporter spoke with a number of people […]
Attorney General Holder: Federal Govt. Will Recognize Utah Gay Marriages
See the above special video message from the Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder. Holder responds directly to the move by Utah Governor Gary Herbert who has declared that Utah […]
Tears of Joy: Federal Judge Strikes Down Utah’s Gay Marriage Ban
“I’m in tears.” D. Christian Harrison told Approaching Justice earlier this afternoon, as he took in the news that a U.S. District Court in Utah ruled today that Utah’s 2004 gay marriage […]
Marriage Isn’t for Everyone
After the Supreme Court decided U.S. v. Windsor and Perry v. Hollingsworth earlier this year, I remained optimistic about the fact that I would live in a state where gay marriage was […]
