Why I Am an Amoral, Family-Hating Monster… and Newt Gingrich Isn’t
I recently celebrated my wedding anniversary, having been married to the same woman for thirty-one years without ever straying. Newt Gingrich has been married... Read More
What Next for Gay Marriage?
Voters here in Wisconsin passed a ban on same-sex marriage in the fall of 2006. The following morning, I thoughtlessly tried to console a... Read More
Matches Made on Earth: Why Family Values are Human Values
The term “family values,” the importance of which fundamentalist Christians have been preaching for decades, continues to permeate religious and political printed matter and... Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear held October 30 here in Washington, DC, sure was a lot of fun. The weather was gorgeous,... Read More
Christians, Homosexuality, and the Same-Sex Marriage Question
Humanity has a curious relationship with sex. It obviously enjoys it—there are nearly seven billion people in the world and not all that output... Read More
Day of the Undead: Religious Right Alive and Kicking in America
I spent two days in mid-September attending the “Values Voter Summit,” an annual event sponsored by the Family Research Council, Focus on the Family,... Read More