Would You Buy Cookies from a Girl with a Penis?
It is difficult to ask that kind of question, because we don’t like to think about children and sexuality at the same time. It’s even more awkward, since we don’t seem quite sure what we mean when we...
View ArticleChristians & Caitlyn
What are conservative evangelical Christians to do? Mainstream American culture seems to be celebrating our newfound openness about sexuality and gender identity. Caitlyn Jenner is feted and adored,...
View ArticleThe Kids Aren’t Alright…with Transgender
My Fellow Progressives: What if time isn’t on our side? We tend to think that each new generation will get cooler, more tolerant, more progressive. But what about those stubborn conservative kids who...
View ArticleChristian Colleges Find LGBT Loophole
What are conservative Christians to do? Since the US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage must be recognized nationwide, some conservatives have called for retreat, for the “Benedict Option.”...
View ArticleA Texas-Sized Dilemma for Conservatives
How can you befuddle Texas conservatives? Make them choose between banning transgender bathrooms and the NFL. That’s the strategy taken recently by the Texas Association of Business. Here’s what we...
View ArticleI Love You but You Didn’t Do the Reading
There’s no more pretending, at least not way up here in upstate New York. The leaves are turning, the back-to-school sales are already over, and city folks are bringing their kids up here to start...
View ArticleIf You Don’t Teach about It, Will It Go Away?
Nothing is touchier than teaching young kids about sex. A new bill in South Dakota’s state senate illustrates the painfully deep culture-war divide we face on this topic. Progressives like me think...
View ArticleI Love You but You Didn’t Do the Reading
Happy Monday! Another week come and gone and nothing to show for it except a handful of headlines: Does college push students to the left? Not really, a new study finds. At IHE. A Catholic view:...
View ArticleI Love You but You Didn’t Do the Reading
Some of the big stories n stuff about ILYBYGTH themes from around the interwebs this week: The big one: Trump administration might redefine gender, at NYT. Reactions: What will it mean to be a...
View ArticleShould Christians Be Afraid?
SAGLRROILYBYGTH have heard it all before. For the past century, conservative evangelicals have warned that their religious beliefs have made them the target of anti-Christian religious discrimination...
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