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The New York Times has reported that almost a quarter of a million kids are being raised by gay parents. What does their testimony mean for the state of the national (and international) discussion on same-sex marriage?

The Christian symbolism in Daybreakers.

We are in the midst of one of the most significant right-wing populist rebellions in US history as illustrated by the Tea Party and Patriot movements. Will religious and progressive activists provide a voice and outlet for populist fear and anger or will these dispossessed voices find a home among the potentially violent elements of the far right?

USCCB claims a bill that doesn’t sufficiently restrict abortion is not “genuine health care reform.”

A meditation on the Citizens United case.

Backdoor attacks on science education hit the legislature.

The Supreme Court struck down a century of regulations limiting corporate money in politics, clearing the way for a new Gilded Age. In the original Gilded Age (which inspired the Social Gospel movement), opposition was galvanized by a strong anti-corporate Christianity. Where’s the religious opposition now?

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Cornel West celebrated the man and warned against the “Santa Clausification” of his life.