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Former Satanic Drag Queens Unite!
Alan Chambers’ Exodus ministry may have changed its orientation from pray-away-the-gay to we-speak-love, but old school ex-gay pride is not without a home—or a dedicated month. September is Ex-gay Awareness…
The Undertaking of Danica Novgorodoff
For those of you wondering how Buddha-killer Danica Novgorodoff’s guerrilla art project last weekend turned out… see the gallery above. Danica’s five-foot-tall print of a chapter from her upcoming graphic…
Everybody’s Talkin’ (To The Pope)
So the Pope has been calling people. People keep saying “Hey, have you heard about the Pope’s phone calls? He’s calling pregnant adulteresses and troubled gay youths and being like…
The Myth of the Ground Zero Cross
When I first heard that a 17-foot cross-like structure was discovered by a construction worker in the wreckage of the World Trade Center, I was too busy feeding first responders…
Walking and Witnessing
For several years, I treated this unhappy anniversary as though it were sacred, like a national or religious holiday, taking a personal day off from work to walk the city…
Guerrilla Art Alert!
Attention KtB fans: contributing artist Danica Novgorodoff, will be guerilla- installing a 5′ x 130′ banner featuring a chapter of her latest graphic novel, The Undertaking of Lily Chen, (coming…
Godless Goodies
As a religion reporter since 1994, I’ve covered ample religious themed events including some localized humanist gatherings. But the Atheist Alliance of America’s 2013 Conference marked my first foray into…
Baseball Literalism
There is a long and often ridiculous history of comparing baseball to a religion. Rule-bound, slow to change, cyclic, and timeless; an assembly of people presided over by men in funny…
Our Nixon?
As I recounted in Jesus Died for This?, “I joined in my parent’s artistic anarchy by writing a one act play that pretty much crucified Tricky Dick while setting up…
My Pilgrim Past
After trekking through Rhode Island to capture what tidbits of history I could glean regarding my 11th and 12th great-grandfather, I decided to visit my pilgrim heritage in Plymouth. According…
Warhol’s Grave Sight
“I always thought I’d like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph and no name. Well, actually, I’d like it to say ‘figment” —Andy Warhol To pay homage to…
Many Sour Saints
Pope Francis has made some statements regarding Catholic moods lately—admonishing clergy for having “sad, long faces” and saying “Buenos dias” to religious who may have psychiatric problems. Pope Francis has…
The Act of Killing
In The Act of Killing, coming to theaters July 19th, documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer adopts a novel approach to documenting death squad atrocities. He challenges Anwar Congo and other leaders of…
Religious Liberty & LGBT Rights
Join Buddha-killer Becky Garrison for a webinar about religious liberty with a focus on LGBT issues, a conversation important to both people of faith and non-theists. Joining Becky on Monday, June…
“Research and Therapy of Homosexuality”: A Flow Chart
The Boy Scouts of America are voting today to decide whether to accept gay boys in the organization. I’ve been preparing for this historic event by reading some phenomenal material…
