NOM’s Publicity Coup

A weekend of reading and thinking about the Washington Post’s story on Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage has made me rethink–or enhance, depending on your take–my main criticism of the story from a journalistic perspective. I...

Conservatives in the Mist

At last year’s NLGJA conference, I moderated a panel that included former Log Cabin Republican president Patrick Sammon where we discussed the “Gay Republicans in the Mist” story.  It’s the kind of reporting that treats gay Republicans as odd...

Sex in Lake Wobegon

It’s inevitable, I guess, that a discussion of gay and lesbian people will turn into a discussion of sex, especially in the context of religion. So when the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America approved gay and lesbian people who are in committed relationships...

Schism at Lake Wobegon?

As predicted, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America became the largest denomination in the U.S. to allow non-celibate gays and lesbians in committed relationships to be ministers, while also making way for the blessing of same-sex relationships. What makes the...