Commentary Tidbits

Tell Me Why the World Is Weird: Church is Supposed to Hurt

The Nation: Bush and Cruz Want to Use Religious Tests to Bar Refugees From the US

In These Times: Trapped in the Prison of Right-Wing Pundit Dinesh D’Souza’s Paranoid Mind 

Religion News Service: Why evangelicals are torn about admitting refugees to the US

Love, Joy, Feminism: The “Real Men” of Evangelical Christianity

Right Wing Watch: Shoebat: Those Killed At Paris Rock Concert Were Devil Worshipers Who Got What They Deserved

News Tidbits

New York Times: In Colorado, a Student Counterprotest to an Anti-Protest Curriculum

New Orleans Times-Picayune: Bobby Jindal urged not to attend Family Research Council event by state religious leaders

Politico: Dinesh D’Souza: Feds failed to silence me

NPR: More Americans Favor Mixing Religion And Politics, Survey Says

Gay Star News: Archbishop forces gay man to resign after he got married 

Buzzfeed: Wife Of "Duck Dynasty" Cousin Running For Congress: I’ve Seen LGBT People Cured

News Tidbits

Fox 13: Utah men sue LDS Church, pineapple company for alleged child sexual abuse

The Hill: Santorum: Huckabee would probably rephrase 'libido' comment

Talking Points Memo: Huckabee Doubles Down On Women Can't Control Libidos Comment

NPR: Conservative Writer D'Souza Indicted On Campaign Fraud Charges

CBS News: Family Research Council president doesn’t rule out congressional run

Aljazeera America: Should home-schooling be regulated more?

Belfast Telegraph: Stop unholy play that mocks Bible, DUP man Billy Ball urges

News Tidbits

CNN: Battleground Iowa: Evangelical, Catholic voters may swing state

Washington Post: Dinesh D’Souza divorcing wife amid new relationship with young woman

Washington Blade: GOP candidate, Delaware Family Policy Council member, indicted on sex-with-minor charges

Daily Monitor: Uganda: MPs applaud Kadaga’s stance on gays, want Bill debated in House

New York Times: Russians See Church and State Come Closer

New York Time: ‘Ex-Gay’ Men Fight Back Against View That Homosexuality Can’t Be Changed

Aljazeera: Nigeria outlaws accusing children of sorcery

McClatchy: Gay foster child: I was mocked by home staff

Tampa Bay Times: In God's Name: Unlicensed Religious Children's Homes

News Tidbits

Minnesota Public Radio: Love is love vs. sin is sin in Moorhead marriage amendment debate

International Business Times: Woman Lives Biblically: Rachel Held Evans Calls Husband 'Master,' Cuts Hair And Writes About It

New York Daily News: Conservative political writer and evangelical college president alleged to have had affair

Wall Street Journal: Akin Bonds Ever Tighter With Evangelicals

BBC News: Gay couple win Berkshire B&B refusal case

The Guardian: Mention of vagina causes evangelical bookshop to refuse book, claims author

New York Times: Texas Judge, Siding With Cheerleaders, Allows Bible Verses on Banners at School Games

Washington Post: Report: Knights of Columbus and allies are leading funders of anti-gay marriage drives

Washington Post: Survey: Young evangelicals at odds with their political parties

Commentary Tidbits

RH Reality Check: Live Action Blows Another "Undercover" Mission

Human Rights Watch: ‘Traditional Values’ code for human rights abuse?

Human Rights Campaign: The Roman Catholic Hierarchy’s Devotion to Fighting Marriage Equality

SPLC Hatewatch: Polarized Election Season Marked by Extremist Candidates

Alternet: Another Right-Wing Phony Embroiled in Sex Scandal -- Why Does Sexual Hypocrisy Flourish on the Right?

Commentary Tidbits

The Raw Story: Anti-abortion crusader’s run against Obama a Super Bowl ad ploy

Killing the Buddha: Whose College?

Steve McSwain at Huffington Post: As a Fundamentalist Christian, This I Was Taught to Believe

Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Former Navy chaplain claims that homosexuality can be cured through 'exorcisms'

365 Gay: Ministers are unhappy with signs

Lez Get Real: Bill Donohue: A “Good” Catholic, Terrible Christian

Truth Wins Out: Pastor’s Wife at Faithful Word Baptist Excuses Domestic Abuse

Right Wing Watch: Religious Right Now Attacks Episcopal Church for Protecting the Environment

Right Wing Watch: Pawlenty to Meet with Anti-Gay Iowa Group

Mother Jones: Abortion Causes Cancer (and Other Pro-Life Myths)

Talk to Action: Air Force Academy Taps "Member of Lord's Army" to Speak at National Prayer Luncheon

Religion Dispatches: Pastor Declares "Civil War" After Supreme Court Rejects DC Gay Marriage Case