November 23, 2024
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Remembering when Evangelicals tried to exorcise gays with ‘Hell Houses’

Steve Lee, Editor08 mins

In the words of the lesbian poet and scholar Judy Grahn, Halloween is “the great gay holiday.” And this weekend of lavish costumed theatricality will attract everyone, but especially lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer revelers. Back in the day, Halloween – the night before All Hallows Day (All Saints Day) –  was linked to…

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Republican Party to step up outreach to evangelicals

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

(CNN) — The Republican National Committee has brought on a director of evangelical outreach to massage the party’s complicated relationship with religious conservatives, GOP sources told CNN on Saturday. The party organization has hired Chad Connelly, a consultant and motivational speaker who, until this weekend, was the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party. Connelly…

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