Protestantism

Leon Russell, Lauryn Hill, Biz Markie -- ASD's Live Music Picks, June 27

"No on 8" activists: please, please, PLEASE, don't turn this into a holy war

Rear Window

San Francisco 'Lesbyterian' Seeks Ordination

Lisa LargesEven if the Presbyterian Church refuses to ordain Lisa Larges a minister, there's no denying the San Francisco woman has shown the patience of Job. Larges -- a "practicing lesbian" and practicing Presbyterian at Noe Valley Ministry (does that make her a lesbyterian?) -- was first blocked ... More >>

San Francisco 'Lesbyterian' Seeking Ordination Derailed on Procedural Grounds

Lisa LargesA San Francisco lesbian's 23-year quest to be ordained a Presbyterian minister will have to continue for God knows how much longer. While the San Francisco Presbytery in January took the monumental step of approving Noe Valley's Lisa Larges as a candidate for ordination, the church's regi ... More >>

Paddling 101

Lisa LargesA San Francisco lesbian's 23-year quest to be ordained a Presbyterian minister will have to continue for God knows how much longer. While the San Francisco Presbytery in January took the monumental step of approving Noe Valley's Lisa Larges as a candidate for ordination, the church's regi ... More >>

The Son Also Rises

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

Marilynne Robinson

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

The Australian Evangelist

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

Constantine's Sword

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

Methodist Acting

Oliver Stone on W. and the president who would be John Wayne.

What Part of "Wait Until Marriage" Don't You Understand!

Infiltrator goes to a teen abstinence educators' conference -- and gets laid!

The Reformation of Matthew Fox

Against the odds, an Oakland theologian -- most famous as a critic of Pope Benedict XVI -- takes his inclusive notion of Christianity global

Diorama Life

Look too long at these miniatures and you'll start to think everything could be made of cardboard

Homestead & Wolfe

Our Times -- The Gold Star Tapes (1973-75)

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Institute of Hate

Right-wingers are targeting liberal pastors -- including at least one in S.F. -- who favor gay marriage

Seeing -- and Writing and Playing -- Red

Elder statesman

Death Becomes Her

A dubious agenda and clichéd lines overshadow this otherwise skillful one-woman show

Go Figure

Prop. 22's Christian backers know a thing or two about failed marriages

God and Country, Remixed

The Christal Methodists and Ralph Johnson turn the rhetoric of politics and religious radio against itself

Ordinary People

Blessed comfort marks historic lesbian union

Letters

Blessed comfort marks historic lesbian union

The Holy War Over Gay Marriage

Eighty Methodist pastors from Northern California plan to challenge church law by co-officiating at a lesbian wedding. It's an act of conscience that could sunder America's second-largest denomination -- and bring gay marriage to the center of national co

Savage Love

Eighty Methodist pastors from Northern California plan to challenge church law by co-officiating at a lesbian wedding. It's an act of conscience that could sunder America's second-largest denomination -- and bring gay marriage to the center of national co

God-Awful & Divine

Eighty Methodist pastors from Northern California plan to challenge church law by co-officiating at a lesbian wedding. It's an act of conscience that could sunder America's second-largest denomination -- and bring gay marriage to the center of national co

Suspicious Minds

Eighty Methodist pastors from Northern California plan to challenge church law by co-officiating at a lesbian wedding. It's an act of conscience that could sunder America's second-largest denomination -- and bring gay marriage to the center of national co

Suspicious Minds

Eighty Methodist pastors from Northern California plan to challenge church law by co-officiating at a lesbian wedding. It's an act of conscience that could sunder America's second-largest denomination -- and bring gay marriage to the center of national co

Clutch

Eighty Methodist pastors from Northern California plan to challenge church law by co-officiating at a lesbian wedding. It's an act of conscience that could sunder America's second-largest denomination -- and bring gay marriage to the center of national co

Back to school, samurai-style

Eighty Methodist pastors from Northern California plan to challenge church law by co-officiating at a lesbian wedding. It's an act of conscience that could sunder America's second-largest denomination -- and bring gay marriage to the center of national co

Robert Scoble, In Gif Format

We are at Jeff Pulver's 140 Characters Twitter conference in L.A., where Twitter user earthxplorer has turned noted Internet evangelist Robert Scoble (who gave moderated the "What's Next?" panel today) into a gif. We don't know whether or not anyone has done this before, but in the grand tradit ... More >>

Bitter, Sweet

We are at Jeff Pulver's 140 Characters Twitter conference in L.A., where Twitter user earthxplorer has turned noted Internet evangelist Robert Scoble (who gave moderated the "What's Next?" panel today) into a gif. We don't know whether or not anyone has done this before, but in the grand tradit ... More >>

Why Is Kosher So Appealing to Goyim? Author Sue Fishkoff Explains at JCCSF

​If you're like us, the reasons for grabbing packets of kosher chicken are tough to explain. We have a general notion that kosher meat is better in some way, and we're willing to shell out a little extra for its allure, even though we're not of "the tribe." In fact, says author Sue Fishkoff, 85 ... More >>

Gay Blogger Calls for Boycott of Retail Stores Supporting Christian Values Network

Now gays are really going to be bad for business​It wasn't enough that Apple pulled its iTunes store from the Christian Values Network, which is decidedly antigay. A San Francisco blogger is now asking people everywhere to boycott those retailers that are still enrolled in the Christian shopping w ... More >>

Evangelicals Speak Out in Favor of LGBT History Bill

Todd FerrellLast week, SF Weekly reported that antigay group Stop SB48 had started collecting signatures for a referendum to overturn the FAIR Education Act, the nation's first law requiring public schools to include LGBT history in the curriculum. We were contacted by The Evangelical Network, an ... More >>