Evolution is no longer a theory -- it is a reality. Or at least it is when it comes to the evolution of public opinion on LGBT equality. From the White House to the State House; in opinion polls and in church pews; even in NBA locker rooms: the dream...

It started with a comment I made on the April 8 HuffPost piece on the controversy around Melissa Harris-Perry's recent "Lean Forward" ad, which I thought made the perfectly reasonable case that we're better off as a society when we recognize that all children are "our" children and...

Listening to the news from the Supreme Court
as they consider two landmark cases
on marriage equality
I just want to "put out there"
that for all the drama, excitement,
enthusiasm and analysis
sparked by the political dimension
...

I am a parish priest in a church with 4000 members. Between 7:30 a.m. on Palm Sunday and 1:00 p.m. on Easter Day we will have 27 services in what is not only the most holy but also the most scheduled week of the Christian calendar. And that was before...

I can't even begin to estimate how many times I've heard and/or preached this Gospel According to Luke appointed for the First Sunday in Lent. And yet, this year I had one of those "heard it again for the first time" experiences with it.

Jesus, full of the...

The announcement that the Boy Scouts of America "need more time" to make a decision about ending discrimination against gay scouts and leaders is deeply disappointing. It not only lets down gay youth who are looking to the Boy Scouts to walk the talk of their diversity statement...

President Obama made good on his promise to address the pressing issue of gun violence reduction in our nation with a press conference that ended with his signature on 23 executive orders -- and a call for Congress to step up and join him in providing the leadership...

A more accurate title might be "Bishop of Chicago Continues to Step Up For Marriage Equality" because Bishop Jeffrey Lee has been such a consistent and valiant ally for equality both inside and outside the church. But the particular moment of "stepping up" I'm celebrating today was one that came...

When my children were growing up, one of the most treasured rituals of the Christmas season was setting up the manger scene on the dining room sideboard. We actually used the same set of crèche I'd grown up with, including the lamb who had been making it through Christmas on...

On Monday, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson joined Mike Huckabee and some other conservative Christian leaders in blaming Friday's shootings on God who, Dobson said on his radio broadcast, "has allowed judgment to fall upon us."

Our country really does seem in complete disarray. I'm...

Today's announcement by the Supreme Court that they will consider not one but two marriage equality cases is a great day for justice and a significant step for the movement toward equality.

As a Californian I am thrilled that the solid case presented by Ted Olson and David Boies...

Advent.

ad·vent/ˈadˌvent/Noun:
1.The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
2.The first season of the church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays.

On the First Sunday of Advent at All Saints Church in Pasadena we lit one candle -- as...

Yesterday, the Church of England confused "unity" with "unison" and voted down a compromise resolution that would have ended centuries of discrimination against women as bishops while leaving a place to stand for those who disagree. Due to the marvels of modern technology, I tuned in on my iPhone and...

In November 2003 I flew from L.A. to New Hampshire, where the Episcopal Diocese was preparing to ordain the first openly gay bishop in the history of Christendom. For the record, V. Gene Robinson was not the first gay bishop in the history of the Episcopal Church, much less Christendom,...

On election night in November 2008, I stood with leaders of the "No on Prop 8" campaign at a rally in Los Angeles and listened to Barack Obama give his victory speech from Chicago. Together we heard him say:

If there is anyone out there who still doubts...

On Tuesday night (Oct. 22), Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock made the most compelling case for atheism this Episcopal priest has ever heard when he uttered the words: "Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen."

As a priest...

Dear Mr. President,

We all know that the stakes are high for the upcoming debate, so I'm writing today with some advice that I hope will be helpful.

First of all, it is critical that you aggressively debunk the egregiously misleading and untruthful messaging the Romney campaign keeps putting out...

While my inbox was flooded with post-debate analysis the morning after the vice presidential debate in Danville, The New York Times editorial summed it up best for me:

Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. would not sit still for a parade of misleading and often blatantly untruthful descriptions of...

We are finally on the final countdown to Election Day, after what has arguably been the longest presidential campaign in the history of politics. And as the dust settles from all the primaries, polls, and party conventions, for me, one of the iconic moments of Campaign 2012 remains the image...

Let me be abundantly clear: There is absolutely no excuse, rationale or alibi that justifies violence against other members of the human family -- and faith-based violence is categorically antithetical to the core values of ALL world religions.

That said, the events of this week in Libya, Egypt and across the Middle...