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Scope Bacon, Twttr Hoaxes & Joel Osteen’s Big Reveal

By Deborah Whitehead

…God is using me probably in some capacity, I don’t know how. The issue is Joel Osteen, we need to examine this man. Just Believable Enough So Joel Osteen is not losing his religion, but this story may have something to tell us about hoaxes and authenticity. First, whether something may acquire the public stature of a media phenomenon is a matter largely out of the creator’s hands, having little to do with skill, planning, or timing. Even the fact…

‘Joel’s Army’ Is Already Here: The Obscure 20th Century Religious Movement That Profoundly Influences The Right’s Cosmic Battle

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

…ts… [who] will function like God’s army prophetically described by Prophet Joel. (Joel 2:1-11) He suggests that Christ will engage in a war on earth through his church against the devil and, among whoever remains, against those infested with demons. He says that a “great war” will be fought by “the divinely possessed,” with Jesus as “the Commander in Chief.” The war against the demon-infested human race “will be fought on earth” and not somewhere…

Jesus, Santa, and Now Sound of Music‘s Mother Abbess?

By Shannen Dee Williams

…spite spewing such vitriol, detractors maintained that their opposition to McDonald’s Mother Abbess was not driven by racial bigotry but instead by a desire for “accurate” history. One commenter, Will506, went so far as to write, “Audra McDonald did not belong in the Sound of Music as a black abbess in the Austria of 1938. It is a factual impossibility and respectful negative reaction to that represents not hate speech but a comment on 2013 politi…

Prosperity Gospel Is Not the Only Problem with Joel Osteen’s Harvey Response

By Brie Loskota and Peter Gudaitis

…ot to do anything to address the great needs of his neighbors. Houston’s Joel Osteen has a net worth over $50m and a church that holds 16,800 but this is all he’s offering. pic.twitter.com/rmhdWK6ZAO — Mark Elliott (@markmobility) August 28, 2017 What I mean is, Joel Osteen is not selling the preferential option for the poor. Your best life is not being flooded out of your house — ProfB (@AntheaButler) August 28, 2017 Whatever one’s opinion abou…

Pricey Tickets, Cranky Citizens, and Priests Behind Bars as Philadelphia Prepares For Papal Visit

By Anthea Butler

…to continue to shrink into the insularity and disorganization that caused the Philadelphia Archdiocese to decline so precipitously? It remains to be seen. Meanwhile, faithful Catholics and others who want to see the Pope may be losing heart. 10,000 tickets for the Pope’s Speech at Independence Mall sold out in two minutes on Tuesday, with 394k people trying their best to get a few. Tickets are already being scalped at $100 and up on craigslist. I…

RD News Round-Up—Oct.14, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…ion declared victory over McDonald’s and called off its boycott of the fast food giant. According to an American Family Association Action Alert, “McDonald’s has told AFA they will remain neutral in the culture war regarding homosexual marriage.” The Alert pointed out that “McDonald’s said McDonald’s Vice President Richard Ellis has resigned his position on the board of the NGLCC [National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce] and that his seat on…

Is Joel Osteen, Success Mag Cover Boy, Really “God’s Best”?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…reduced to a kind of majordomo or personal assistant. He fixeth my parking tickets, he secureth me a good table in the restaurant, he leadeth me to book contracts. Even in these minor tasks, the invocation of God seems more of a courtesy than a necessity.” Gone, too, from Osteen’s theology is any mention of topics that might intrude on happy thoughts: Osteen avoids using current events in his messages so he doesn’t get sidetracked in controversy….

Mile-High Identity Politics: What We Can Learn From the Same-Sex Seating Controversy

By Eboo Patel

…, not the fourth century … You’re not free to practice your religion in my airline seat.’ ‘This is male entitlement .. the height of male arrogance.’ One comment referred to this as a ‘back of the bus’ issue; as in, women being asked to move in such circumstances was tantamount to assigning them a lesser status as citizens and lower dignity as human beings. Other readers proposed that airlines set aside special seating for men requiring such accom…

The Key to Understanding the Federalist Society Isn’t Originalism — It’s This 800-Year Old Tradition

By Peter Schwartz

…notions of “human dignity” and “human flourishing,” Catholic natural law—an 800-year-old tradition dating back to Thomas Aquinas—is a lens that offers utter clarity to conservative Catholic jurists, activists, policymakers, and scholars as they observe, describe, and engage the world. The power and sharpness of this lens allow them to confidently snap every human movement—every human desire and motive and act—into its divinely appointed and proper…

Catholic Church Bans Gay Film: This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ced to dump under Catholic pressure. Taiwan: Religious Coalition Calls for McDonald’s Boycott over Coming-Out Ad The Alliance of Taiwan Religious Groups for the Protection of Family called for a boycott of McDonalds to protest an ad featuring a son coming out to his father over a cup of coffee. The father initially walks away upset, but returns and writes his son a note of acceptance. More from AdWeek’s David Kiefaber: The Alliance of Taiwan Relig…