An Architect Reimagines the Synagogue as Ark, Shelter, Floating Fortress
An exhibit now at the New York Institute of Technology features the designs of theoretical architect Jonathan Block Friedman.
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Meet the New Haggards—Same as the Old Haggards?
Ted Haggard, one of America’s most successful megachurch preachers, was officially separated from his church back in 2006. His wife and partner, Gayle, has stuck by his side through it all and has written a new book on the experience. RD spoke with her about their former church, their evolving views on homosexuality, and the future.
Read MoreWallis Seeking Payback for Obama Defense?
In the wake of James Dobson’s attacks on Obama’s Christianity, liberal evangelical Jim Wallis comes to the candidate’s aid. Is Wallis’ subsequent plea for a new Democratic position on abortion strategically timed?
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Military Abortion Ban: Female Soldiers Not Protected by Constitution They Defend
Unable to get an abortion during a tour of duty in Iraq, a soldier is left with no option but to do it herself—a humiliating but not uncommon dilemma. Women in the military are forced to obtain a leave to get the care they need; but if they’re honest about why, they put their military career in jeopardy. If they’re not, they put their military career in jeopardy.
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My Womb for His Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in the Quiverfull Movement
Already distrustful of outside experts, be they members of the education system or leaders of traditional denominations, Quiverfull followers are increasingly eschewing the medical establishment, opting to leave childbirth to God. The recent death of a newborn, however, exposes a growing rift between the most zealous opponents of intervention and those open to some assistance.
Read More“The Pill Kills” Movement Readies Itself for the Mainstream
By slipping into religious language, and evoking “conscience clause” exemptions, it’s becoming clear that this underground movement is readying itself for the mainstream.
Read More“Marriage Savers” Lobbies for Repeal of No-Fault Divorce
With its new Reform Divorce site, a Men’s Rights Activist group intends to lobby for two new radically conservative divorce provisions.
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Ignore the Rod: the Parental Rights Amendment Isn’t About Spanking
The United States is the only nation save Somalia that’s failed to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Armed with a doomsday ten-point plan including the end of spankings and the government preventing parents from bringing kids to church, the force behind the movement to prevent its ratification isn’t just a bunch of strict parents.
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No Conspiracy Theories Needed: Abortion Foes Cry Racism
In order to attract a different demographic of supporters, the anti-abortion movement has adopted the theory that reproductive freedom is actually a plot to rid America of its black and brown citizens.
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Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic Violence
Although Rick Warren’s Saddleback church teaches women that physical abuse is not grounds for divorce, there is a growing literature for evangelical women—by their peers—that shows women how to get out of an abusive marriage, while remaining in the church.
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