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Pope Praises ‘Complementarity’ & Resists Gay Ambassador; Irish Religious Leaders Spar Over Marriage; Colombian Atty Gen Cites ‘Bogus’ Study Opposing Adoption; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ho wished not to be named, said that homosexuality was a “cardinal sin” in most strands of Islamic thought. He emphasised that the same view was held in most world religions, including Christianity and Judaism…. There is still little information on how many gay Muslims are living in Britain – not least because many (especially regular worshippers such as the members of the support group) remain closeted, out of fear of reprisal from conservative e…

The Contested Religious Powers of Baseball on Display in Cuba

By Sean O'Neil

…y of life? Chris Archer, a 28-year-old pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, and most voluble spokesman for this round of baseball diplomacy, was optimistic: Hopefully, the Rays are showing the people of Cuba, the government of Cuba, what can be, for lack of a better term, afforded to them if they do open their doors and start being a little more open-minded about their policies. The idea of baseball as a political tool of American foreign policy is not…

Raising Children the Right Way

By Jeffrey Feldman

…advice books on the discipline of children. Nonetheless, he is one of the most influential parenting authors of all time. Since he first began writing in the early 1970s, his Christian-centered books on parenting have boasted millions of readers. Despite his central place as a parenting expert, Dobson is far better known as head of Focus on the Family, and for his daily radio show of the same name which reaches hundreds of millions of listeners w…

Mormon Women Knock at the Door, Are Turned Away

By Holly Welker

…ld forced her to ask, “What is it I do to assert my self-respect in my own most intimate community?” The group went public on March 17, 2013, the anniversary of the founding of the Relief Society, with a website featuring profiles of Latter-day Saints who support female ordination. Those profiles allow women to “use our own identities as a tool is a way to assert radical self-respect and a way to claim the narrative as our own. “What happened to…

Blame Series Bonus: Why We Want That Dish For Free, an Uncut Interview with Bertram Malle

By Andrew Aghapour

…’d wonder why exactly and who exactly does what. But of course we care the most about institutions when they perform some kind of good or bad behavior. Institutions have power. They have an enormous influence, they can withhold goods or they can confer goods—and in your case, Jet Blue withheld the goods of you actually being able to take your flight. Now, we’d like to respond to these agents the same way we respond when individuals do things to us…

Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series

By Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

…product seems to be the opportunity to drink some of Annabelle’s spirit—almo*]}*st as a sort of communion with the legend. It is, quite literally, “commodity fetishism.” What would the Warrens, both of whom have passed, think of all this? It’s impossible to know for certain (at least without a high-quality Ouija board). But the Warrens would probably not have been bothered by this strange conflation of Catholic traditionalism and occult paraphernalia…

Spiritual Unplugging, Or What to Do When There is Wifi at the Ashram

By Matt Hamilton

…at was my general outlook on anything resembling spiritual commitment. For most of my life, I wanted to be a Catholic priest. I’d studied Catholic theology in college, and upon graduating, I lived in community with the Society of Jesus. I’d come out as gay during college and dated men, but the work of a priest felt right. I wanted to make the priest’s total commitment to service, especially a service so rooted in wisdom, social justice, and peace….

Pop-Culture Angels Are More Than Just Embarrassing Kitsch

By Ed Simon

…of Angelology which demonstrate the continuing cultural relevance of these most otherworldly beings. The sheltering wings of Hallmark A 1997 Hallmark “Get Well” card featuring two angels framing an anodyne non-sectarian prayer is directly traceable to the cult of angelic sentimentality so popular in the Victorian Era. Angels populate greeting cards for Christmas and Easter, baptisms and first communions, confirmations and funerals, as well as fo…

Times’ Link of NOI With Capitol Killer is Based on Flawed Comparison Between Rightwing Christian Nationalism and Black Religious Nationalism

By A. E. Brooks-Key

…Malcolm X, The Dead are Arising by Les and Tamara Payne, the authors note most violence carried out by members of the NOI is within the context of intragroup skirmishes that took the life of Malcolm X or between opposing African-American Islamic sects such as the Hanafi massacre of 1973. Neither of these qualifies as a call for violent revolution against the U.S. government. Another example to consider is the resulting opinion of the Clay v. U.S….

We Went Through Amoris Laetitia Section by Section So You Wouldn’t Have To

By Anthony Adams

…iates from the patriarchal ideal of “heteronormative uncontracepted sex in monogamous marriage.” Sections 243 and 299 would also disappoint any divorced and remarried Catholics who want to receive Communion openly. Pope Francis says they should be treated with care and kindness and respect, but he stops short of giving them access to receiving Communion. He offers the same condescension to LGBT Catholics in Section 250 when he says should be treat…