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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

…expect the crowd. The Paracon, held the weekend before Halloween, is based around the work of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the famous demon-hunting couple whose case files are the basis of the billion-dollar Conjuring series of films. Put on by Tony Spera, the son-in-law of Ed and Lorraine and current head of NESPR, the Paracon boasts the chance to see real haunted artifacts straight from the Warren’s now-closed Occult Museum. Joe and I jumped at the o…

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

…who are “devout”, they have dedicated themselves to strengthening their imaan [religious belief] in an attempt to overcome them. The men are part of a small support group which began on a web forum. Some of the members now meet every few months to discuss how they are managing their sexual feelings. In some British Muslim communities, homosexuality can be a controversial issue: some believe the act counts as a form of “zina” – an Arabic term refe…

RD News Round-Up—Oct.14, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…on law was discriminatory and unconstitutional because it established a separate and therefore inherently unequal institution for a minority group. Citing equal protection under the law, the state Supreme Court agreed. ‘In accordance with these state constitutional requirements, same sex couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry,’ said the majority opinion, which was written by Justice Richard N. Palmer.” Tony Perkins, president of Washington,…

Religion Round-Up: What’s Going on in Religion Around the World

By Diane Winston

…slim equals some 20.3 million people—a population almost as large as Saudi Arabia’s. (More to the point, as one of China’s ethnic minorities, Muslims are not bound to the one-child per family policy.) Notwithstanding the fervid prayers of some Olympic contestants, religion probably won’t be a major story during the Summer Games. But the Pew Forum’s findings are worth remembering: A growing number of urban, educated, 20-something Chinese men and wo…

Nuns on the Bus: 2700 Miles, Nine States, and a Rock Star DC Welcome

By Mary E. Hunt

…and I know video crews accompanied them. So for now, I offer a word of explanation about what I think the trip means in the big picture of religiously influenced social change. Bishops in Limos? Several factors converged to spark the nuns’ creativity. A major one was the passage of House Republican Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget, cutting $36 billion from food assistance programs without trimming the military budget or increasing taxes on the wealthy. M…

Here Comes President Boo Boo: Trump’s Tour as Reality TV

By Spencer Dew

…the President acted like “a drunk tourist… Loud and tacky, shoving his way around the dance floor.” Of this, too, there were photographs, and video clips. Much has been written on Trump as a “reality TV president,” from the way his background on The Apprentice helped him into the White House to how that show was echoed in the theatrics of the transition process to Trump’s continued reliance on the dramatic tricks of the genre—and even pieces colle…

Will Getting Rid of Bryan Fischer Get Rid of the AFA’s Problem?

By Sarah Posner

…ers of the Republican National Committee. Debra Nussbaum Cohen reports in Haaretz that following news of the Israel trip, the Southern Poverty Law Center highlighted AFA’s “extensive track record of bigotry and hate,” and urged RNC members to boycott the trip. (None have.) “Our issue is not with these folks going to Israel, which is an important ally and important for international policy,” Heidi Beirich, director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Projec…

RD News Round-Up: October 27, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…characters and story and is a relevant interpretation of events happening around the world today. However all of our scripts ask the same important question, ‘What will you do with God’s offer of a saving and personal relationship with His Son Jesus Christ.’” Judgement House “is a dramatic walk-through presentation about the truth of people’s choices and their consequences both in this life and the next…. No other tool is more effective at presen…

RD News Round-Up—Nov. 4, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…Period Regardless of the outcome of the presidential election—if Senator Barack Obama wins, expect a spate of “The Religious Right is Dying/Mortally Wounded” articles—the Religious Right will not disappear from the American political landscape in the near or distant future. In fact, if you follow the money, which is what Americans United for Separation of Church and State is doing, you’ll see that “the nation’s leading Religious Right organizatio…

Burning Down the Temple: Religion and Irony in Black Rock City

By Sarah M. Pike

…utside traditional religious institutions. It joins a host of other events around the world and especially here in the U.S. that function for participants as sacred destinations: the Super Bowl, Coachella and other large music festivals, Rainbow gatherings and Neopagan festivals, to name a few. Burning Man offers a bit of everything available at other large festivals: New Age lifestyle tools and goddess worship; music of all kinds day and night; c…