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Meet the New (Straight White American Male) Mormon President

By Holly Welker

…lson was the de facto successor to President Thomas S. Monson, who died on January 2. This pattern for transferring leadership was established in 1844 following the assassination of founder Joseph Smith in Carthage, Illinois: although membership of the church splintered behind rivals for the vacant position of prophet, a majority of Mormons chose to follow Brigham Young, then president of the Quorum of the Twelve. Young’s successor was then chosen…

LGBTQ Equality Pendulum “Abruptly” Swinging Back as Religious Exemptions Gain Victories

By Patrick Hornbeck

…ndicate that acceptance of LGBTQ people has undergone a slight decline. In January, GLAAD reported that after years of movement toward equality, “this year, the acceptance pendulum abruptly stopped and swung in the opposite direction.” Among the contributing factors, GLAAD hypothesized, could be President Donald Trump’s attempted ban on trans servicemembers, the nomination and confirmation of conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, and attempts at the…

A Locked and Loaded Covenant: The Religious Roots of America’s Gun Culture

By Peter Laarman

…istory of the Second Amendment Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz City Lights Publishers January 23, 2018 It’s Dunbar-Ortiz’s mission to illustrate how this hegemony came to prevail. Those who read Loaded will be able to see that the “irrationality” of things like open-carry laws and widespread resistance to gun safety measures become entirely comprehensible when viewed within the overall trajectory of a religiously-infused American Exceptionalism. Dunbar-Ortiz…

Trump May Be “a Big Fan of Hindu,” But Hindus Are Running—and Winning—as Democrats

By Murali Balaji

…ans, there could be as many as eight Hindus—all Democrats—in Congress come January. Four upstarts are vying to join current Hindu members Tulsi Gabbard, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pramila Jayapal and Ro Khanna. To see how Hindus could be a major part a potential blue wave, look no further than New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, where longtime Republican Rep. Leonard Lance is in serious danger. One of his most outspoken Democratic challengers is Go…

“Project Blitz” Seeks to Do for Christian Nationalism What ALEC Does for Big Business

By Frederick Clarkson

…nd it’ll be great!” Also included in Category 1 were resolutions declaring January 16th as Religious Freedom Day, which this year have been introduced in Michigan, Washington and New York, and passed both houses in Kentucky and Tennessee. Generally speaking, the measures in Category 1, “Legislation Regarding Our Country’s Religious Heritage,” seek to recognize “Christian principles” in American history, including what they term “Judeo-Christian di…

Tony Perkins Will Fit Right in at Religious Freedom Commission

By Caroline Matas

…that is willing to punch the bully,” Perkins said of Trump and his team in January. “Look, Christianity is not all about being a welcome mat which people can just stomp their feet on.” While Perkins has expressed interest in using his new position as an opportunity to support “religious freedom and the defense of religious minorities,” he might find that the USCIRF actually doesn’t require a significant change in focus from his own preoccupations…

The Tense History Behind Jimmy Carter’s Liberty U. Commencement Address

By John Fea

…s release, Falwell Jr. explained why he invited his father’s old rival. In January 2017, the Liberty University president read a Bible passage at a prayer service on the morning of the Trump inauguration. Carter, who was also in attendance, approached Falwell Jr. and thanked him for his words. As Falwell Jr. puts it, “He stopped me afterward and told me he thought I did a good job…He said he saw my name on the program before I spoke, and he though…

Tony Perkins will Fit Right in at Religious Freedom Commission

By Caroline Matas

…that is willing to punch the bully,” Perkins said of Trump and his team in January. “Look, Christianity is not all about being a welcome mat which people can just stomp their feet on.” While Perkins has expressed interest in using his new position as an opportunity to support “religious freedom and the defense of religious minorities,” he might find that the USCIRF actually doesn’t require a significant change in focus from his own preoccupations…

The Tense History Behind Jimmy Carter’s Liberty U. Commencement Address

By John Fea

…s release, Falwell Jr. explained why he invited his father’s old rival. In January 2017, the Liberty University president read a Bible passage at a prayer service on the morning of the Trump inauguration. Carter, who was also in attendance, approached Falwell Jr. and thanked him for his words. As Falwell Jr. puts it, “He stopped me afterward and told me he thought I did a good job…He said he saw my name on the program before I spoke, and he though…

“Project Blitz” Seeks to Do for Christian Nationalism What ALEC Does for Big Business

By Frederick Clarkson

…nd it’ll be great!” Also included in Category 1 were resolutions declaring January 16th as Religious Freedom Day, which this year have been introduced in Michigan, Washington and New York, and passed both houses in Kentucky and Tennessee. Generally speaking, the measures in Category 1, “Legislation Regarding Our Country’s Religious Heritage,” seek to recognize “Christian principles” in American history, including what they term “Judeo-Christian di…