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Aasif Mandvi on Islamophobia, Acting, and the Long Shadow of Jon Stewart

By Haroon Moghul

This couldn’t be a more topical interview. Aasif Mandvi might be most famous for his hilarious commentary on The Daily Show, but he’s also a very well-regarded actor, creator, artist, and writer. At a time when we’re not having a debate about Islam and extremism so much as we’re slinging talking points past each other, Aasif Mandvi took time out of a very busy schedule to talk about Halal in the Family and much more. Namely: He teases us with gli…

Another Manufactured Outrage: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Nothing Wrong in Listing Hamas, Israel, and U.S. Together

By Joshua Shanes

…iation and that therefore this warranted criticism, the criticism would be more effective if it were honest. And perhaps that would have lessened the number of death threats and other vile correspondences she has received. Second, others have said that she deserved the criticism for its political harm, that this hurts the Democratic party. Perhaps, but that doesn’t make much sense either, because the manufactured outrage made it worse. If a Democr…

The 17th Century Roots of Roy Moore’s Refusal to Concede the Election

By Karen E. Park

…ic mindset has not been vanquished, and is shared by far too many American Christians whose idea of government resembles John Winthop’s disdain for democracy far more than it does the flawed idealism of the Founding Fathers….

Diplomatic Suckerhood: Why Israel Is Fighting Toward its Own Demise

By Ira Chernus

…sraeli Jews want to escape that vicious cycle and improve their image, no amount of money spent on clever PR campaigns will help until they do something about a basic root of the problem: their own cultural self-image. Not all Israeli Jews have the same self-image, of course. But there is a complex one embedded in their national culture; a set of basic assumptions that shape their political discourse and their government’s policy decisions. The fi…

The Sacred and the Dead: Truckin’ as a New American Pilgrimage

By Varun Soni

…as the lyrics recount the band’s trials and tribulations on the road. The most famous of these incidents—their 1970 drug bust in New Orleans—is forever memorialized in the studio version: “Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window. Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again. I’d like to get some sleep before I travel, But if you got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in. Busted, down on Bourbon Street, Set up, like a bowlin’ pin. Knocked…

Modern Vampires: Your Neighbors and Spouses

By Joseph Laycock

…ampires to put the phenomenon in perspective. One of the challenges of a democratic society is the accommodation of diverse identity groups. Are you hoping to just inform readers? Give them pleasure? Piss them off? The “basic facts” about the vampire community are readily available on the Internet. There are also numerous books that have been written by journalists for a popular audience. My hope is to challenge the reader’s assumptions about self…

What Do ‘The Christians’ Believe? Easter Reflections from a Non-Christian

By Gary Laderman

…hodist Church. This internal diversification of Christianity in America is more than just the multiplication of churches; it is a symptom of larger globalizing forces and processes that will transform cultures and theologies, and bear on lived experiences and moral communities producing ever-increasing differences. Specifically, it can be understood as what historian Philip Jenkins identifies as the global consequences of Christianity’s shifting w…

Loving Uganda to Death: The Global Reach of Far-Right Christian Hatred

By Peter Montgomery

…e-sex couples to get married would unleash “sexual insanity” and a spirit “more demonic than Islam.” Williams does not delve deeply into IHOP’s dominionist worldview, but IHOP officials tell him about the ambitious goals they have for their 1,000-person staff: a vision of one million new Christian soldiers who will win one billion souls—and raising one trillion dollars to make it happen. They tell young followers, “You’re going to take over the wo…

‘Pro-Life’ Theater, Open White Nationalism, and Virility Fear — Day 3 of NatCon

By Annika Brockschmidt and Ben Lorber

…a public strategy which enables Donald Trump to claim that his position is more moderate, pointing to what, in this framing at least, appears to be a maximalist faction within the Right, to falsely reassure voters put off by the draconian policies the GOP calls “pro-life.” A 19th century law and 1950s century gender roles Later on, Katy Talento, a health advisor in the Trump White House who says abortion is “disgusting, it’s against every woman’s…

Death With Dignity: Combatting Religious Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide

By Krista Kapralos

…ed professional medical support for their choice, not abandonment at their moment of need,” Dr. Tom Preston, a lead Death with Dignity advocate, said shortly after Wallace’s death. Opponents of the law say no doctor should have to do something that violates his or her religious or moral ethics. “It’s contrary to the fifth commandment of ‘Thou shall not kill,’” said Dierdre McQuade, spokeswoman for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. “The Cathol…