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Racism and Anti-Semitism Are Not Intrusions of a Dark Past Into Our Present

By Joyce Dalsheim and Gregory Starrett

…particular kinds of distinctions. We tend to think about both identity and time in terms of fixed categories; we are different from them, and the past is different from the present. But in fact, we perceive otherness and time as being fundamentally connected. We often differentiate ourselves by thinking about some kinds of others as belonging to the past—they are primitive and irrational, and we are not like them. We have progressed beyond their w…

May 21 Rapture Scheduled for 6 p.m.

By Lauri Lebo

…by an earthquake. …”starting in the Pacific Rim at around the 6 p.m. local time hour, in each time zone, there will be a great earthquake, such as has never been in the history of the Earth,” he says. The true Christian believers — he hopes he’s one of them — will be “raptured”: They’ll fly upward to heaven. And for the rest? “It’s just the horror of horror stories,” he says, “and on top of all that, there’s no more salvation at that point. And th…

Seventh-Day Adventists & Gay ‘Cures’; Legal Victory for Kenyan LGBTs; Political, Religious Leaders Spar on LGBT Issues in UK; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…m,” secretly videotaped his journey to Mecca on his iPhone and other small phones. “I was terrified because they reserve the death penalty for people like me,” Sharma said. Several times he had his equipment seized and video files deleted by authorities. But he persevered with both his spiritual journey and his film. “I was there making this pilgrimage for the thousands of gay Muslims who were too scared to go to Saudi Arabia, who would feel they…

Romney Lets his Inner Mormon Out Just in Time for Tampa

By Joanna Brooks

…on the program. Shouldn’t be too difficult for Mayor Love to find some airtime. Every time I’ve watched the Republican National Convention, the cameras pan again and again to the few people of color in attendance. [UPDATE: Tuesday morning, the Salt Lake Tribune reported that Love will speak at the Convention.] Whatever Mormon Republican is tapped to give the prayer (Bay Buchanan? Jason Chaffetz?)—[ADDITIONAL UPDATE: As of mid-morning Tuesday,…

Forget Romance, It’s Time for Some Radical Love

By Ed Simon

…oneself, and the hope and understanding that those things are not just bigger than you, but better than you as well. Badiou, again, writes that “Real love is one that triumphs lastingly, sometimes painfully, over the hurdles erected by time, space and the world.” The hurdles, and the stakes, have never been higher: real love can and must endure….

Chatting with Myanmar’s Buddhist “Terrorist”

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…g elections as a result. Wirathu has been ranting against Muslims for some time and in 2003 was put in prison for inciting violence against them. He was released in 2010, about the time of the democratic reforms, so some have speculated that his release was motivated by political considerations, like unleashing a tiger. But whether or not Wirathu was a pawn in this political calculation—and whether he was aware of it, if so—is unclear. What is app…

Time To Call a Satan a Satan?

By Peter Laarman

…atters of public concern. Here is why speaking out rather bluntly at this time seems necessary to me: Unless I have misread or misheard the news lately, the GOP majority in the House of Representatives holds roughly these positions on key issues: Immigration Reform: No bill, or else a bill with no path to citizenship. Farm Bill: Subsidies for fat-cat Agribusiness operators but no renewal of food assistance for the urban poor—which has long been t…

Untethering Conscience From Religion: An Interview with Louisa Thomas

By Jeremy Kessler

…rthur, who were soldiers. The book is about their family drama during that time, as each decided what his conscience demanded in these extreme circumstances. All of the brothers were deeply involved in various forms of religious belief and practice, and one of the narratives of the book is how their religious perspective changes over time. What was their religious upbringing like? They were the sons of a Presbyterian minister and the grandsons of…

Magic v. Science: Doctor Who Part III

By Gabriel Mckee

…xploring the relationship between sci-fi and fantasy, aliens and vampires, time lords and wizards, we are given an opportunity to reflect on why even the scientifically-minded in our time often retain a deep-seated desire for the magical, and enjoyment of stories which are, ultimately, full of magic. It also gives us an opportunity to ponder how we may cope if it turns out that science is no more able to accomplish time travel or teleportation tha…

MIT, Facing Opposition to Extremist Speaker, Might Try Google Next Time

By Murali Balaji

…perhaps it ought to think more deeply about that. In the end, the value of holding the India symposium at MIT will likely be drowned out by the presence of someone who should have never been invited in the first place. At a time when universities continue to weigh First Amendment issues against the inclusive learning environments they purport to uphold, maybe they should just start with a simple Google search before inviting campus speakers….