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The Right Wing Bible and the Politics of Impotence

By Christopher B. Hays

…ofessed “Chinese Tiger Mom,” about the weak parenting philosophy of middle-class Western parents, touched off waves of self-flagellation on the one hand and defensive rage on the other. Our national results might be interpreted to indicate that our parents and schools don’t know what they’re doing or that we’re inferior to the Chinese; if so, that judgment would be a knife twisting in our sides. However, there’s an odd emptiness at the center of b…

Not Cause, But Effect: Jared Loughner and Tea Party Rhetoric

By Finbarr Curtis

…. As Loughner explains, algebra is free. Charging a student for an algebra class amounts to selling a free product and is a scam. If the world worked properly, grammar and currency would convey real value without distortion. But because of government practices of mind control and currency fraud, they do not. As a way out of these misrepresentations, individuals need to learn to dream, a practice that he labels “conscience dreaming.” This dreaming…

Hajj Journal: Makkah as the Most Romantic City

By Amina Wadud

…! And nowhere and no how can they be separated from this act into ranks of class, race, and gender. Well, then again, there are some gendered ascriptions: Lines are ad hoc gendered, plus or minus. Priority seating on the first floor of the Haram is given to the men, with male and female security guards shuffling women out of their spots to give way to men, creating men’s sections in a way that is more intrusive or abrasive than what I’ve observed…

Romania’s “Witch Tax”: Magic Meets Bureaucracy

By Joseph Laycock

…l Center of Witchcraft? Witches adapted to a free market quickly. Emerging businesses sought their aide, creating a growing clientele for witchcraft. In 1997, there was an attempt to form a “witches’ union,” in part to counter the claims of dozens of upstart witches that they were descendants of Mama Omida. In 1999, there was even a plan to build a thirty-five room “national center of witchcraft” on the outskirts of Bucharest. However, the witche…

Teacher Who Burned Cross into Student’s Arm Finally Settles Suit

By Lauri Lebo

…independent investigator’s report that said that Freshwater had been using class time to witness to students, teaching intelligent design and displaying numerous Christian materials around the classroom for more than a decade. The district settled with the family in July 2009, but the settlement with Freshwater had dragged on, due to Freshwater and his attorney’s obfuscation and refusal to produce evidence. I’ve written about this case numerous ti…

Religious Right Attacks Federal Bullying Intervention

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…aws would protect any religious persecution, since religion is a protected class under federal discrimination statutes. On the demagoguery side of the spectrum comes Buddy Smith, Executive Vice President of the American Family Association who asserted that kids can condemn homosexuality without being a bully: ”Activist adults essentially are saying that American parents who want their kids to avoid high risk homosexual sex acts and remain abstinen…

Wisconsin Religious Voices Witness Against Scott Walker

By Daniel Schultz

…g Old University Avenue up to Capitol. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Episcopal faith community, State Street Entrance to Capitol Thursdays 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: United Church of Christ and Lutheran ELCA faith communities, State Street Entrance to Capitol Fridays 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Presbyterian faith community, State Street Entrance to Capitol Saturdays 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Interfaith gathering hosted by MUM, State Street Entrance to Capitol Sun…

Note for Today

By Amina Wadud

…an come out of this, but then it might also be a bit like taking a fitness class, or going skydiving. These may be relationships of convenience and only for the moments. I’m sure what we will be experiencing will be phenomenal enough to share. Choosing a Tour Company I’ve already said this, but I repeat: there has to be a better way to choose. Later I will comment on how the logistics on the ground are managed as a way to suggest how someone comin…

Do Boys in Tutus Break God’s ‘Chain of Command’?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…society that we never notice them anymore — until a little boy walks into class in a dress. Despite their status as victims, however, what these women did to this mother is nothing short of bullying. Their reactions — even though they may come masked as “concern” — really spring from an unconscious place of deeply internalized misogyny. More importantly, these mothers are models for their children — and in attacking this mother for “allowing” her…

Rewriting the History of Catholic Schools in America

By Marian Ronan

…of a Catholic school system primarily served the emerging Catholic middle class. Furthermore, in order to secure near-free labor for his schools, the archbishop forced the Sisters of Charity to shift the majority of their members into staffing them instead of engaging in more direct service to the poor, their historic mission. But why bring this up now? Isn’t it mean-spirited to bring up details about things that happened long ago? Not exactly. N…