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‘Do You Want Columbia to be Cursed by God?’ — Alarming Exchanges in Congress and Beyond Highlight the Desperate Need for Religious Literacy

By Chance Bonar

…all of Eretz Yisrael, including the West Bank and Gaza.” Zionism has historically had left-wing and right-wing factions, and is an extremely prominent religious-political affiliation among American Christians. Some might agree with part of these beliefs and yet label themselves as a non-Zionist. To tokenize the political or religious affiliations of scholars of religion ignores our academic ability to increase religious literacy—critically examin…

“I’m a Creationist,” Says Former Times Tech Writer, Heffernan

By Michael Schulson

…adventures of Eve and Adam and Cain and Abel and Abraham,” she writes. Because she doesn’t really understand evolution, and because she finds the Biblical account so much more compelling, Heffernan opts for creationism. The outrage from science-minded writers isn’t surprising. What’s unfortunate is that there hasn’t been a greater backlash from religious folks. Heffernan’s ideas about science may be ignorant, but the way she talks about religion…

Spiritual Mapping Evangelicals Battle Vodou in Haiti

By Reza Aslan

…truly liberate Haitians from their spiritual bondage. As Vodou expert Elizabeth McAlister explains, “by linking Vodou’s distinctively African-based spirituality directly with evil, [these] evangelicals construct a theology that is racist and intolerant.” Although the Spiritual Mapping movement is a tiny fringe among evangelical Christians – and despite the fact that the vast majority of Christian missionaries in Haiti are doing selfless work feedi…

Romania’s “Witch Tax”: Magic Meets Bureaucracy

By Joseph Laycock

…ommunism, witchcraft was officially banned. However, in the 1960s Elena Ceausescu (the wife of dictator Nicolae Ceausesecu) is said to have retained a witch known as Mama Omida or “Mother Caterpillar.” Mama Omida died in 1967 but is remembered as one of the most famous and powerful witches of Romania. Her daughter, Rodica Gheorge, is now among the most popular and wealthy witches in the country. She also has a blog featuring testimonials for her c…

How to Prevent Ethnic Cleansing in Syria

By Haroon Moghul

…icts can be resolved, tempered, or contained. Already, the region is split between alliances of powers, and lacks mechanisms by which countries can talk to one another. Democracies are far better at this than autocracies, but either way the Arab world needs a rejuvenated Arab League as the consequences of allowing local disputes to spill out of control are terrible to contemplate. The Iraqi Civil War was bad enough, but imagine if it grew to inclu…

Conservatism’s Bulldog Claims Psychology Tilts Liberal

By Ira Chernus

…to the two overly-neat categories of liberal and conservative—not only because most Americans don’t fit into those pigeonholes, but because he makes no room for progressives. Progressives assume that whatever is good for one is good for all (and vice versa), and they have more trust that human nature allows us to pursue individual and group good at the same time. If Haidt is to become the media’s favorite guide to conservatism, he would do well to…

Despising the Holidays: When Christians Led the ‘War on Christmas’

By Ed Simon

…ndamentalism, from its pre-millennial dispensationalist eschatology to its free-market economic ideology is at odds with the actual ideology of American Puritanism. The reductionist ‘culture wars’ obscure the nuances of history and culture, while failing to recognize the full complexity of both secularism and religion. This year’s tempest in a coffee cup has provided us all with an unintended lesson in semiotics. That someone might see Christianit…

Are Atheists The New Campus Crusaders?

By Katherine Don

…s become an important community for them. “It has now become more acceptable for people to state that they are questioning or no longer religious” says Hashman. “We are dedicated to free inquiry and freedom of expression, and that can come off as abrasive, but we believe it necessary for a free and democratic society.”…

Pope’s ‘Joy of Love’ Brings Little Joy To LGBT Catholics; Gay Atheist Malaysian Granted Refugee Status In Canada; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…over the years gradually expanding gay rights. The Court acted in part because Congress refused to pass marriage equality legislation after an earlier ruling. A pro-equality senator, Armando Benedetti, told the New York Times, “Today is a bittersweet day. I’m happy because LGBT people have equal rights, but I’m sad because although Congress looks like a cathedral outside, it is a manger inside.” The Times’ Paula Duran noted that a Gallup poll earl…

Former AIPAC Spokesperson Rallies Conservatives to Attack CAP, Media Matters as Anti-Semitic

By Sarah Posner

…nd anti-Zionist/One State Solution advocate Ali Abunumiah and those who accuse pro-Israel Americans of having ”dual loyalties” or being ”Israel-Firsters” – to shape the minds of future generations of Democrats. These are the words of anti-Semites, not Democratic political players. This kind of hate speech has no place in the political discourse, let alone one FUNDED, SPONSORED AND DEFENDED by a group claiming the mantle of the Democratic party. O…