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It’s Unanimous: No “Moderates” in GOP Field

By Julie Ingersoll

…s and tax credits), in addition cutting the Department of Education: Perry promoted school choice: vouchers charter schools Gingrich advocated the equivalent of Pell grants for K-12 Paul says there are some things the government can do: like “giving tax credits for people who opt out of public schools.” Romney supports “school choice” and threw in an attack on teachers’ unions for good measure Huntsman says he’s “actually done something on this, […

The War on Terror is Over; Tahrir Buried It

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…eared. Just that it’s changing. The Muslim Brotherhood is the most visible sign of a possible role for religion in Egypt’s new political landscape. There are, however, several factions within the Brotherhood, and serious divisions on strategy. The old guard does not want to form a political party, for example, but the new Freedom and Justice Party is largely made up of independent Muslim Brotherhood members, and younger Brothers have sought to for…

Constitutional Progressives Take Critical Fight to Tea Party

By Sarah Posner

…efore “constitutional conservative” became a buzzword, the religious right promoted misinformation about the First Amendment, particularly the Establishment Clause, arguing that the separation of church and state was a “myth” perpetrated by “activist judges.” Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for People For the American Way Foundation, also part of Constitutional Progressives, said this is remains a critical issue that the coalition will conti…

What’s in an “Om”?: How Women are Transforming Yoga

By Meera Subramanian

…cy, the camera circles them as they bend and reach. They can give a subtle sign if they don’t wish to be touched, but one girl who is open to the contact is extended in child’s pose, the front of her body pressed against the floor, arms reaching out. The teacher comes up behind her and gently presses down on her sacrum—a Latin word derived from the Greek hieron osteon or “sacred bone”, from the belief that the soul resides there. I have known the…

Fear of a Catholic Ghetto

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…n which only a tiny percentage of adults in the U.S. adhere to—should be a sign that Catholic health care is a big player, yes? Well, it turns out there’s quite the backstory there. Haley’s use of the phrase “Catholic ghetto” is not cheap hyperbole, if you consider the history of Catholics in the United States. The US Catholic hospital system grew up in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries; largely under the care of women’s religio…

Blankets, Booties, and Jesus: Spiritual War on the Uterus in Rick Perry’s Texas

By Sarah Posner

…every person can make the right choice, the only choice, life.” Perry has signaled his desire not just to ban abortion, but to restrict access to contraceptives as well. This year he signed a law effectively cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood’s family planning services, and another that may prevent family planning funding through the Texas Women’s Health Program from being disbursed to any organizations that either provide abortions or are…

Ritual Killing v. Factory Farming, or, Are There Roosters in Heaven?

By Meera Subramanian

…ng ago left the animals, two by two, out of their vision of Heaven. We want our burgers with no blood, we want our body of Christ wafer-thin, and we’d prefer if Heaven posted a “No Chickens Allowed” sign. But what will those who pass the pearly gates eat, and will they say a blessing? Oh, and Bad Boyz Cutz? Back open for business as of last Monday, all charges dropped….

Ex-Gay Conversion Therapy: Choosing Religion Over Sex

By Lynne Gerber

…plaints coming. * homo-intimacy in the ex-gay world is far more suspect among lesbians, for whom excessive emotional closeness is considered a sign of lesbianism even in the absence of a sexual relationship….

There is No Religious Freedom: A Lesson from a ‘Pastafarian’ Stunt

By Austin Dacey

…d that his headgear was accommodated not because of its declared religious significance but because it left his face clearly visible. This only clouded the issue. The Department of Transportation website states that head coverings are permitted only for “religious reasons” (religiösen Gründen), and that in such cases, the face must be visible from the lower chin to the forehead. The affair raises questions that go beyond the jokey “church”—questio…

New York State Senator Declares War on NY Marriage Equality

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…included Orthodox Jewish men from the group Jews for Decency who displayed signs that warned that bestiality was the next step. Members of the Topeka, Kansas, family-based Westboro Baptist Church also turned up, only to be shunned by fellow protestors like NOM’s Maggie Gallagher. “We had advance notice that Westboro Baptists might try to join our march and we want to make it clear that that kind of message… is loathsome and not welcome here,” Gall…