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Cheese State Reality Check: On The Wisconsin Idea and the Social Gospel

By Daniel Schultz

…y premised on the Social Gospel understanding of the good news as concrete service to society. Alas, the moment did not last. Things fell apart during World War I and just before. LaFollette split the Republican party in 1912, leading to Teddy Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party, then opposed American entry into the war, causing his own movement to fall into mutual recrimination. Nevertheless, Raushenbush thinks there’s something to be said for the Wisco…

Gen X, Gadgets, and God

By Elizabeth Drescher

…th regard to sacred resources. So, it is not digital tools and toys at the center of cultural change to which religious leaders are attempting to respond, but the nature of spiritual authority itself as it is rapidly evacuated from the upper registers of traditional religious and other social hierarchies. In this light, an MP3 player loaded with the pastor’s kid-friendly sermons, jiggy religious music, or bible stories punched up for 21st-century…

It’s Bring Your Gun to Church Day

By Bill Berkowitz

…much work to be done in this area. Response to our mission, resources, and services thus far has been great. Will the Christian Security Network serve the security interests of religious entities other than Christian churches—for example, mosques or synagogues? JH: There are other organizations that already service the security and emergency planning needs for other religions; the Christian Security Network is in contact with several of them to sh…

Spiritual Unplugging, Or What to Do When There is Wifi at the Ashram

By Matt Hamilton

…of a priest felt right. I wanted to make the priest’s total commitment to service, especially a service so rooted in wisdom, social justice, and peace. That this commitment entailed celibacy didn’t seem to matter—it was a sacrifice, after all. The vows only legitimated my deeper desire. Until I had a chance to live it out. Something about the politics of living in community coupled with the nobility of the cause—the work of God! – put a sour tast…

Doonesbury Comic Waxes Eloquent on the Greatness of Jesus, Slams Old Testament God

By Benjamin Weiner

…antha, the 17-year-old daughter of Boopsie and B.D.), reacting to a church service led by the venerable Reverend Scott Sloan. The reading of an “Old Testament” passage about the wrath of God leads Samantha into an extended meditation on the superiority of Jesus, the loving pacifist, over the vengeful deity of the Hebrew Scriptures. Jesus “only really snaps once,” she concludes, and then it’s in response to “the moneylenders.” “Oh, right, what is i…

Southern Baptists Are Like Jews During WWII? Ronnie Floyd Makes a Ridiculous Analogy

By Jonathan Orbell

…as his self-conception is so disconnected from reality. After all, 70% of Americans identify as Christians, and while this is down from 78% just a few years prior, that decline has not characterized the evangelical community. As Joseph Callahan describes: In America today, you can proudly say, “I’m a Christian” and carry a Bible with you everywhere you go. You can go to any church you want to without being arrested. You can say anything you want!…

From Right-Wing to Pro-Choice: The Shifting Goalposts of “Abortion Neutrality”

By Frederick Clarkson

…e. Over the years, Congress has also legislated against access to abortion services for women in the military and Peace Corps, disabled women, residents of the District of Columbia, federal prisoners, and women covered by the Indian Health Service. Indeed, it could be argued that except for the legal right to an abortion, federal policies constitute the greatest abortion reduction program of all. “Prior to 1996,” states the NNAF report, “legal imm…

Times‘ Cutesy Guide Veils Humanity of Muslim Women

By Mariam Durrani

…Attacks against women are often perpetrated against those who wear hijab. By presenting a faceless female figure reduced to her chosen form of veiling, the Times does absolutely no service to Muslim women and no service to readers who may want to learn more. Rest assured, dear reader, there are other ways to learn….

Combat Soldiers & Clergywomen: Problematic Equality

By Mary E. Hunt

…ker go out the window when some best their brothers in training and at the service academies. Besides, the emphasis on teamwork means that brute strength and a sharp brain will get the job done. From what I hear, not much will change on the ground because women are already doing combat jobs. The potential of 200,000 combat-related jobs opening to women only reveals how much discrimination there has been until now. More than 20,000 women have serve…

Why Even Progressive Christianity Must Own Its Complicity in Anti-LGBT Violence

By Layton E. Williams

…ith emphatic input from others, the idea evolved into an ecumenical prayer service with Jewish and Muslim partners, music, and a reading of the victims’ names. We tied hundreds of rainbow-colored ribbons along the railing outside our building in memory of victims of anti-LGBT violence, and we hung a giant rainbow flag over the front doors of our sanctuary, which look out onto Chicago’s famous Magnificent Mile. My church has a long history of engag…