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Masturbation & Porn Bigger Priority Than Planet & Poverty for US Bishops

By Patricia Miller

…corrosive effects of unfettered capitalism. But pornography got a 22-page official pastoral statement. According to the bishops, pornography rated a special statement “because pornography affects so many people’s lives and requires a collaborative, concentrated effort by all of us to counter its harms.” They declare porn not only a “public health crisis” and a mortal sin, but a gateway to immorality, saying “all pornography is immoral and harmful…

“Even the Rich Suffer”: An Interview with Google’s Jolly Good Fellow Chade-Meng Tan

By Max Zahn

…’ most visible advocates. Though Tan left Google six months ago, his final official job title at the company still doubles as his nickname: Jolly Good Fellow. Over the course of two phone conversations, RD asked Tan—who was, in fact, quite jolly—if mindfulness is a watering-down of Buddhism, whether meditation can truly save the world, and why he specializes in teaching rich people. You’re one of the only prominent advocates of secular mindfulness…

Trump In Colorado: When the “Facts” Are No Longer Checkable

By Paul Harvey

…ifficult to draft public statements, but it makes it all the more important to do so. And as a personal aside, to Mr. Trump, for trashing my official celebration of full AARP membership: you suck….

Theologian Speaks Out: Obama For Pope

By Rosemary Ganley

…to teach eager classes, although he’s not permitted by Rome to teach as an official Catholic theologian. It is just one of the paradoxes in the story of modern Catholic thought, and in the personal life of Rev. Hans Kung. He is, and has been since 1954, a Catholic priest. When he travels, he stays in the various rectories of Catholic parishes, hearing the confessions of the faithful, as he told us in Toronto in 2002, “as much as I am able.” With h…

Is the Ryan VP Pick Good for Mormonism?

By Joanna Brooks

…in. I think his experience as a leader in the Church for the last 40 years will be totally ignored. Mormonism drops out of his official bio around age 21….

Double Helix: Science & Religion as Cultural Kindling; A Response to The New Republic

By Arri Eisen

…of a scientific way of knowing. Again, Coyne’s implication and really the official scientific position of many is that, therefore, spiritual experiences are at best not worth as much as scientific experiences and, at worst, not worth anything. There’s the counter-claim to those who say, “Science itself is a religion, so how can scientists badmouth religion?” Coyne argues, as many have before him, that science is not a religion. What counts as evi…

Mormon Leader Affirms Doctrine on Marriage; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Post, “it also made clear that granting a dependent visa to QT was not an official validation of same-sex unions.” Northern Ireland: Government Stalemate Puts Spotlight on DUP The Independent reports on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s alliance with the Democratic Unionist Party has put the DUP into the spotlight, along with its “policies and statements on a range of political and social issues – many of which are clearly out of step with mod…

Is the Prochoice Religious Community a Sleeping Giant?

By Frederick Clarkson

…te evangelicals. A number of leading mainline Protestant denominations are officially prochoice, including The Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As is most of organized Judaism. There are also deeply considered prochoice theological traditions within all of major world religious traditions present in the United States, including Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduis…

As Mormon Lay Clergy Are Deported, a Divide on Immigration

By Joanna Brooks

…uthor of Arizona’s infamous SB 1070. In June, LDS Church leaders issued an official statement that attempted to strike a balance between these factions: officials expressed concern for humane treatment of immigrants and their families and caution about the history of mass deportations, especially those where “race, culture, or religion are involved,” while also noting what they called the “destabilizing” effect of unregulated immigration. “The Chu…

Can You Be Liberal and Catholic?

By Patricia Miller

…rked to suppress visible dissent against their teachings related to sexuality, especially by anyone who could be considered an “official” Catholic, like nuns….