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When Religion Kills: The Narco-Traffickers of the Borderlands

By Luis Leon

…t every Knight should be “firmly and truthfully in the just cause of God.” Numbers thirty-four through thirty-eight prohibit drugs, kidnapping, and mandate drug testing. Forty-three requires members to become cultured through learning. In forty-eight, their philosophy on divine justice is unpacked: “no one should kill for pleasure (gusto) nor money.” Each murder should be considered carefully to determine if there exists sufficient cause. Forty-ni…

The Curious Case of Mormons and LGBT Rights

By Alan Michael Williams

…des in Salt Lake City, Boise, and other cities for the first time in large numbers, carrying banners that read “Mormons Building Bridges” (MBB). Donning Sunday attire and holding signs with messages of love, MBB forbade signs that criticized Church teachings—namely the notion that same-sex intimacy is a sin. Erika Munson, the founder of MBB, has assured me that the marches were a grassroots affair not in any way directed by Church leaders, but giv…

UPDATE: An Abrupt End to Quebec Separatist Plan to Ban “Ostentatious Signs” of Religion

By Jeremy Stolow

…sted that the bill was crafted to avoid ruffling the feathers of the large numbers of practicing Christians currently working in Quebec’s public sector—a less than insignificant number of which do happen to wear (typically small) crucifixes—and thus the visual code aimed its sights more narrowly on undesirable religious minorities, while at the same time allowing the government to proclaim the even-handedness of its approach. But whatever the act…

South Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate Denies Affair

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…alin, who called Haley “our kinda gal.” That endorsement sent Haley’s poll numbers skyrocketing in this ultra-conservative state, putting her ahead of her nearest Republican challenger, State Attorney General Henry McMaster, by some 11 points. Ironically, perhaps, Haley has also been endorsed by the state’s former first lady Jenny Sanford, who recently divorced husband Mark over his affair. Haley released a statement flatly denying Folks’ confessi…

Making Fun of Mormonism

By Max Mueller

…epeated chanting of “underwear, planets, tablets,” a glance at recent poll numbers about Mormon electability suggests that rhetoric does in fact hurt. Following on Robert Jeffress’ diatribe at the Values Voters Summit, the recent Pew Forum survey found that the number one word Americans associate with Mormonism is “cult.” The caricaturing of Mormon weirdness, even by public thinkers who should know better, does have consequences. Yet Mormon schola…

When Straight People Tell Gay Stories

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…anyone to a pity party. I am proud of my little book and its little sales numbers. I have received many letters from grateful readers who were moved and who enjoyed the book. In reality, that’s all a writer really wants anyway—to know they’ve made a difference in someone’s life, even if it’s not on a grand scale. I do not write to complain, but to make a larger observation. My dear friend Jack Rogers, former Moderator of the 213th General Assembl…

The “Nones” Are Here… And Have Been for Over 100 Years

By Emily Mace

…clearly today, and they offer a warning to those who bemoan what such high numbers of “nones” means for the future of America’s churches. Chubb believed that Ethical Culture, and other like-minded groups such as the Unitarians, offered a creedless religion inoffensive to modern thought, which would therefore appeal to the progressive-minded, rational, upscale, worldly individuals statistically more likely to comprise the “nones.” History, however,…

News Round-Up: State of the Christian Movie

By Gwynne Watkins

…Who Disagreed With Me”). According to star Kevin Sorbo, the DVD of God’s Not Dead will have an interactive feature referencing 37 real-life court cases of universities battling Christian students. Can’t wait for that one. Via Buzzfeed’s Adam B. Vary, here’s a chart of Biblical movie box office numbers. “Biblical movie” is liberally defined here, but it’s interesting to note the difference between now and the “golden age” of Biblical epics (1949-19…

The Three Qualities Marking the Capitol Assault as Terrorism

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…nd the National Guard came to the Capitol with smoke bombs and strength in numbers, the drama was over. The actors—many of whom seemed appropriately costumed for militant theater—meekly left the stage. It’s a frequent characteristic of terrorist acts to choose a time and place of significance. Timothy McVeigh chose a date with various meanings, including the execution date of the leader of a Christian militant group with which McVeigh had some ass…

Give Me That Small Screen Religion

By Diane Winston

…eart, then there’s much to behold in primetime; especially for the growing numbers of religious “nones,” whose search for meaning stops at the church door. Newsweek, however, still hews to the mainstream media formula that says news is what’s missing, what’s wrong or what’s a problem—whether it’s crime stats, politics or television. In some respects, Alston is right: Shows with explicit religious hooks tend to fare poorly. But flying under the rad…