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‘I Don’t Buy It’: The Gospel According to Frank Underwood

By Cathleen Falsani

…oley continued. “Frank is just so coldly divorced from any sense of emotional equilibrium. It’s just about getting the job done, whatever it is.” What might Season 4 hold in store — morally, spiritually, and otherwise — for President Underwood? “I don’t think he’s going to have a really good old age,” Foley said. “He’s not going to be very happy.” Photo: screen capture of Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood in Season 3, Episode 4 of the Netflix series…

Mormons Absorb SCOTUS Prop 8 Ruling

By Joanna Brooks

…No religious group invested more heavily in the fight against marriage equality in California than members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who make up 2% of California’s population but who are estimated to have contributed between 50%–70% of the $40 million raised by the Yes on 8 campaign and the majority of its on-the-ground volunteer labor force. Today, a vocal minority of Mormon progressives are celebrating the Court ruling…

RDBook: Power Belongs to God

By Nathan Schneider

…times he writes as if, after all that, we can treat it simply as an enemy. Look for Religion Dispatches’ upcoming roundtable with Jeff Sharlet, Randall Balmer, Diane Winston, Anthea Butler, and the RD editorial staff….

Pro-Life Org Sued for Sexual Abuse During Exorcism

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…under fraudulent and negligently unsafe conditions, prescribed painkillers illegally, restrained patients against their will, and is now charged with eight counts of murder based on accusations that he killed babies delivered alive. Not that it’s worthwhile to compare the men’s actions—for how does one tally up and weigh reports which, if true, reveal such deep cruelty?—but rather the reactions. When is an ethical position undermined by abominable…

A Bill Passes, Westboro Baptists Shrug

By Rebecca Barrett-Fox

…g. Given that the law seems to run counter to the decision in Snyder, a legal challenge is possible. Said Drain about this possibility: “We’re keeping our options open.” Since the bill is written as a direct attack on the strategies of WBC—strategies already found to be protected—a challenge is likely to be successful. The problems include the large buffer zone. Five hundred feet is a significantly large buffer, one that could put the targeted aud…

Betrayed at the Polls, Evangelicals of Color at a Crossroads

By Deborah Jian Lee

…feel compelled to compartmentalize their personal spirituality and missional calling for the sake of survival and emotional health. “People of color [have been] willing to fit themselves into these white evangelical spaces even when it was uncomfortable,” explains Walker-Barnes. The expectation that minorities—especially women—do the emotional labor in conversations about race takes a psychological and physical toll, she argues. They hope to “mov…

Taqwacore Roundtable: On Punks, the Media, and the Meaning of “Muslim”

By Shahjehan Khan

…fic issue, or even one with Islam, but also one of those longstanding ethical dilemmas for reporters and editors—one that makes traditional journalists crazy private about debating the issue and expect to keep doing so until the end of time. Punks and journalists have one similarity in that they are careful outside their respective circles not to lose the reputation and influence they’ve earned. So, there’s a mutual attraction and tension in Taqwa…

Anti-Gay Campaign In Indonesia Leads to Arrests; Mexico’s Religious Right Wars Against Secular State & LGBT Equality; Muslim Preacher Sparks Controversy in UK Re Death Penalty For Gays; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ing involved with this corruption. It destroys society, it destroys the family. Although previously everyone considered this wrong, lobbyists have worked so hard that now it’s difficult to even say that it’s wrong. But let’s be clear: Islam is categorically against this. Islamic Insights also defended Sodagar, saying, “Selective coverage of Shaykh’s remarks towards Islamic law and jurisprudence in homosexuality has fueled sensationalism and divisi…

How to Choose a Tour Company for Your Hajj

By Amina Wadud

…o when I first went online to get general information (earlier this year while still in Indonesia listening to my friends’ incredulity), none of the US companies even had their 2010 hajj packages online yet. There was no rush, from their perspective. We are not up against large numbers of people trying to make it—like in Egypt, Indonesia, or Iran. As it happened, not long after I had settled back in the U.S., I came across an ad from a colleague o…

Fight The New “Hobby Lobby” Religious Order: Get Ordained

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford

…this much more serious battle, they were a canary in the mine-shaft of legal challenges to actual religious liberty. Recently, my brother and his fiancé asked my husband and me to both get ordained and officiate their Maine wedding next year. We are, of course, honored to do so. And even more honored now that I’ve realized getting ordained online could rile up the religious right. I say we all do it. The broader we make that spectrum of DIY relig…