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Iran, Israel, and Republican Presidential Campaigns: Myth versus Reality

By Sarah Posner

…st episode of my new show on Bloggingheads, I talk with journalist Sarah Wildman about the role of myth vs. reality in Republican presidential candidates’ rhetoric about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Middle East policy. Plus: just how influential is Sheldon Adelson on Israeli public opinion and bonus trivia about Newt Gingrich. In this clip, we discuss how young Israelis who have little or no memory of Israel pre-Second Intifada, view the Israeli-P…

Charlie Pierce Wins the Contraception Coverage Debate

By Sarah Posner

…s observation: in the most recent ABC News/Washington Post poll, conducted February 1-4, respondents were asked, “How much does it matter to you that a candidate for president shares your religious beliefs – does it matter a great deal, somewhat, not so much, or not at all?” A great deal: 18% Somewhat: 20% Not so much: 16% Not at all: 46%…

All Candy, No Jesus: Halloween in America

By Mary Valle

…ld stories of his father, and saw that as a healing moment and began to develop relationships with the people.” We Americans don’t like to talk about death or the dead, though, really. Our bodies are disappearing in clouds of ash and our oldish cemeteries crumble, untended. One of my aunts recently offered to send me some old letters and a picture of her parents if I wanted them, and I was thrilled. I told her I don’t actually have a picture of my…

New Southern Baptist Curriculum Bashes Gays

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…cuts the wisdom of another unit that concludes with a quote from renowned religion scholar Robert Bellah: “We should not underestimate the significance of the small group of people who have a new vision of a just and gentle world. The quality of a culture may be changed when two percent of its people have a new vision.” Hopefully, some of these SBC teens will come to understand that demonization and condemnation will never result in “a just and ge…

Palin Bus Tour Like Gideon’s Fleece

By Anthea Butler

…h Trump, and since he was fresh off of a meeting with pastors arranged by televangelist Paula White, one might begin to think that Trump is becoming a conservative Christian power broker. Whether Palin runs or not, she has figured out a way to draw all of the attention without doing the hard work of boning up on policy. Mitt Romney’s forthcoming announcement making his candidacy official has been completely overshadowed by Palin’s contrived specta…

Sex Is More Fun than Lying

By Sarah Posner

…vides within religious conservatism — basically the Armadeggon-ites versus the non-interventionists. We also discussed the Republican effort to defund Planned Parenthood, and whether the GOP leadership pushing this assault is out of step with its contraceptive-using base. (Hence the title: Michael, in noting that religious women may be having sex outside of marriage and using contraception, in spite of Vatican teaching that both are sin, noted tha…

The Islamophobia Industrial Complex

By Sarah Posner

…s ‘spiritual warfare. . . . His words were consistent with mainstream evangelical beliefs, and he had a right to express them.” Gary Bauer “also wonders how many Christian military officers will now be willing to speak frankly in their own church about spiritual warfare or America’s dependence on God.” A Pentagon investigation found in 2004 that Boykin had violated DOD regulations, but then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld did not relieve him of…

Meet Wyoming’s Anti-Shari’ah Crusader

By Sarah Posner

…government message of disapproval and hostility toward [the plaintiff’s] religious beliefs, that sends a clear message he is an outsider, not a full member of the political community, thereby chilling his access to the government and forcing him to curtail his political and religious activities. Further, the Court finds the consequences – the condemnation – that plaintiff believes will result from the amendment are objectively justified. Finally,…

Memo To Kathleen Parker on ‘Father Sky’ Reference in Tucson Memorial

By Daniel Schultz

…o Native American beliefs, rather than a New Age-y expropriation of those beliefs. That’s all right, I understand. Religion isn’t your beat. Besides, New Mexico and Arizona are exactly alike. How is a major CNN contributor like you to know what they do out in the sticks? And sure, “Father Sky and Mother Earth” isn’t exactly “In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” It’s downright weird, isn’t it? It’s almost as bad as “Brother…

Top 10 Reasons Mormons Should “Take It Down a Notch for America” This Election Season

By Joanna Brooks

…ry of how they got to America is really awesome. 10. Remember, the hymn says: “Let us oft speak kind words to each other,” not “let us oft call people we disagree with Hitler.” And finally, one bonus reason: 11. We’ve got the soothing tones of Elder Richard G. Scott. If that doesn’t lower your blood pressure, nothing will. Safe travels, and happy voting….