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Laugh at Tucker Carlson’s Tanning Testicles Doc All You Want, But the Bulging Muscles and Potent Sperm Imagery is a Fascist Dream

By Annika Brockschmidt

…hey should be in a democratic system—political opponents with whom one sometimes agrees and sometimes disagrees. Instead, the Right see their vision of a multi-ethnic, pluralistic democracy as deeply un-American. And you don’t negotiate with an opponent who wants to bring ruin to your country. Sweaty fascist bodies Tucker Carlson’s trailer and documentary are far from the only depictions of fascist masculinity that have crept into the public consc…

Catholic Bishops Meeting For Family Synod; South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church OKs Gay Weddings, Ordination; Court in Malaysia Deals Setback To Transgender Advocates; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…gton Blade’s Lou Chibbaro: Concerning reports that the Pope has been a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage and opposed a same-sex marriage law passed by Argentina’s Congress in 2010, Grassi said he and then Cardinal Bergoglio discussed the gay marriage issue in an email exchange at that time. “In 2010 when the Congress in Argentina was debating the marriage equality law I read in the news that he had said quite strong and negative things about…

Ross Douthat’s Rosy Old-Time Religion

By Jerome E. Copulsky

…ine and practice that kept different churches at each other’s throats (sometimes literally) over matters of doctrine. Nor does he consider the historical and political dimensions of these theological problems. Douthat commends his orthodoxy’s “commitment to mystery and paradox,” in contrast to heretical positions whose “common desire [is] to resolve Christianity’s contradictions, untie knotty paradoxes, and produce a cleaner and more coherent fait…

What The Church Needs More Than a ‘Good Pope’

By Mary E. Hunt

…admits that he can change his ways. I admire that. Having been wrong more times than I can count, I understand a person who admits that while at the time s/he did what s/he thought was right, in retrospect it was dead wrong. Pope Francis acknowledges that when he was the provincial of the Jesuits in Buenos Aires his leadership style was authoritarian. He chalks it up to his youthfulness and circumstances, but he has the good sense not to repeat t…

The Collapse of the American Jewish Center

By Sarah Posner

…d alleviate the pain and suffering of our Israeli brothers and sisters. At times such as these we especially feel connected to our people.” At the same time, said Jacobs, there is a “deep sadness” for the death of Palestinian civilians. “The majority of Jews worldwide, and the overwhelming majority of our movement has been supportive of Israel, and at the same time not developing any casualness or callousness over the severity of the death toll of…

The Next Islamists: The Wide Green Smudge That’s Changing Our World

By Haroon Moghul

…how will America be affected by new Muslim interests? This is where Nasr’s timely contribution most clearly shines; in Forces of Fortune, Nasr explores the deleterious effects of colonialism (a topic on which Simpfendorfer is unfortunately silent) and then despotism on retarding Muslim politics. It’s no surprise Islam is so preoccupied with the West. For one way or another, it has been Western regimes that have dictated Muslim politics for a very…

Ask the Dust: Unbelievers, Bunker-Dwellers, Anti-Natalists

By The Editors

…e you commit to anything. It is also helpful when trying to avoid buying a timeshare. Write a note now reminding yourself about what a cult looks like. The Dust recommends a top ten list of “I’m probably in a cult because… I feel compelled to buy all new clothes, books, décor, access to life-altering knowledge with money I don’t have or shouldn’t be spending The things I used to enjoy and find fulfilling are all off limits and used by the group to…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…served for married heterosexual couples, Hu said. “We don’t have that much time to wait,” he said in a statement. In response, Cabinet spokesman Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) told CNA that the Executive Yuan will handle the issue in line with the time period as stipulated by the Constitutional Court, and will listen to opinions from all sides. Costa Rica: New Political Party Advocates for LGBT Equality A new political party, Vamos (“let’s go”), is focused on…

‘Hey Jesus, Do You Love Me the Same?’: Out Christian Rock Star Trey Pearson on Closeted Industry Figures, His Evolving Faith, and Brand New Video

By Chrissy Stroop

…day Sunday’s success, and where do you see things going now that you and a number of other trailblazers, like Vicky Beeching and Jennifer Knapp (and, although he spent a very long time out of the public eye, Ray Boltz) have begun speaking what was previously unspoken? When I first started to realize that there were closeted CCM artists during my career, and also closeted worship leaders, youth pastors, and people I met in all areas of the evangeli…

Travel Truths

By Amina Wadud

…save the offending ring and sent them back for an additional scan. By the time I got to the gate, there was less time for completing my blog and the rest, well, some of you know! I missed a day from my blog. I think I’m on track now. I hope I’m on track and hopefully tomorrow I can tell you about the daughter who gave me that ring, who is captured by the song from Prince: the most beautiful girl in the world. But not just on the outside, on the i…