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LDS Church, US Government Swap Positions on Polygamy

By Holly Welker

…was how things worked in heaven, and heaven was perfect.) Mormon fundamentalists therefore have good reason for arguing that renouncing the practice of polygamy was a political calculation that the LDS church never would have made had it remained true to its principles. Given the LDS church’s desire to influence the political and social mainstream, there’s little chance that it will once again sanction polygamy. It’s also unlikely that it will mov…

Paul Crouch, Architect of Prosperity Gospel Televangelism, Dead at 79

By Sarah Posner

…kee Episcopalian to reach TBN’s audience. Wead, who developed an extensive list of influential evangelicals with whom he wanted 1988 Bush presidential primary campaign to connect, had first-hand knowledge of the Crouches’ world. Yet he recognized the potential downside of Bush being seen with Crouch, whom he described as an “exaggeration of the most bizarre manifestation of the peculiar evangelical subculture.” He advised the vice-president not to…

New Study: Three-Quarters of American Giving Goes to Religion

By Jay Michaelson

…gifts, most of us probably include religious institutions within a laundry list of good causes: Save the Whales, the American Cancer Society, and so on. In fact, three quarters of American giving—and three-quarters of the concomitant tax benefit – goes to religion. While law students still quibble over whether the Bible Club can meet in the school gym, our tax policy, school voucher programs, and “faith-based implementers” of domestic and internat…

Civility, Unity, Tolerance And Other Dangerous Terms

By Eric C. Miller

…ings more divisive than critical speech, and the Nines’ exclusionary guest list is a stark example. By exposing this division, Evans has actually cultivated grounds for greater inclusion and unity in the future. Intolerance Long resented by figures on the political-religious right, the charge of intolerance has recently been appropriated and deployed by those same figures. Drawing on D.A. Carson’s recent book, for instance, Mark Driscoll claims th…

As Cambodia Erupts in Protest, a Stolen Buddhist Relic Ignites Anger

By Joe Freeman

…un away from children who spray them with water. A tourist sign in English lists the must-see sights. High on the list is “New Stupa for ashes of Buddha’s bone.” A long stone staircase littered with the pinkish petals of bougainvillea trees winds up the mountain. At the top of the stairs is the impressive, white stupa, the centerpiece of the site, and the scene of the crime. Older stupas are lined up a short walk away. On good days, the mountain d…

Noble Prize-Winner Yunus Under Fire For “Un-Islamic” Gay Rights Stance

By M. Sophia Newman

…leaders have embraced Yunus despite their alliance with Islamic fundamentalist party Jamaat Islami and their broad disagreements with a pro-gay stance. In addition, the US government is reacting to Awami League’s rejection of Yunus by affiliating more closely with opposition leaders. Rather than an exemplar of the deep religious split in Bangladeshi society, Yunus effectively scrambles the division. Religion, in other words, has little to do with…

From Pastor to Harvard’s ‘Godless Church’ Planter

By Becky Garrison

…word “church.” For others even a liberal church like the Unitarian Universalists will not meet their needs. For this reason, we’re using the term “Humanist community.” When you establish a community, the principles of community organizing are the same regardless of whether the group is religious or secular. But in creating these communities we’re lacking some important elements found in religion, and that’s a deity, doctrine, dogma, and theology….

The Protestant Mainline Makes a (Literary) Comeback

By Gary Dorrien

…Union Theological Seminary, where I teach. Neither is it spoken at a long list of other former bastions of liberal Protestant theology, including many divinity schools and denominational seminaries. Theology versus religious studies is not the issue. These institutions still teach theology, and religious studies too, but we do not say that we are liberal Protestant schools. Most of us say that we are pluralistic, ecumenical Christian institutions…

Hajj Journal: Visiting the Kingdom is Not the Same as Visiting the King

By Amina Wadud

…e appearing daily, or several times daily, in upcoming weeks. The complete list, in proper order, is here.] The Kingdom is not the King. Some things are required or experienced because of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is not the same as preparing to meet the King. The king is my metaphor for the preparation for the hajj, or maybe even the hajj itself. It should also not to be mistaken here for the name of Allah, al-Malik, the King. Okay, so ou…

A How-To Guide for Keeping Up With the Events in #Egypt

By Haroon Moghul

…tunately, for us, the counter-revolution is being tweeted, too. Here’s a list of some of the best voices and thinkers on the situation on the ground in Egypt. I don’t endorse all their views and opinions, of course, but I believe they are nuanced, interesting, intriguing, provocative or deeply insightful persons, whether on the ground or reporting from farther away. In no particular order: @Arabist @HSMoghul (hell why not?) @BelTrew @MaxBlumenth…