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Who Will Catholic Bishops Turn to in Trump Era?

By Patricia Miller

…ney. While some conservative Catholics jumped on the ill-fated anyone-but-Trump bandwagon, rank-and-file Catholics have been happy to vote for him, helping Trump win decisive victories in heavily Catholic states like Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. But a much smaller, although vastly more influential, faction of the religious right coalition may be permanently sidelined by the rise of Trump: the Catholic bishops. The bishops, both indivi…

Dear Governor Kasich, Will You Come Lead My Passover Seder?

By Michael Schulson

…e who may watch the video later. You’re letting them know that John Kasich reads the Bible, and not only that—he can swap stories about the Hebrew Scriptures with real-live Hebrews. If that’s the case, then you’re basically using a group of Jews as a campaign prop. But that’s okay! Every politician does it. Plus, Jews love nothing more than to be props in Christian stories. Which is why I’m offering you the best photo-op of all: a leadership role…

How Mega-Macho-Pastor Mark Driscoll Helps Explain Trump’s Evangelical Support

By Jessica Johnson

…usly passed along via the rally cries, raised fists and laughing faces at Trump campaign events. Best to consider Trump and Driscoll’s seemingly paradoxical ascendance in popularity among U.S. evangelicals not as anomaly but as trend—one that signals the tenuousness of ideology or theology as moral guides. When the successful branding of authenticity is achieved by performing shamelessness, such that overt affective responses do not register as fe…

Pope Warns of “Christianophobia”

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…n the process it ceases to exist. The effects of such theories are evident today. It is telling that no sources or examples are cited to substantiate these rather surprising claims. So we find the scandal of priestly abuse turned into a veritable proof-text for this Pope’s diagnosis of the ills of the modern world, ills that the 1960s exacerbated—the ethos of the Second Vatican Council, we should recall. Benedict XVI gestures appreciatively to his…

Special Report: Have Evangelical Colleges Succumbed to “Theological Paranoia”?

By Chrissy Stroop

…imal. The Hawkins case at Wheaton may yet prove to be the exception to the rule, as a number of insiders are holding out hope that she will be reinstated. Perhaps there’s even a slight chance of a broader reversal. But whatever the outcome for Hawkins, the extent of the conservative crackdown on evangelical campuses is worth noting. One of the frustrations mentioned again and again by sources is how dishonest the schools have been about their moti…

The Messiah is Not Coming

By Peter Laarman

…nchanted, and thoroughly alienated from the old notion that any leader is trustworthy? What if that quiddity we used to understand as civic capital has melted away completely? I doubt that the heroic model of leadership was ever very adequate for a healthy democratic society, and now it fails us utterly. Civic leadership during our particular End Times means entering into real common-ground conversation with our neighbors. Entering with one’s own…

Comics will Ruin Your Mind

By Hussein Rashid

…ave a substantial impact on the way we talk across cultures. His work is already inspiring others. We will soon be seeing a wheelchair-bound Muslim superhero, the product of collaboration between Syrian and American youth who wanted their voices heard. In Indonesia, comics are being used to counter radicalization. People are also using animation and music to initiate debates in their own countries. The fact that this work is so successful should b…

Ralph Reed’s Synergy with the Religious Right

By Sarah Posner

…mpetition from a couple of different tea party events going on around town today. It’s clear that Reed seeks synergy with those groups — he asked the audience at one point how many of them had been at Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally (a few) and how many were planning on going to Sunday’s 9/12 march (again, just a few). Most, though, had been to some sort of tea party event. But while much homage has been paid here to the tea party’s anti-govern…

Of Birds and Buddhists: Wildlife Rehab, NYC Style

By Jay Wexler

…paused to wipe the floor clean of droppings. Four white Muscovy ducks were running around, and although the staffers had generously provided them with a poop pad, the ducks weren’t always using it. A glorious golden pheasant wandered through the waiting room. With its magnificent ruby breast, brilliant gold crown, and three-foot-long tail, the bird looked more like something out of the Tale of Genji than a resident New Yorker. The bird’s name, Dar…

Making College Great Again: Evangelical Outsiders in the Age of Trump

By Adam Laats

…ical higher education, this paradox is nothing new. To the contrary, the struggle between Trump-style white nationalism and religiously inspired moral protest is not a twenty-first century exception, but rather a central, defining element of evangelicalism among white Americans. As institutions that rely on the good faith and trust of the evangelical community, evangelical colleges and universities have often been the stage on which this never-end…