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Journalistic Blind Spots and the “Centrist-to-Liberal” Christian

By Mark Hulsether

…port for Democrats, from 75% in the early 1960s to 40% in the landslides of 1972 and the early 1980s. In this context she mounts a sustained argument for a middle ground in the abortion debate, building on Clinton’s “safe, legal, and rare” formula and a “seamless garment” approach to abortion, war, and capital punishment in parallel terms. Although Sullivan does not convince me on every point—she sometimes overdraws the lines between her good and…

A Debate Rages in India Over Conversion, Secularism, and “Spiritual Violence”

By Murali Balaji

…ch the Joshua Project and other missionary groups identify as part of their 10/40 window. Moreover, Christian mission groups within India like Gospel for Asia and WorldVision are among the largest benefactors of aid, primarily from America. While these missionary groups coerce peacefully, or simply just offer money from their well-funded coffers to get locals (usually village elders first) to convert, the predatory proselytization reflects what re…

How to Make Nones and Lose Money: Study Shows Cost of Catholic Sex Abuse Scandals

By Kaya Oakes

…al, leaving the American church with a massive money problem and shrinking numbers of parishioners on the eve of Pope Francis’ arrival. A recent study by Nicholas Bottan and Ricardo Perez-Trugila in the Journal of Public Economics revealed that, unsurprisingly, “a scandal causes a persistent decline in the local Catholic affiliation and church attendance.” “Some Catholics join other religious denominations during the first three years after a scan…

As Irish Flee the Church, a Push For Reform

By Diane Winston

…l cohesion for the new state.) Statistics are one way to tell the story: In 1984, 87% of Irish Catholics went to weekly Mass. In 2011, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said 18% of Dublin Church members attend services. Images are another option: gaggles of green-bedecked youngsters and young adults line the St. Paddy’s Day parade route, but in Dublin’s cathedral youthful faces only speckle the crowd. Three days of talking with Church leaders help put nu…

False Saviors: Trump, Cruz, and the Gospel of the Quick Fix

By Marcia Pally

…sons not in the labor force is growing. While some are getting richer, the numbers tell us, middle income earners are hobbled by shrinking purchasing power, disappearing job opportunities, and increasingly out-of-reach education. This is problem enough for the many who work hard and can’t figure out why they’re “losing ground,” as Pew wrote. Add to that fears of terrorism. People want relief. But if no solution presents itself, either lassitude or…

‘Christian Warriors’: Who Are The Hutaree Militia And Where Did They Come From?

By Chip Berlet

…hristians and the evil forces of Satan predict actual future history. About 10-15 percent of our neighbors say they hope to see the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in their lifetime. The numbers vary over time and due to the ways questions are structured. It is clear, however, that more people are excited by this type of apocalyptic belief than can be explained by counting the actual parishoners sitting in the pews in fundamentalist churches. Most o…

Obama at Notre Dame: A Chance to Talk to Catholics

By Michael A. Elliott

…stry.”) And the third tries to deflate the occasion with humor. (“The only numbers higher than my deficits are on your tuition bills.”) All three approaches are equally terrible. (The occasional gem, like the late David Foster Wallace’s speech at Kenyon College, in print as This is Water, comes along once in a decade, if that). But the controversy that surrounds Obama’s Notre Dame address gives him a unique opportunity to address both the specific…

New Poll Reveals Jews May Be Open to Change in Israel Policy

By Benjamin Weiner

…, has been best described by observers as “enigmatic”? How well will these numbers hold up if Israel’s “most favored nation” status is truly challenged by an American administration? Despite some American Jewish alienation from Israeli policy, backing for a bold new direction in the peace process is not entirely solid, a fact reflected in the same survey. 40% of respondents continue to support West Bank settlements, which, no matter how J Street c…

Attraction to Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories Can Be Traced to the Christian Apocalyptic Imagination

By Aaron Ricker

…enomenon has a dimension that most people would call “political.” The poll numbers just cited above rise to 1 in 4 on “the right,” among people who identify as “conservative Republicans.” In Canada, the divide is even more dramatic: supporters of the Conservative Party (as opposed to the Liberal Party or the New Democratic Party) are four times more likely to believe conspiracy theories about Covid-19. The problem of the conspiracy-theory infodemi…

Egypt Protests Upset Assumptions About the
Arab World

By Sarah Eltantawi

…he face of cartoons. Egyptians, who have been called too illiterate, poor, spiritless and lulled by “stability” to revolt, have staged impassioned protests for nothing less than their own freedom and dignity across the country. The ferocity and depth of these protests have shocked even their most hopeful supporters. Reports from the scenes in Tahrir square in central Cairo describe a level of cooperation unseen in recent memory; people share their…