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Episcopal Church Divided Over Trinity’s Denial of Occupy

By Elizabeth Drescher

…cupy protests, and this has made me proud to be an Episcopalian. It is because of this powerful, prophetic witness to the core values of Christian faith that I am so deeply disheartened by both Sisk’s and Jefferts Schori’s letters. Clearly, the use of Duarte Square by OWS protesters carries serious implications. If I were the CEO of Trinity Wall Street, I’d certainly worry about liability that might put the church at risk, limiting its ability to…

Teaching Love: Soulforce Takes it to the Quad

By Nick Street

…bed for “sexual sins” in the college handbook. Does Crook see a connection between the worldview promoted at Central Baptist and the violence and rejection LGBT people often face? “There’s a lot of talk about religious bigotry,” he says. “About Christians hating other people for the way they act. I don’t think that’s true. We don’t hate them—we love them like we love anybody else. We just happen to disagree with them. That gets turned around into…

RD News Round-Up—September 22, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…spaper reported. “I want to push up against the boundary of that. Why, because I am sadistic? No, because I want to protect innocent people,’” Pavlischek said. “In between [painful interrogations and simply being jailed] are a continuum of interrogation techniques that I believe are morally and legally permissible, that are aggressive, that are short of torture,” he said. Michael Lindsay, a Rice University sociologist and author of Faith in the Ha…

If Something About Trump’s Bible Photo-Op Felt Familiar There’s a Good Reason

By Karen E. Park

…lliance, also slammed the gesture, calling it “one of the most flagrant misuses of religion I have ever seen.” Witnessing the sacred word of God used to prop up and justify racism, authoritarianism, violence, and death by one of the most dangerous and unethical men on earth was profoundly disturbing on both theological and moral grounds. But what struck me as I watched, was Trump’s awkwardness with the Bible as an object. He doesn’t even know enou…

Trump is a Nightmare, Sure, But Can He Actually Do Anything?

By Sunnivie Brydum

…call attention to things—that’s part of the strategy. In other words, you use everything you can use.” There’s no question that Trump has thus far leaned heavily on executive action to advance his policy goals—which is not uncommon for presidents faced with a divided (or, in this case, deeply dysfunctional) Congress. And while Trump has signed more executive orders to date than any president since Harry Truman, the actual policy impact of those o…

Global Precap: 5 Religion and LGBT Stories to Look For in 2015

By Peter Montgomery

…s launched a campaign against “gender ideology,” which they said was being used to promote acceptance of homosexual relationships and the idea that “a person can voluntarily decide for themselves whether they are a man or a woman.” Among other things, the bishops charged that the World Health Organization and a European anti-domestic-violence effort were sowing sexual confusion among youth. Critics argued that church officials were using the campa…

Battle of Antisemitism Definitions is Actually a Proxy War For Criticism of Israel

By Joshua Shanes

…tance of context, in practice its vague language and large net has been misused to target pro-Palestinian advocacy on college campuses and in legislation. For example, IHRA’s concern about criticizing Israel by a “double standard” has often been interpreted to mean that anyone who protests Israeli human rights violations without equal attention to other countries has a “double standard” and is therefore presumed guilty of antisemitism. It opens up…

A Color-Blind America? Don’t Fall For The Okey-Doke

By LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant

…merican people will use their right to vote to make changes in the White House and on Capitol Hill because people get the president (and congressmen) they deserve. 40 acres and a mule? Shout outs from ancestors? A new day is on the way? Walking on water? Getting crunk in the White House? Does anybody else recognize something noticeably disconnected about these electronic messages? I certainly did. In the first place there was pride, hope, exciteme…

Is Being Trans a Religion? Why the Christian Right Wants You to Think So

By Chrissy Stroop

…again headed for the Supreme Court. And I only entertain the argument because of its manipulative use of the rhetoric of religion and “religious freedom.” Why take knowledge and practices supported by the medical establishment and cast them as a “religion”? While this rhetorical tactic might seem absurd on its face, it’s surprisingly effective for the Christian Right’s particular approach to authoritarian politics. When I was about 9 or 10, thank…

Religion vs. Science: America’s Perilous Fight

By Edward J. Larson

…ht. Teaching ID as science violated the Constitution, the court ruled, because ID promotes religion and the Establishment Clause requires that the government remain neutral on religious issues. If Richard Dawkins was right about evolution disproving God, then teaching evolution presumably would also violate the Constitution. He should temper his claims, especially given the limitations inherent in any effort to use science either to prove or to di…