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Muslims Wearing Things, Tea Party Chastised on Nazi Talk, and Politicking in Church

By Michael J. Altman

…e Christine O’Donnell says prayer had a direct role in spiking her polling numbers. Can meditation change your brain? The best response to Juan Williams’ fear of Muslims in “garb” is the new blog Muslims Wearing Things. My favorite is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a cowboy hat. Muslims caught in the midst of a disputed mosque in Tennessee are frustrated and baffled by the misunderstandings of their faith. Some mosques are holding open houses to dispel a…

“Project Blitz” Seeks to Do for Christian Nationalism What ALEC Does for Big Business

By Frederick Clarkson

…Michigan, Washington and New York, and passed both houses in Kentucky and Tennessee. Generally speaking, the measures in Category 1, “Legislation Regarding Our Country’s Religious Heritage,” seek to recognize “Christian principles” in American history, including what they term “Judeo-Christian dimensions.” Although less controversial, they say that the main objections that such bills have encountered are that the “legislation is not necessary;” t…

The Man Who Hoarded 17,000 Bottles of Sanitizer Did Nothing Wrong ― And That’s the Problem

By Daniel Schultz

…sm. Colvin might get away with a slap on the wrist from the state―if that. Tennessee’s price-gouging law prohibits charging “grossly excessive” prices for a variety of items, including food, gas and medical supplies, after the governor declares a state of emergency. The state can fine people up to $1,000 a violation. The language of the law could benefit Mr. Colvin. Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee declared a state of emergency on March 12, activating t…

Christians are ‘Jerks,’ The New Scopes Trial, Pastafarians’ Rights

By Michael J. Altman

…Scrolls and make them available to the public. Finally, did the Berenstain Bears become practicing Christians? *This post has been corrected. The church is located in Memphis, Michigan, not Memphis, Tennessee. The First Baptist Church of Memphis (Tennessee), by all appearances, promotes a positive engagement with community, like interfaith dialogue. RD regrets the error….

Op-Ed: Ramadan and Religious Freedom

By Sumbul Ali-Karamali

…e non-Muslim workers at the plant in Colorado, as well as the community in Tennessee, in giving vent to their anti-immigrant and anti-Islam feelings have missed an important point: whatever their personal sentiments about immigrants or other religions, this country prides itself on freedom of religion. Islam is not incompatible with American values. The Pew Research Center has found that American Muslims are mostly middle-class and mainstream; Isl…

RD News Round-Up—Nov. 4, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…at Thomas Road Baptist Church. Its 2007 revue amounted to $4,208,989. The Nashville, Tennessee-based Southern Baptist Convention/Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is head by Richard Land. SBC revenue in 2007 amounted to $205,716,834, while ERLC had $3,394,327. Founded by Tim LaHaye, the secretive Council for National Policy is currently headed by Steve Baldwin. The Washington, D.C.-based operation had $1,690,914 in revenue in 2007. Americans…

Are You Rapture Ready?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ounder of Family Radio, Inc. Billboards have been put up around Nashville, Tennessee and other cities like Detroit, Little Rock, Omaha, and Kansas City announcing the second coming. The cheesy billboards remind me of signs teasing a television series or the opening of a Broadway show. Jesus is about to make his big entrance only his final number will feature the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Tom Evans, spokesman for Family Radio said their math…

Snake-Handlers, False Messiahs, and a Few Great Souls: 14 Who Died in 2014

By Daniel Silliman

No other end-of-year list can hope to offer such profound juxtapositions: a groundbreaking female Mennonite pastor alongside an “immortalist”; the transcendent wisdom of a civil rights leader alongside one of the most hate-filled religious figures in contemporary memory. But here it is, a connect-the-dots portrait of a powerfully complicated American religious landscape, circa 2014. Vincent Gordon Harding Historian and theologian Vincent Gordon H…

‘Anti-Romeo’ Vigilante Squads Target Men Suspected Of Being Gay; More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…married in first month; Lutheran priests barred from officiating More than 800 same-sex couples were married in March after marriage equality went into effect on the first of the month; 770 had already been in civil partnerships. The Lutheran Evangelical Church has decreed that priests are not permitted to marry same-sex couples and some bishops warned that those who do would face “consequences.” From a March 1 story: In spite of the church rulin…

Why I Give Zero F*cks What Anti-Gay Christians Think

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…hey say? Who gives a fuck what they believe?” Now, with the release of the Nashville Statement, a 14-point manifesto on human sexuality endorsed by a group of evangelical leaders this past week shows why every person of good will should give zero fucks about their ill-founded and hateful opinions about LGBT people. Yes, I know. What they say and what they believe has been the source of suffering for many LGBT people who have prostrated themselves…