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Faith in the Market Is Our National Religion, Says Theologian Harvey Cox

By Alan Levinovitz

…ok, as in the essay, Cox lays out a scathing critique of modern economics. Using religious analogies, he demonstrates the dangers of corporate personhood, limited liability, predatory lending practices, income inequality, efficient market theory, excessive advertising, Big Banks, and other familiar bugaboos. For Cox, every economic phenomenon has its religious parallel: the advent of corporate personhood shows how economics has usurped God’s power…

Christian Militia Arrests and the Price of Violent Rhetoric (Plus: Rachel Maddow Video)

By Lauri Lebo

…rist, are still emerging, but the story makes clear the inherent danger in using violent rhetoric to pander to the far right. Until this weekend, what had been forgotten among xenophobic political pundits such as Coulter was that the second worst act of terrorism on American soil, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, had been committed not by people of Muslim faith, but by right-wing extremists with fair skin and light eyes. This, of course, doesn’t me…

The Queerness of Christian Ethics: A Conversation with Rev. Elizabeth Edman

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…tle certain binaries—specifically male and female—as definitive poles. I’m using queering as a verb and looking at all the ways that I see Christianity rupturing binaries in surprising, provocative ways. For example, in his person, Jesus queers lines between human and divine; in his work, Jesus queers the line between sacred and profane; and in his resurrection, Jesus queers the lines between life and death. Then you’ve got these extraordinary sto…

Jesus, Gentrification, and the Hypocrisy of “Diversity”: An Interview with D.L. Mayfield

By Kaya Oakes

…atholicism. Whereas Evangelical relief efforts have been criticized for focusing too much on conversion. The book describes your gradual shift away from that notion. What elements of your upbringing led you to believe missionary work was about conversion and why? I think the idea of a simplistic form of conversion came more from evangelical youth culture—growing up in youth groups and going to events where people were urged to pray one prayer and…

Weeks After Turkey’s Failed Coup, Thousands Have Been Arrested Over a Book

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…wer. It is about using force to oust someone with power, perhaps someone abusing power, with military force. It’s not usually about religion. In Turkey, however, things seem to be different. For one thing, the current president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is the leader of the Justice and Development Party (which goes by its initials in Turkish, AKP), that has taken a socially conservative position on many religious issues. In a country where the first…

More Bleak Times For Indonesian LGBTs; South Africa Bans Extremist Anti-Gay US Pastor; Mexican Marriage Struggle Heats Up; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…olm Turnbull accused opponents of the plebiscite of “preaching hatred” and using “extraordinary hateful expressions” against people opposed to same-sex marriage. His comments drew a rebuke from lesbian comedian Rebecca Shaw. According to a report by Guardian Australia, the government is planning to include “extensive exemptions” to nondiscrimination laws in the event that the plebiscite endorses marriage equality. A government note said the amendm…

What Role do Feelings Play in Conspiracy, Racism and Climate Denial? Welcome to Phoning It In, Episode 1

By Megan Goodwin

…p to 110 by—and I’m not joking here—saying “I deliberately wrote this book using shorter words. I did a word count on the introduction of my first book with Duke, and then I did a character account, and I divided the character count by the word count to come up with the average number of characters per word. And then I did the same with this introduction and I proved mathematically that my words were on average 20% shorter in this book.” That’s ho…

Gay: The Superior Lifestyle

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…his theme of equality and freedom is the approach that the homosexuals are using today — totally perverting the true intention of what our Constitution meant,” she continued. “The homosexuals get it — it’s a struggle between our religious freedoms and their right to do what they want to do.” Ah, there’s the old canard that always gets trotted out by those on the religious right — it’s gays vs. God! Those filthy gays and lesbians want to end our “r…

Don’t Ignore Lies About Economic Stimulus, Religious Freedom

By Peter Montgomery

…revent colleges who get federal funds to renovate buildings on campus from using that money for chapels and other houses of worship. It’s standard church-state language that has appeared in numerous bills over many years. The underlying principle has repeatedly been upheld by the Supreme Court. But, thrilled to have a “Christian persecution” angle in the biggest news story of the month, a succession of “mainstream” and more fringe Religious Right…

Christian Nationalists and the Holy Gun Crusade

By Thomas Lecaque

…am idea: the gun as a religious weapon. If Daniel Defense sells their guns using Bible verses, other companies have a much closer affiliation. A Florida gunmaker, Spike’s Tactical, makes an AR-15-style rifle they call the “Crusader.” The name is chosen deliberately and with care, and the company knows exactly what they’re selling. As their website says: Spike’s Tactical created a balanced reliable rifle that would bring an excellent fighting rifle…