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Let’s Get Lost: Mapping Religion in the 21st Century

By Spencer Dew

…map (as compiled by Salatomatic, an Islamic guide to mosques) compiled the number of mosques per state, while the second, using U.S. Department of State data, charts the number of refugees arriving in each state (from October 2014-July 2015), and the third offers “a compilation of Islamic terror activity by state” pairing the names of organizations with U.S. cities (for instance, Boca Raton, Florida, is flagged for “Al Qaeda”). The source for this…

RD News Round-Up—Nov. 4, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…s Serving Evangelism has offices in Virginia Beach, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia and its 2007 revenue amounted to $42,658,159. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, whose President, CEO and General Counsel is Alan Sears, had 2007 revenue of $31,674,124. The Rev. Donald Wildmon’s Tupelo, Mississippi-based American Family Association had $22,547,087 in revenue in 2007.v Founded by Dobson and run by Tony Perkins, the Washingto…

Women’s Liberation Through Submission: An Evangelical Anti-Feminism Is Born

By Kathryn Joyce

…ambitions: I began to wonder what might happen in our day if even a small number of devoted, intentional women would begin to pray and believe God for a revolution of a different kind—a counterrevolution—within the evangelical world… Unlike most revolutions, this counterrevolution does not require that we march in the streets or send letters to Congress or join yet another organization. It does not require us to leave our homes; in fact, for many…

Scott Walker Loves Jesus. That’s Nice

By Peter Laarman

…embers as vandals and thugs, but in fact it was the company that hired vigilantes, corrupted the county sheriffs, and bent political leaders to join its relentless campaign to destroy the union. All this is well-documented. UAW chief Walter Reuther, every bit as tough as old man Kohler, poured still more resources into the fight—ultimately paying a relatively small number of strikers the then-unheard-of sum of $12 million in union strike benefits….

Obama Caves on (Another) Contraception Exemption

By Patricia Miller

…contraceptive mandate will be small. But imagine a scenario where a larger number of employers seeks to escape a costly mandate, such as equal access to in vitro fertilization procedures for straight and gay couples, for supposedly religious reasons and hundreds flood HHS with generic opt-out letters that don’t identify a specific insurer. Or a future administration that is less dedicated to contraceptive access. It’s not hard to see how the lack…

Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Declare Shared View of Marriage & Family; Government & Muslim Officials Ramp Up Anti-LGBT Rhetoric in Indonesia; Australian Religious Leaders Ask Parliament to Act on Marriage Equality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…te their disagreements.” Recently, the Archbishop of Canterbury announced plans to try and heal rifts in the church by launching “facilitated conversations”. In his letter, the Archbishop of York said he hoped these “task groups” would “help to heal the pain and rebuild mutual trust.” Saudi Arabia: Wedding video sparks social media campaign about killing ‘faggots’ A hashtag spreading across Arabic-language social media translates to “suggest a way…

Religious Leaders On Anti-Muslim Frenzy: “Silence Is Not An Option”

By Sarah Posner

…xious and fearful that their classmates “will look at them like aliens.” A number of religious leaders, including Mattson, spoke at the press briefing, which was one of the most highly attended press events relating to religion that I’ve seen — except for events hosted by religious right groups. Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good, speaking to evangelical Christians engaging in or promoting anti-Muslim b…

Catholic ‘Soul-Searching’ as Ireland Votes on Marriage; Churches, American Activists Join Kenyan Anti-Gay Group’s ‘Family’ Confab; Indian Mom Seeks Spouse For Gay Son; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…imination laws by refusing to bake a cake endorsing same-sex marriage. Scotland: Church of Scotland OK’s gay ministers in civil partnerships The Church of Scotland delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow congregations to ordain gay ministers who are in civil partnerships. “Supporters said it was time for the church to be inclusive and recognise the ‘mixed economy’ of modern Scotland,” reported the BBC. “Opponents warned that the move was contrary…

What Does Darwin Mean to You?

By Arri Eisen

…entally flawed. Always the gentleman, this was Darwin’s way. David Westmoreland is a professor and an evolutionary biologist. * * * Church and Evolution: And Never the Twain Shall Meet? I was raised in the church. My grandparents were clergy, and every Sunday you would find me in the tiny structure they called their home away from home where I was taught creationism (over evolution) on a weekly basis. Oh the conundrum when I became a scientist! As…

Swiftboating Obama’s Health Care Reform?

By Bill Berkowitz

…t what will happen if we go down this path.” CRC’s client list has on it a number of conservative advocacy groups, think tanks, links to the Republican Party, conservative philanthropy funded organizations, and media outfits, and includes Americans for Fair Taxation, Americans for Hope, Growth & Opportunity, the Discovery Institute, the Federalist Society, the Manhattan Institute, L. Brent Bozell’s Media Research Center, the National Republican Co…