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Muslim Mickey Mouse Tweet by Christian Billionaire Sparks Controversy

By Joseph Hammond

…ld behave when they were insulted. Those early Muslims would be ashamed of today’s ‘Salafis’ who claim to be following in the early Muslims’ footsteps. A member of the Egyptian telecom industry who spoke on condition of anonymity was also critical of the uproar surrounding the tweet: There is a huge double standard here. A few years ago many of these same people were promoting the Fulla doll. They wanted a Muslim version of Barbie and now they do…

The Racist Message of Do-Nothing Religion, Courtesy of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

By Kevin Healey

…placency with racialized religious privilege that has come to characterize today’s Republican Party? It depends, of course, on what (or who) you mean by “America.” And what you mean by “God.” Not to mention what it means to “turn to God,” or to “heal racism.” The devil’s in the details, and paraphrased headlines are often misleading. What Patrick actually said in his Fox News interview is that to address racism in American culture, we need to “cha…

Think Yoga and Mindfulness in Public Schools Are a No-Brainer? Think Again

By Candy Gunther Brown

…ds who you ask, and whether the legal context is First Amendment religious free exercise clause protection or establishment clause restriction. For example, in 2011, Dr. Glenn Mendoza sued New York’s Good Samaritan Hospital for religious discrimination against him as a practitioner of Arhatic Yoga, Pranic Healing, and Superbrain Yoga. In this context, Mendoza described yoga as “devoted spiritual practice rooted in religion and ancient spiritual te…

Invoking God’s Name Like a Bludgeon

By Lauri Lebo

…clared: Before the invocation, I thought I’d tell a little Biblical story. Today’s story is about Jonah. In grade school one day, a little girl spoke to her teacher about Jonah and how he was swallowed by a whale. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though they’re a large mammal they have very small throats. The little girl said, “But how can that be? Jonah was swallowed by a whale, and the Bib…

Death of a Self-Proclaimed God-Man: Sai Baba’s Controversial Career

By Andrea R. Jain

…ted to his personal charisma, marketing skills, or both—was extraordinary. Today the International Sathya Sai Organization disseminates Sai Baba’s teachings and manages a network of over 1,200 Sathya Sai Baba centers in 126 countries. Most of his devotees came to acknowledge him as god-man without ever meeting him in person. Sai Baba’s devotees include powerful politicians (including former prime ministers of India), celebrities, and entrepreneur…

Jesus Comes Out for Christmas

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…sten, and especially to those who would not. Like the gays and lesbians of today, Jesus made enemies when he came out. Jesus angered his family, he angered his friends, and most of all he angered those in power when he came out against the greed, the neglect of the poor, the inequality, and the injustice all around him. Like many of the gays and lesbians of today, that coming out cost him his life. Coming out is not for wimps—it really does take a…

Perry’s Challenge to Bachmann for Religious Right Vote

By Sarah Posner

…explored in a piece for the Daily Beast in June), particularly his role in promoting homeschooling, Lizza gives short shrift to Rushdoony, who is not only a “prominent Dominionist,” as Lizza describes him, but the founder of Christian Reconstructionism and Titus’ inspiration. And, as Julie Ingersoll has detailed on numerous occasions, “Christian Reconstructionist founder Rousas John Rushudoony is often called the father of the Christian homeschool…

Darrell Issa’s Show Trial
on Alleged Obama Administration “Anti-Catholic Bias”

By Sarah Posner

…uestioned the HHS witnesses. Smith charged the Obama administration with “promoting abortion” through the contracting process and of engaging in “unethical” violations of religious conscience laws, although his proffer fell short of establishing any sort of legal infraction. “The Obama Administration’s bias against Catholics is an affront to religious freedom and a threat to all people of faith,” Smith said. The USCCB was discriminated against, S…

UK Christian Mag Argues for “Separate but Equal” Unions

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…rying to put the best face on their prejudice. For example, UK’s Christian Today editors are trying to convince people that it’s not bigotry to reserve the word “marriage” for heterosexual couples and call all those “gay marriages” civil partnerships. But being different doesn’t have to mean bad or discriminatory. Relationships can be held in equal regard by the state and society, but accommodated by both differently – a single mother may receive…

Sin is Not a Crime: A Conversation with Patrick Cheng

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ng the two together, I’m always forced to choose. Will I be Asian American today or gay today? In the LGBT community, even where I feel really safe, I rarely hear anything that affirms my cultural background or the racism of notions of beauty in the community. Singularity is the sin that resonates with me—forcing people to choose one thing over another in terms of our identities. Hybridity, like an apple-pear blend, gets to the notion that we can…