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French Theologian Urges Islam to Self-Critique, Fails to Notice Log in Own Eye

By Daniel J. Schultz

…the immigrant dominated Parisian suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, reported the New York Times, teacher Éric Bettancourt told the television channel France 2 that a majority of his students did not observe the silence. He went on to say the students “considered that it was forbidden to make blasphemies or insult the prophet through drawings or speech.” Many teachers – shocked and speechless – found themselves unable to engage. These new measures, which…

‘Late Night With The Devil’ Reflects the Role of Talk Shows in Sensationalizing the Satanic Panic of the 1980s

By Joseph Laycock

…cial, “Exploring Satan’s Underground.” In 1990, John O’Connor, cardinal of New York, gave a sermon warning about the dangers of demons, Satanic crime, and rock music, even reading from The Exorcist in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. In the news cycle that followed, ABC’s 20/20 set to work trying to film an exorcism. This time they got what the networks had long sought. James LeBar, exorcist for the Diocese of New York, found a family in Palm Beach, Flori…

Is the Pope’s Concern for Immigration Just a “Numbers Game”?

By Megan Sweas

…diversity of migrants also challenges the church on a local level. Veteran New York Times religion reporter Laurie Goodstein covered these tensions without framing the church’s interest in immigration reform as a play for more members. “Do not be afraid to welcome them,” Francis told the bishops. “Offer them the warmth of the love of Christ and you will unlock the mystery of their heart. I am certain that, as so often in the past, these people wil…

#HijabiLivesMatter: The Burkini Ban, Black Hair and the Meaning of “Natural”

By Shaina Hammerman

…ss.’” As a white, Jewish woman in liberal San Francisco, there is a chasm between my experiences of privilege and the discrimination felt by Muslim Frenchwomen and black Americans. This is why The New York Times was right to share the actual words of Muslim women. But Valls, so enchanted by “republican principles,” is unable to hear their words and believe them….

Euthanasia Billboards, Post-Rapture Pet Care, Can You Tell a Burqa from a Hijab?

By Michael J. Altman

…a Qur’an Day” on the anniversary of 9/11. The same Gainesville church made news in the past with its “No Homo Mayor” signs opposing an openly gay mayor. Lt. Governor of South Carolina André Bauer discusses how he uses shoes to save souls. New York Governor David Paterson denied reports that he had swapped Judaism for his Catholic faith. However, Gwyneth Paltrow is taking mystical kabbalah to the Hamptons with her. In other actress news, Jennifer…

Shari’ah Creeps into Outer Space

By Hussein Rashid

Islam is back in the news, but this time in a good way. New York City is finally hosting the “1001 Inventions” exhibit. The film is narrated by crypto-Muslim–Jew Ben Kingsley, who is a Quaker famous for playing a Hindu, influenced by Jainism. I don’t think they could have chosen a better voiceover. A Malaysian woman, Dr. Mazlan Othman, was in the news for speculation that she would become the official UN Ambassador to Extraterrestrial Life. Altho…

For God or for Fame? The Making of a Teenage Bomber

By Kambiz GhaneaBassiri

…agents for preventing his “passage from the lands of the polytheists.” The New York Times reported that in recent months “he dropped out of school and stopped attending mosque.” Given these statements, it would seem that Mohamud is a disaffected youth who had withdrawn from his family and local community well before the tree lighting ceremony. Our Media, Ourselves Ironically, while Mohamud lamented how unrepresented he was by American Muslims and…

Palin Talks Israel in Anticipation of 2012

By Shalom Goldman

…ls on their editorial boards. Just a day after a Nov 24 story in which the New York Times, like the Forward, dared to question the Israeli government’s definition of “Jerusalem,” the Times published a letter from an Israeli government spokesperson stating that: The notion that some areas of Jerusalem—the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years—should be off-limits to Jews, while the entire city is open to Arabs, is deeply prejudicial. The sug…

2010: What Did We Believe In?

By Gary Laderman

…as founded. Opposition to the construction of a Muslim community center in New York; the brutal attack on a Muslim cabbie; the proposed burning of Qur’ans by a small church that created a media sensation; the passage of a law in Oklahoma outlawing shari’ah—taken together these and other similar incidents point to the sacred value of hating Muslims for Americans who place fear above education, knee-jerk militarism over carefully considered analysis…

It’s Preposterous That We Can’t Question Nominees on Religion

By Patricia Miller

…stirred anew with the publication of an article by Laurie Goodstein in the New York Times that reported on Barrett’s previously undisclosed participation in a little-know charismatic Christian group called People of Praise. As Goodstein reported: Some of the group’s practices would surprise many faithful Catholics. Members of the group swear a lifelong oath of loyalty, called a covenant, to one another, and are assigned and are accountable to a pe…