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Killing One Primate to Save Another: The Ethics of Animal Rights

By Arri Eisen

…earch is done on yeast, worms, fruit flies, and mice)? And what kinds of research (research that might cause pain or even death, observational research, etc.)? In the Nature interview, Ringach points to the results of a recent Pew survey in which, unsurprisingly, 93% of scientists favor animal research. (Though the survey neither broke the issue down into the important questions above nor differentiated ‘animal testing’ from ‘animal research,’ it…

An Open Letter to American Muslims on Election Day

By Haroon Moghul

…clear. But imagine if we voted in huge numbers, by huge margins, decisively, no matter where we were. Then people would have to listen to us, hear us, consider us–and respect us. They would have to consider us. And that’s what I care about. A community that holds its head up high. Not because we’re better than anyone else. But because we’re no worse than anyone else. We all have this right. The difference is in whether or not we exercise it. Go ge…

Advice from a Disaster Pastor: Open Your Wallet, Not Your Closet

By Carlos Wilton

…ely modest? Do they avoid dropping a huge wad of cash each year to rent Mar-a-Lago for their fundraising gala? Can we trust them to spend our donation more wisely than we could ourselves, pushing the shopping cart? When we give away that dangerous money, we let go of it completely. That’s scary. In a consumer culture, that’s not a skill that comes easily. There’s a classic scene from one of the Marx Brothers comedies in which Chico and Harpo are r…

Amway, Religious Right Pyramid Scheme, Returns to the Motherland

By Bill Berkowitz

…exposing deadly “witch” hunters in Africa to the discovery of perhaps half-a-million Iberian Jews, no one does it better than Bartholomew’s Notes on Religion, an absolute must-read for those following religious happenings in the United States and around the globe. Consider the following recent posts, produced by Richard Bartholomew: A report about a libel suit by one John F. Singer, a 49-year-old Queens, New York, man who claims that Centropa (th…

Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Lurid Picture of Nigeria’s Muslims in Newsweek

By Patrick J. Ryan, S.J.

…t of more general Islamic radicalism in Nigeria. Two of the country’s most high-profile Muslims have denounced Boko Haram directly: the Muslim governor of the largest state, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, said that Boko Haram doesn’t represent Islam and that “Islam… does not condone violence and crime in any form,” while the Sultan of Sokoto, the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims, called the group “anti-Islamic” and “an embarrassment to Islam.” As a s…

An American Muslim Abroad, Or, Things I Saw in Dubai

By Haroon Moghul

…t. ⬆ Earlier on this day, I saw a South Asian gentleman crossing an eight-lane highway while drinking a cup of tea out of a white ceramic mug. He took his time, pausing between lanes to let cars whiz by (at roughly 70 miles per hour) and took measured sips to pass the time, enjoying his hot and fresh caffeinated beverage, which no South Asian can survive without. I salute you, Ahmed Mohammed, or whatever the hell your name is, for your bravery,…

Numbers, Schnumbers, Why Evangelicals Should Worry About Trump’s Popularity

By Jonathan Orbell

…ing question behind their writing has been how an “immodest, arrogant, foul-mouthed, money-obsessed, thrice-married, and until recently, pro-choice” candidate ever gained such traction among religious conservatives. On these terms, evangelicals and Trump do seem strange bedfellows. Writers in this camp typically cite an arsenal of polls lending credence to their suggestion that evangelicals favor Trump. Here’s a few from Monmouth University, The W…

Synod or Sin Oddly: Vatican Encourages Catholics to ‘Walk Together’ as Long as the Hierarchy Leads the Way and Decides the Route

By Mary E. Hunt

…ing for something to do. In any case, the Vatican-requested ten-page-report-per-diocese doesn’t leave much room for depth or detail, and offers a ready excuse for why certain, shall we say, sticky wicket issues will probably not see the light of day. At a time when the institutional church’s prestige is in the cellar—ask the hundreds of thousands of victims of clergy sexual abuse in France, just to take a small sample—it’s obvious why some in the…

Episcopal Church Assault Data Reveals the Dark Side of Inclusive Christianity

By Charlotte Dalwood

…ed States, it contributes to the “truth telling” element of a planned truth-and-reconciliation process on gender and sexual abuse in Episcopal spaces. And the truth is horrifying. Of the more than 2400 responses collected, 475 (20%) are from cisgender LGB Episcopalians. Nearly 40% of these—189 individuals—reported being the targets of inappropriate jokes and comments; 29.9%—82 individuals—of inappropriate touching; and a further 14.9%—71 individua…

Academic Freedom Bills

By Lauri Lebo

…these bills. The title “Academic Freedom” sounds noble enough (how could a freedom-loving American oppose such a thing?) but the bills’ basic gist is this: “Evolution is a lie! Evolution is evil! If your children learn we came from monkeys, they will go to hell!!!!!” This month, Mississippi lawmakers introduced in the House the first anti-evolution bill of 2010. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Gary Chism, and which has been referred to the House…