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Republican Jewish Coalition Calls Obama Out for “Donors” Mention

By Evan Derkacz

…” = Obama’s implication that a secret cabal of wealthy Jews is controlling American policy! Of course, it’s dicey to imply that Israel is the primary interest for the US in managing the threat of Iran, what with Jewish “dual loyalty” being another anti-Semitic trope. But setting that aside, who over the age of 12 doesn’t believe that donors aren’t (and aren’t often evoked as) a powerful motivating force in American politics? Take Brooks’ own examp…

Trump Administration Is Not-So-Subtly Christianizing Foreign Policy and Aid

By Murali Balaji

…he narrative of global Christian victimhood. However, under Trump, foreign policy—particularly foreign aid—is increasingly being shaped in a pro-evangelical way. It shouldn’t surprise anyone given Pence’s constant affirmations of being a Christian first, while Pompeo has openly embraced a hardline Christian worldview that maligns non-Christians. Pompeo and Pence also have close ties to far-right Christian leader (and documented demagogue) Tony Per…

Federal Appeals Court Finds Wisconsin School’s Transphobic Policy Unconstitutional Days Before Plaintiff Graduates

By Sunnivie Brydum

…xplained. As Judge Ann Claire Williams said in her ruling for the court: A policy that requires an individual to use a bathroom that does not conform with his or her gender identity punishes that individual for his or her gender non‐conformance, which in turn violates Title IX. As BuzzFeed‘s Chris Geidner noted, the ruling also emphatically rejects the transphobic (and unfounded) concerns about “safety” and “privacy” advanced by the Kenosha Unifie…

Countering the “Countering Violent Extremism” Program

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

…ountry.” In short, the US has never disestablished religion in our foreign policy. Instead, American authorities coopt and cooperate with religious institutions and leaders overseas, perceiving these efforts as essential to securing US interests. Since 9/11 and the rise of counterterrorism, US-sponsored religious interventionism has intensified and it has assumed new forms. Government-led programs and projects intended to support moderate religion…

Among the Problems with Trump’s Proposed Ban: Who is a Muslim?

By Michael Schulson

…the United States, where there are substantial Arab-American, South Asian-American, African-American, and Latino Muslim populations. Still, the subtext of a lot of political rhetoric about Islam is that there’s some characteristic Muslimness that inheres in the body, regardless of heritage. “The whole question is, who exactly are Muslims?” asks Zareena Grewal, a professor of American studies and religious studies at Yale and the author of Islam I…

Updated with Response: The Black Church is Dead—Long Live the Black Church

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

…y little to what most Americans should know about Christianity among black Americans. Most Americans are largely unaware of the diverse Christian congregations and denominational structures that comprise what is called the Black Church. For many Americans, the oratory, quasi-liberal politics, and charismatic swagger of Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Jesse L. Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Tavis Smiley are the primary windows into Christianity in black…

Ten Books to Read After You’ve Watched “Lemonade”

By Nyasha Junior

…e explores how faith traditions have served to nurture and sustain African-American communities. African American women’s spirituality is deeply rooted in a community of the born, the yet to be born, and those who have already passed over. Tracey E. Hucks Davidson College Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism Religious historian Tracey Hucks explores African-American expressions of Yoruba traditions and how those notions con…

The Revival of the Pastors’ Policy Briefings

By Sarah Posner

…ring God in America. (Indeed the idea for Gingrich’s organization Renewing American Leadership was hatched at these meetings.) But in addition to drawing the scrutiny of church-state separation advocates and transparency watchdogs, the events drew the ire of Huckabee’s GOP opponents, who complained that they had been excluded from speaking at the events, which they hinted were designed to bolster Huckabee’s candidacy. In late 2007: Huckabee spoke…

When Rabbis Seized Control of the Synagogue: The Role of Authority in American Judaism

By Zev Eleff

…communities—save for the Reconstructionists—identified Jewishness through one’s mother and not the father. I will focus on the substantial political and religious literature during this decade that stresses the “fracturing” and “polarization” of American life. The patrilineal decision decentered American Judaism, causing rifts within the various movements and shifting the center of concern from the United States to Israel. So far, I have delivere…

Israel Under Bush: The Islamophobia Years

By Joel Schalit

…a liberal, and how increasingly representative his ideology is among Arab Americans. Though he is far better-schooled than most Americans, Khalidi’s intellectual achievements make it difficult to define him by political alliances that require a hostile and unreasonable other, particularly at a time of continued conflict in the Middle East. As long as it can be established that someone like Khalidi is an extremist bent on Israel’s destruction, the…