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Letters to the Editors: On Gandhian Nonviolence

By Ira Chernus

…n a moment. Take the ouster of General Pinochet by constitutional means in Chile in 1989 (a year in which, as studies have shown, close to two billion people were affected by more or less nonviolent uprisings). Was the General’s heart moved? For simplicity’s sake, let’s say no. Was he nonetheless removed from power (and made vunlerable to international justice)? Thankfully, yes. Persuasion, in other words, is the ideal in nonviolence; in the real…

At the UN, Conservative Christian Agenda Cloaked in Human Rights Language

By Austin Dacey

…use. Slater’s Family Watch International (FWI) has been deeply involved in promoting abstinence-and fidelity-only initiatives in Uganda and has praised Nigeria—where same-sex couples can face up to 14 years in prison or stoning at the hands of Sharia courts—as “a strong role model” for other regional governments “on how to hold on to their family values despite intense international pressure.” The Human Rights Campaign has reported that FWI’s annu…

How Does Mormonism Shape Romney’s Foreign Policy?

By Joanna Brooks

…demographics, but essentially values-neutral and centered on defending and promoting the interests of large institutions that reward loyalty. We’ve seen this institutional loyalty-centered approach to foreign policy from LDS people in decision-making positions before. It was Jay Bybee (a lifelong Mormon and returned Mormon missionary who served in Chile during the Pinochet coup) who supervised and signed the 2002 “Torture Memos” effectively author…

Should We Believe ‘Bombshell’ Report on Pope’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse?

By Daniel Schultz

…l abuse, but that a former Vatican Secretary of State “notoriously favored promoting homosexuals into positions of responsibility,” and that McCarrick somehow helped maneuver liberals into episcopal positions. The agenda becomes clear: Viganò and his supporters don’t want increased tolerance for gays in ministry, and they blame them for the sex abuse crisis. Viganò says as much directly: The homosexual networks present in the Church must be eradic…

Virtual Islam: Peace, Love, and Some Understanding?

By Bill Berkowitz

…ed States, Libya, France, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, the Netherlands, Germany, Chile, Turkey, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Qatar, Portugal, Canada, Mexico, the Russian province of north Ossetia, Indonesia, South Africa, Morocco, Japan, Israel, Jordan, Italy, and Spain. They took us into their virtual communities, houses, and mosques, invited us to fatwas, took us on a virtual Hajj to Mecca, and discussed their perceptions of extremism,…

Mortal Combat: Risk in the Winter Olympics

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…must have on-call in such a time. An earthquake of stunning intensity hit Chile at the tail end of these Games, making it impossible for the Chilean contingent to return to their damaged airport. Thus they too remained for the Closing Ceremonies last night, if far from festive in mood. The risk of holding Winter Games so late in the season, and in such a temperate marine climate proved to be greater than anticipated; the weather was perfect for s…

Like Azusa Street Baptized into Bureaucracy: Mexico’s Flourishing LLDM Church Loses its Apostle

By Michael Schulson

…s significant temples throughout Mexico and Central America, as well as in Chile, Colombia, Spain, and, of course, the United States. California alone has around 40 churches, and there are major congregations in Houston, Atlanta, and New York City as well. Along the way, LLDM has been able to take advantage of a broader growth in Latin American Protestantism—a trend that has tended to favor pentecostal movements. According to Pew Research Data, on…

Trump Election Could Threaten LGBT Rights Globally

By Peter Montgomery

…on ORAM…. But activists in countries where US support has been critical to promoting LGBT rights say they are afraid more broadly that a Trump victory could tacitly encourage governments with weak commitments to human rights or democracy. “I don’t think he’d be able to hold our leaders accountable or uphold American values abroad,” said Clare Byarugaba, who co-chaired the coalition of groups in Uganda that fought the sweeping Anti-Homosexuality Ac…

Transitions: Caitlyn Jenner, Gender Identity, and Christians Behaving Badly (Again)

By Daniel Schultz

…ture. Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. Image by Movilh Chile via Flickr. There are always going to be people who don’t fit into the perfect sexual role, no matter how tight the church laces the girdle for them. There are always going to be scared, confused, something-less-than-acceptable people needing Jesus. Christians need to learn to deal with such folks, as a matter of justice, and because some day, they might be us. The li…

Republican Scandals Drag Secretive ‘Family’ Into the Big Time

By Randall Balmer, Anthea Butler, Evan Derkacz, Jeff Sharlet, and Diane Winston

…But the center is an assertion, not a fact; an etiquette, not a place. Its code, its theology, is most fully embodied in Americanized Arminianism—a Protestant tradition of good works and propriety, “distinguished liberals” and polite realpolitik. “Arminian moralism,” notes historian Charles Sellers in his study of Finney’s age, The Market Revolution, “sanctioned competitive individualism and the market’s rewards of wealth and status.” It did not e…