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“Tell Me What You Believe About Ferguson, and I’ll Tell You What You Believe About God”: A Missouri Pilgrimage

By Anita Little

…t. Louis that are slowly being eaten away by urban decay and overrun with dilapidated buildings and empty lots. When we reached the small community of Ferguson, I was taken by how normal and everyday it seemed. There were well-tended houses and apartments, closely cropped lawns, people walking their dogs and retired residents hanging out on stoops and patios. As Tyler emphasized, this is a working-class black community. The one element that marked…

Niqab and Short Shorts

By Hussein Rashid

…is sort of protest is to wear the niqab and nothing else. Then, the women will get tickets, not for being nude, but for being clothed. In my opinion, that would show the absolute absurdity of the state trying to control women’s dress. I have written elsewhere that this sort of action, of controlling a woman’s body, is simply male penis worship run amok. These ladies, who call themselves Niqabitches, have done a great service in showing the inheren…

“Equality is Not a Feeling”

By Joanna Brooks

…other side of the veil.” “My entire adult life I have believed that there will come a time when women will be ordained in the LDS Church,” Pierce continued. “This is the first time I’ve been able to stand up and say so. And as I do stand up, I get many private messages of support from fellow Mormons—including people I don’t expect.” “After spending most of my life following social stigmas that silence Mormon women and compel us to feign that we…

I Miss Tina Fey

By Julie Ingersoll

…est of the religious right’s anti-abortion efforts. They emphasized the availability of help without “judgment” of women in “crisis” pregnancies. They embraced the notion of “choice” on the abortion issues but challenged the way choice is currently construed. Several of the commercials were framed in terms of speaking to women who had been given a “choice” by their male partners: “it’s the baby or me.” They focused on fostering what was repeatedl…

The Prophet Amos on Unemployment and Our Leadership

By Peter Laarman

…expire while the official jobless rate remains at such a high level. Meanwhile, the New York Times filled us in yesterday on the heavy lifting that Congress is willing to do before skipping town for a week. Robert Pear and Jeff Zeleny reported on all the sumptuous wining and dining that went on as legislators rushed to push up their second quarter fundraising totals. As the reporters noted dryly, “The burst of fund-raisers takes place as lawmakers…

Is Joel Osteen, Success Mag Cover Boy, Really “God’s Best”?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…trademark gospel of positive thinking—a prosperity gospel of sorts that while it may leave people smiling at the end of the service, it has conveyed little to them about what God might define as true success. Even Barbara Ehrenreich in her new book Bright-Sided notes about Osteen’s message how, “God plays only a supporting role, and by no means an indispensible one, in the Osteen’s universe. Gone is the mystery and awe; he has been reduced to a k…

NPR “Ex-Gay” Report Neither “Fair” Nor “Balanced”

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…er charges people for “therapies” that can destroy them psychologically, while buying tickets to Toscano’s shows might result in some good belly laughs, but no pressure to convert. What makes this story so shameful, though, is how the true message is completely glossed over in the pursuit of finding out who is “right” and who is “wrong.” Both Wyler and Toscano are Christian men who were given the message early on in their lives that being gay or l…

Rage Against the New Age Machine: Three Days at the Osho International Meditation Resort

By Diane Winston

…resemble a small lake. The lush environs promise harmony, peace and tranquility. Unfortunately none of that was available on arrival. Coralling and cajoling students, even grownup ones, requires energy and the last bits of mine were drained before I “lost” the group at the Mumbai airport. After the nearly day-long flight, we still had a four-hour bus ride ahead of us. When we finally found each other, boarded the bus and found boxed breakfasts of…

Constitutional Attorney Changes into Drag During Talk on Cancelation of West Texas A&M Drag Show

By Chrissy Stroop

…nary and thereby challenges the patriarchal norms supported by Wendler. In illegally and unilaterally blocking an innocent drag fundraiser from taking place on campus, Wendler wasn’t defending women. He was discriminating against LGBTQ folks and defending Christian patriarchy. Reached for comment, WT student Marcus Stovall, vice president of Spectrum WT and president and founder of WT’s SSA chapter, called Wendler’s ban “reprehensible” and an exam…

Houston’s Pastor Subpoenas: A Meme Made for Fox News

By Sarah Posner

…in the case, is headlining a fundraiser next week for the US Pastors’ Council, which is headed by Welch. Tickets for the event range from $1,000 to $10,000, and Mike Huckabee is also an invited speaker. Taylor’s theme, “A Battle the Nation Is Watching: Is the Rule of Law More Powerful than City Hall?” seems serendipitous for the conservative agitators against the supposedly oppressive state. It’s almost as if the city of Houston wanted to help the…