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Wichita, the Sequel: A Clinic Reopens at Ground Zero in America’s Fight over Abortion

By Kathryn Joyce

…abortion clinics, particularly Dr. Tiller’s, and were arrested in massive numbers. One local activist told me that nearly 25 anti-abortion groups had been birthed during the Summer of Mercy, some of which are still active. The protests so shaped the city that, 22 years later, both sides recall the fight vividly. Faced with what was initially meant to be a week of protests, Wichita officials requested that the clinic close, and Dr. Tiller complied…

How to Choose a Tour Company for Your Hajj

By Amina Wadud

…nts than their quota allows. Most Muslim countries have a quota; a limited number of hajjis permitted from that country in any one year. This number is set by hajj authorities in Saudi Arabia, because, in all fairness, there has to be a cap on how many Muslims converge on the place. Right now, it stands at around 3 million! Countries with large populations of Muslims have many more applicants than their allotted number of pilgrims. This means you…

The Sacred and the Dead: It’s (Not) Just a Box of Rain

By Cathleen Falsani

…ollege in 1989, I went to my first Dead show near Chicago. I didn’t have a ticket (and didn’t care so much about the music, really) but wanted to see what all the fuss was about from a safe distance in the parking lot where the aromas and sights and sounds and colors and patterns and vibe of Deadhead central overwhelmed my senses. I bought a silver bangle for $10 and almost 26 years later, it’s still there on my right wrist. In my early 20s, I end…

Leave It to Trump to Split a Catholic-Evangelical Bloc That’s Generations Old

By Neil J. Young

…ector of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, called the Trump-Pence ticket the “most anti-Catholic GOP presidential ticket in modern history” because of not only Trump’s many shortcomings but also Pence’s record of blocking the Catholic Church’s efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in Indiana. Trump’s poor standing with Catholic voters resembles his “Mormon problem,” as I have written about. Taken together, the Catholic and Mormon rejection…

Nikki Haley’s Slavery Omission Typifies the GOP’s Tragic Pact with White Supremacy

By Annika Brockschmidt

…ch-segregationist George Wallace running on the American Independent Party ticket would sweep those up, but he did narrowly win the general election—thanks to Strom Thurmond, the segregationist senator of South Carolina, a former Democrat who had become a Republican in 1964. Thurmond helped him win the Republican nomination and the presidency by vouching for the Nixon/Agnew ticket to other former Southern Democrats. It was Reagan, who later cement…

Community Organizing and Symbolic Electioneering

By Laura R. Olson

…n media events. Most major decisions about the composition of presidential tickets — and even policy platforms — are made well before the speaker hits the rostrum. The delegates serve a largely symbolic role, and the speakers’ real audience is the electorate at large, following (or so both political parties hope) convention coverage at home on television and the Internet. Thus, the rhetoric that emerges from presidential nominating conventions sho…

We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory

By John Stoehr

…rs chose her over her opponent, but also voted against Trump. That’s split-ticket voting, which was thought to be extinct. It isn’t. And here we are. (Control of the Senate, by the way, is still up in the air. There are going to be two run-off senate elections in Georgia. The outcome will determine Mitch McConnell’s fate.) 2. Realignment This is the idea that the coalitions constituting each party are changing. That much is true, but contrary to t…

Jesus Christ! He’s Everywhere!

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…to the secular community, which makes up a huge portion of the Democratic ticket,” said Parra, director of communications and membership for the atheist group. Many secular voters feel taken for granted by the Democrats. Where else can they go besides a third party vote (which some have, indeed, opted for)? I understand their frustration. As a lesbian, I really have no one to vote for on the Democratic ticket who fully supports my rights. I get t…

Your Prayer is Spoken! For Just $3.95 Per Month

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…wever, depending on the type and length of the prayer. Shorter prayers are cheaper and prayers for financial help are sold at a discount “for obvious reasons.” It’s nice to have a pay to pray Web service so concerned about subscriber’s financial health! Unlike Tetzel, however, this service exists in a world of potential litigation. So for those wondering why they paid their money to pray for a new Ferrari and God reneged on the deal, you can’t bla…

Olympic Ritual and Religion, Hosted by a Religion-less State

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…the god worshiped at the altar of his revival was supposed to be. He had a number of suggestions, among them the spirit of internationalism and common (not cosmopolitan—he was insistent on this point) humanity… and even peace which, as he wryly noted, “has become a sort of religion among us.” He suggested still more coyly, in a famous essay composed in 1929 (and entitled simply “Olympia”), that there was a kind of paganism at the heart of his revi…