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Muslims Helped Legitimize Lowes’ Decision to Pull Ads From All-American Muslim

By Hussein Rashid

…Park51 was being developed, or opposed to recognizing Eid holidays in the NYC public school system. However, these were positions that offered alternatives and were meant to affect change and create debate. I am happy I was able to create a conversation around P51 that I think has made the project stronger. I’m glad there was a stronger debate around Eid holidays. What the criticizers of AAM failed to do was understand that their actions have con…

Muslims Lie, and Other Myths

By Hussein Rashid

…an Rights – North America, the group responsible for putting up ads in the NYC subway system in response to the hateful speech promoted there earlier in the month. It also gives a platform for Muslims to represent themselves and state what they believe. We were fortunate to have many individuals who gave input from the Muslim community, including academics, traditionally trained scholars, and activists. It was reviewed by experts in the relevant f…

Beyond Adam and Eve

By Becky Garrison

…ng on a human-to-human level The Rev. Winnie Varghese, Priest in Charge at NYC’s St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery says that one of St. Mark’s gifts is to create a non-judging space that’s become a haven for artists and others in the community. They do outreach to the kids who attend Harvey Milk school, teaching LGBT youth to use art for self-expression. And they offer single-stall unisex bathrooms that allow transgendered people to use the faciliti…

Pam Geller’s Latest Subway Ad Inadvertently Attacks Hebrew Bible

By Hussein Rashid

…remain, deeply traumatized by that day. If a city could suffer from PTSD, NYC does. The text of the ad is ostensibly meant to reveal how, in her words, “savage” Islam is. The fragment of the verse she’s referring to reads in full: We shall cast terror into the hearts of the faithless because of their ascribing to Allah partners, for which He has not sent down any authority, and their refuge shall be the Fire, and evil is the [final] abode of the…

Religion and HIV/AIDS: When Interfaith is Not Enough

By Susan Henking

…, which includes a call to “Step Up in Faith,” is being coordinated by the NYC Faith in Action for AIDS/HIV Prevention and Education Coalition (NYCFIA). While Los Angeles holds title to the most religiously diverse city in the United States, in a city as religiously diverse as New York, such organizations have significant reach. Flushing (a neighborhood in Queens) alone is home to more than 200 places of worship. Recent months also saw June’s call…

Crying Witch: Learning From the O’Donnell “Dabbling” Debacle

By Spencer Dew

…y sort of Wiccan, what sort of Satanist might he have been? Diane Vera of “NYC Satanists, Luciferians, Dark Pagans, and LHP Occultists” released a statement to the press honing in on one of the weirder details of O’Donnell’s claims. “As far as I am aware,” said Vera, “no serious practitioner of any variant of either Wicca or Satanism would have a picnic on one’s altar.” O’Donnell, who has made headlines for various comments on the supposed “cross-…

Gay, Black, and Muslim: “Naz & Maalik” Challenges Easy Assumptions About Progress

By Zannah Kimbrel

…much to be desired. But one aspect of this subplot very much hits home. An NYC cop meets up with the FBI agent after attempting to sell the boys a gun, claiming that they almost bought it from him. The agent says at first that it doesn’t sound like a lead—until she sees the boys, and decides to trail them. She sees that they are black and decides that they are dangerous. The writing and acting in the scenes is awkward, but the relationship between…

How Much is a (Progressive) Pastor Worth?

By Preston Davis

…not miss last week’s headlines: “Church Members Sue Over Minister’s Pay” “NYC minister’s $600G-salary package causes flap” “New Riverside Pastor’s Compensation Splits Congregation” Headlines like that get the attention of all those interested in either money or religion—so, really, everyone. It should have been a week leading to the validation of Brad Braxton, as he made ready for his installation as full-time senior pastor this past Sunday. Inst…

Media Fails to Report on Joel Osteen’s Unsavory Choice of Charity

By Becky Garrison

…tional donations “to support future events like this one.” (Billy Graham’s NYC Crusades held in 2005 were free for all too attend with a free will offering for those who wanted to contribute.) Then there’s the not so itty-bitty problem with their charity of choice. Feed the Children sounds like a noble gesture (though naming a facility “The Victoria Osteen Abandoned Baby Center” is just downright creepy.) But this charity has consistently received…

“LGBT People Have a Lot to Teach Christians”

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…look like that anymore and maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe all the waning numbers will force us to ask, “What does it mean to be a successful church?” I think it means practicing those sacraments and creating that community. How did you get started blogging and are you surprised by the immense community of followers you’ve amassed over the years? I started because I always wanted to write a book. I was a writer even as a kid. This is all I ever w…