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As Pat Robertson Retires, Here Are 10 of His Most Cringeworthy Moments

By Chrissy Stroop

…rophes like the September 11 terrorist attacks. Robertson agreed, but this comes in at only number 8 since it was Falwell who did most of the inflammatory speaking. So, for what heinous “sins” did the United States “deserve” 9/11? Per Falwell, they included “Throwing God out of the public square, out of the schools.” He added, “The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this, because God will not be mocked,” before rattling off a list of “s…

Along Came a Spider: What the Pope Doesn’t See

By Anthea Butler

…and shame will come surely, as many of the dioceses in the United States become uninsurable and the number of Catholic churches dwindles. As membership shrinks, the number of ordinations decreases, and the coffers dry up, perhaps the Vatican and its leadership will be forced to look at its decrepit, hierarchical structure, and fix it. I doubt it, however. Like the spider who crawled across Pope Benedict’s robes this weekend in Prague, everyone exc…

Exclusive: Religious Leaders for Immigration Equality for Gay and Lesbian Couples

By Sarah Posner

…s face the possibility of their families being separated unless the UAFA becomes law. According to Steve Ralls, director of communications for Immigration Equality, the group will send the letter to members of Congress after the legislation is reintroduced, probably in April. Ralls said the group anticipates that Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) will introduce it in the House and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the Senate. Nadler told me last year he consi…

‘My Name is Legion’: Sources and Forces of White Supremacy in the U.S.

By R. Drew Smith

…hate group and white supremacist group content has skyrocketed—even as the numbers of those groups have themselves noticeably increased. For example, the number of known hate groups is reported to have increased from roughly 600 in the year 2000 to 930 in 2014. Moreover, major television networks such as Fox TV have ushered hate content and white supremacist content into the media mainstream, featuring racialized rhetoric that ranges from disparag…

The Religious Right and the Tea Party on “Education Choice”

By Julie Ingersoll

…e open to anyone who wishes to attend, though there will be a limit on the number of schools (no more than ten in the next decade) and the number of students enrolled. Opponents see charter schools as quasi-privatized schools (and also fear that this is a first step toward further privatization). They see even these limited charter schools as a threat to funding for public education—especially in these difficult budget years where public education…

Mormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ton, head of the Australian Christian Lobby, generated harsh criticism for comments comparing the marriage equality movement to the rise of the Nazis in Germany in the 1930s: Shelton warned: “Changing the definition of marriage to entrench motherless and fatherlessness in public policy and teaching our kids their gender is fluid should be opposed. “The cowardice and weakness of Australia’s ‘gatekeepers’ is causing unthinkable things to happen, jus…

Teach Your Children Well: Challenging Religion-Based Sexism

By Sikivu Hutchinson

…f course, how we roll. Misogynist authoritarianism demands that women be complicit in their own dehumanization. So when black recording artists rake in millions dehumanizing black women we become willing consumers. We masochistically rush to justify and excuse. Why? Because despite all of the strong-backbone-of-the-black-community post-feminist rhetoric, black women are still accustomed to seeing themselves through the lens of the oppressor. Dur…

The Black Church: Institution or Abstraction?

By Anthony B. Pinn

…religious orientations of US citizens available on line and through a variety of other outlets (like this one); have conversations with members of other faith communities; take the time to discover what religious commitments shape your community, your city, and your country. In short, don’t assume the easy answer. Demand complexity. After all, a sound bite is just that…a small bit or taste of what’s available….

Five Social Media Trends that are Reshaping Religion

By Elizabeth Drescher

…into face-to-face relationships. If the folks at Nielsen are correct, smartphones will continue to overtake, uh, dumb phones, making app-based connection and information-sharing a continuing growth area. Religiously-themed apps are certain to be an important part of that, but unless they grasp the digital trinity of social engagement, spiritual meaning, and incarnational potential that makes such apps truly worthwhile for believers and seekers. Th…

Swiftboating Obama’s Health Care Reform?

By Bill Berkowitz

…rent Bozell’s Media Research Center, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Bozell’s Parents Television Council, Regnery Publishing, and Phillip Anschutz’s Walden Media. As I reported late last year for MediaTransparency, SourceWatch , a project of the Center for Media and Democracy, pointed out that CRC was involved “in an attempt to hold [New York] Senator Charles Schumer responsible” for t…