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American Prosperity Gospel Makes South Sudan “Ripe for Exploitation”

By Anthea Butler

…bigger than the broadcast might suggest. Where Samaritan’s Purse is in the business of saving souls, providing sustenance, and engaging in politics on the sly, the Juba Christian Center is going to have a more far-reaching impact on the Sudanese who choose to follow Pentecostalism. It does the humanitarian work that Samaritan’s Purse does, but it also has the benefit of being closer to the indigenous population. What’s more, as the broadcast made…

Man Behind Willie Horton Ad Is Out to Save America from the Mormons

By Joanna Brooks

…th and antagonize the LDS Church into getting out of the marriage equality business. Strange logic, this: that calling attention to Romney’s anti-marriage equality record (an issue on which Mormons and evangelicals have made the rare common cause) will create a liability for Romney in the Republican primaries. And even stranger logic, to believe that the LDS Church with its 14 million members worldwide (at least two of them US presidential contend…

In Which I Agree With Rod Dreher

By Daniel Schultz

…oh, dear: Ted Haggard’s back in the ministry business: whenever I see a religious leader who has gone through a crisis like Haggard’s starting a new church, returning to the pulpit after a relatively short interruption, or in some way continuing to offer himself as a religious leader, I don’t think “hooray for second chances,” I think, “there goes a narcissist.” And it’s not because I don’t believe in second chances, either. But it has to be cov…

Defending the Helpless: New Bible Highlights Poverty and Justice

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ous outfits using Jesus as everything from a wealth building partner, to a business CEO to a partner in denying equality in all areas of life to other human beings, is it really any surprise that most people don’t know that the in the Bible God has a definite preference for the poor and outcast? Jesus’ message of helping the least of these has been so co-opted by the religious right and conservative politicians that the American Jesus is all about…

Pat Robertson: No Longer a Relevant Player

By Becky Garrison

…show or a tape of that segment know exactly what he said—that it would be cheaper to assassinate Chavez than to wage a costly war against him. But no matter how you slice this baloney, God makes it pretty clear that vengeance is his business and not ours. (See Romans 12:19–21). In a few brief moments, Robertson managed to flush over two thousand years of Judeo-Christian teachings down the toilet. As I witnessed that notorious segment on The 700 C…

Kenneth Starr in the “Athens of Texas”

By Randall Balmer

…or did Starr seem just a tad too interested in the tawdry Monica Lewinsky business?) Starr also has been dean of the notoriously right-wing Pepperdine Law School, and he has been in the forefront of supporters for California’s Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that reversed the legalization of same-sex marriages. At the announcement of his appointment, Starr sought to play down his past. “Baylor’s pursuit of knowledge,” he intoned, leaning clo…

Israeli Right Demonizes Israeli Left, With American Money

By Diane Winston

…omotes on-the-ground change. But the attack by Im Tirtzu signals an end to business as usual. Following the Money Im Tirtzu calls itself a centrist organization that wants to strengthen political Zionism. But according to an investigative report by Ha’aretz, the movement is funded by right-wing groups and individuals, including John Hagee, the controversial Texas minister whose endorsement of Republican presidential candidate John McCain was rejec…

Father Does Not Know Best: How To Fix the Catholic Church

By Mary E. Hunt

…ior was easy to pull off, unquestioned by those who had been taught it was business as usual. Creeping Infallibility Two Roman Catholic theological confusions make the problems even more complex. One is the notion of secrecy and the other is a misunderstanding of infallibility. There is a culture of secrecy in Catholicism that is rooted in the “seal of the confessional.” That means that when a Catholic confesses a sin to a priest in the Sacrament…

ENDA = Men in Dresses?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…s into your child’s classroom. Under ENDA your children will be trapped in classes taught by drag queens and transgender activists. This is a pro-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) bill that will force every business with 15 or more employees to hire and affirm men who wear dresses and individuals who have undergone a complete or half “sex change.” This includes every school in America and children will be victimized by these bizarre indiv…

Invoking God’s Name Like a Bludgeon

By Lauri Lebo

…ee speech. If you don’t believe in God, that’s fine. The government has no business trying to convince you otherwise. You’re welcome to sit down. We invited you to stand, but no one made you. But if you do believe, I would ask you, personally and not on behalf of the government, to take a moment to thank Him, for the many gifts you believe you have received from Him, including the opportunity to pursue an education in a country explicitly founded…