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Who (or What) are Sarah Palin’s Prayer Warriors?

By Sarah Posner

…politician or activist uses it. If a politician believes herself to be an agent of God, we need to know what she thinks God is asking her to do. Still, though, Gross’s treatment of Palin’s religion wasn’t new or enlightening. While it seems freaky in concept to outsiders, “spiritual warfare” drives many Pentecostals, as I found, for example, in reporting my piece on the “Women, Weapons of Warfare” conference, the purpose of which was not to suppo…

I Am Better than Him

By Amina Wadud

…this religion; I am in this social economic class; I am any category of a number of things: including food consumption. Because I am this or that, then I am better than you. Sure oppression, or zulm, as it’s referred to in the Qur’an, also requires power: the power to exploit the differences as such, but even that is interesting in the way it is discussed in the Qur’an. For one thing, in the Qur’anic stories of Satan (or shaytan as the Arabic pro…

Shukr: Gratitude

By Amina Wadud

…that truth with worship and service, as is proper for the created servant/agent, the Kafir will deny this truth, cover it over as it were. He or she will then refrain from humility. So the opposite of kufr is shukr, gratitude. Everywhere in the Qur’an we are given reminders (dhikr) and signs (ayat). The Qur’an clearly asserts that these signs and reminders are for our purposes: for our guidance, and even, for our daily life: things like hearing a…

Immigration As A Progressive Game Changer—Without Evangelical Support

By Sarah Posner

…riguez, despite his own claims to be more of a moderate or at least a free agent, is already entrenched in the religious right. To educate the next generation of Latino evangelicals, Rodriguez has formed alliances with Oral Roberts University and Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. He supported Proposition 8, and is a key figure in the religious right’s effort to reshape itself for the 21st century through the Freedom Federation. His central tenet…

Was George W. Bush the Last Hippie?

By David R. Williams

…ties. So it fits all around. It was “meant” to be. But every publisher and agent I sent the book to objected to the title: “too obscure,” “too off-putting,” “will scare readers away.” When I suggested to U of Del press “Jason Sham Too: Searching for God in the Sixties,” they instantly erased the title and went with the subtitle, no question, no argument, no permission. Sigh. After 12 years of failing to get a publisher, I was not about to argue. I…

Does Helen Thomas Work for Israel?

By Shaul Magid

…ore so by the so-called activists who confronted Israel’s naval commandos. Thankfully, her employers and sponsors acted appropriately and terminated their relationship with her. Maybe Israel can use her as a covert agent to bolster their case that every act against them constitutes an existential threat? Better yet, maybe Israel can help terminate this rhetoric by acting differently when that threat is not imminent….

Conservative Media Firm Pushes Claim That Gaza Withdrawal Caused BP Disaster

By Sarah Posner

…ent of Israel caused the catastrophe. McTernan, a former federal Treasury agent, also claims that the Bush administration’s sanction of the 2005 Gaza withdrawal has a biblical connection to Hurricane Katrina. The Special Guests press release adds, “In 2010, the treatment Israel has been receiving from the Obama administration has been, in a word, shocking. . . . Israel has never had a more anti-Israeli president in the White House.” And, McTernan…

Invoking God’s Name Like a Bludgeon

By Lauri Lebo

…09 Chancellor’s Opening Session, Wagner, acting as the District’s officer, agent, and official representative, invited the assembled faculty and staff to stand for an invocation “[i]n recognition of this country’s rich religious heritage.” Trustee Williams then declared: Before the invocation, I thought I’d tell a little Biblical story. Today’s story is about Jonah. In grade school one day, a little girl spoke to her teacher about Jonah and how he…

The Wounded People of God

By Anthea Butler

…, measured, perhaps more “analytical,” in my writings, so that I can be an agent of change. Frankly, that is very difficult to do. After spending a lifetime in a church that wants to regulate everyone’s sexuality, while allowing a good deal of their own clergy and orders to defile children sexually, well, I just can’t be nice. As a matter of fact, I am righteously angry about it. Maybe for those who have critiqued my tone, it’s also about a woman’…

“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…