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“Can You Tell Me Who The Villains Are?”: Rock and Religion, Irish-Style

By Lisa Bitel

…in 1986. Their first major hit, “I Useta Love Her” (1989) is still the all-time biggest-selling single in Irish history. It topped the charts for nine weeks. The lyrics reminisce about a former object of the singer’s affection, whom he courted in church as she sashayed up the aisle to take Holy Communion: I useta see her up the chapel when she went to Sunday mass And when she’d go to receive, I’d kneel down there And watch her pass— The glory of…

Is Obama the Antichrist? Why Armageddon Stands Between the President and the Evangelical Vote

By Matthew Avery Sutton

…serious intellectual debate and a rigorous rethinking of the theology at the root of their politics. Anything less and the doomsayers will turn fears of Obama-as-Antichrist into big business. But hell, maybe that’s just the spark the economy needs….

The “Mormon Moment” Yields… Not So Much

By Joanna Brooks

…w, that proportion is 42%. And when asked to give a one asked to give a one-word descriptor of Mormonism, the number of respondents offering a positive word like “good,” or “honest,” increased from 18% in 2011 to 24% in 2012. All of these gains were concentrated among Republicans voting for Romney, naturally. Still, the number one word survey participants associated with Mormons? “Cult.” And fully 27% of survey respondents still have no idea what…

For Conservatives, the Future Looks Dim… and Gay

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…g homosexuality as “a destructive sin [and] something to be ashamed of. Out-and-proud homosexualism – far from being a human right – is actually a human wrong.” Others, like David Lane who, writes for World Net Daily and is funded by the certified hate group the American Family Association, are writing op-eds calling for America to return to being a “Christian nation.” Christians must be retrained to war for the Soul of America and quit believing…

Stupak Forming Fault Lines in Left-Leaning Faith Groups?

By Sarah Posner

…ctive amendment to ensure passage of the final bill. As a coalition of hard-right anti-choice groups (known as Stop the Abortion Mandate) worked with the USCCB and Democrats for Life of America to push Stupak over the finish line, decisions made months earlier by pro-reform faith coalitions not to address the abortion question left them flat-footed. Leading pro-choice, pro-reform religious groups are now vowing that history will not repeat itself…

By The Numbers: Jeb Opposes Francis on Climate Change at His Peril

By Daniel Schultz

…rap about Rick Santorum. No, the real action has been with the probably-has-a-chance-to-win,-sort-of establishment candidate Jeb Bush, who had this to say: I hope I’m not going to get castigated for saying this by my priest back home, but I don’t get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinals or from my pope…I think religion ought to be about making us better as people, less about things that end up getting into the political realm. Bush late…

As Psychedelics Experience a Renaissance, Emory’s New Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Seeks a Novel Approach

By Hollis Phelps

…without analyzing their history or their various sociopolitical valences. Religious studies scholars and philosophers could provide much needed perspective, here, which can only strengthen our understanding of psychedelics and their various uses. While the end-result of this so-called psychedelic renaissance still remains to be seen, the ECPS seems poised to make a significant contribution to it, especially in areas that have often been overlooke…

Seeing the Future: Can Religion Evolve and Survive in a Changing World?

By Peter Savastano

…apacity for spirituality can no longer be met now or in the future by a one-size-fits-all approach to religion. The Jesuit paleontologist and theologian, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) knew this and, in his numerous works on religion, described the process as “complexification” (see especially The Future of Man). When I ask Nones why they identify themselves as spiritual but not religious, many say it is because while most religions claim…

Anti-Gay Violence Rages in Gambia; Conservative ‘Complementarity’ Confab; Coming Out in Iraq Can Be Death Sentence; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Gambia’s National Intelligence Agency have been reportedly conducting door-to-door enquiries to identify, arrest and detain individuals believed to be homosexual, and some of those detained have allegedly also been subjected to violent attacks and mistreatment, Mr. Zeid said. In other countries, similar laws have also led to an increase in violence against members of the LGBT community, including mob attacks. “I call on The Gambia to fulfil its i…

No ‘Christian Compassion’ in Tony Perkins’ Response to Anti-Gay Bullying, Suicides

By Andrew Marin

…rganization regularly hosts, bringing together all kinds of people—from non-Christian LGBT people to gay Christians to conservative and liberal straight Christians and non-Christian straight people—closing with these words: “If the church is to ever have an impact [on] today’s culture it has to start by giving up its power. We don’t win anything by using power; rather we are [here] to influence with love and service.” Therefore I ask you, Mr. Perk…