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Haiti and the Push for Theological Questions

By Paula M. Cooey

…urce and center of all meaning for monotheists, must be protected at any cost. Nevertheless, such atheistic and agnostic struggles often historically take place precisely in the face of disaster. A more typical alternative, however, is to look for human responsibility and deserts in order that God and God’s power might be secured. This is especially the case for those of us steeped in scriptural traditions that emphasize a highly anthropomorphized…

Aasif Mandvi on Islamophobia, Acting, and the Long Shadow of Jon Stewart

By Haroon Moghul

…, and be resolved, within ten episodes. It’s dark comedy, in the vein of Dr. Strangelove or M*A*S*H. The epicenter of the global crisis is Pakistan, but it sends the Middle East into a crisis, involving Arab countries, Israel, China. Everyone is reacting to this crisis including the U.S. government, which is reacting and trying to mitigate this crisis. We see the Foreign Service, the State Department, and the U.S. military. It debuts on June 21st.…

Another Manufactured Outrage: Rep. Ilhan Omar Did Nothing Wrong in Listing Hamas, Israel, and U.S. Together

By Joshua Shanes

…es against humanity. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice.” https://twitter.com/Ilhan/status/1401985884191404041 This summary introduction to a straightforward question evoked an avalanche of outrage by both Republicans and some Democrats. Sen. Tom Cotton, like many other Republicans, went so far as to question her Ame…

The 17th Century Roots of Roy Moore’s Refusal to Concede the Election

By Karen E. Park

…bench twice during his career as judge because of his fidelity to that God. First, in 2001 for installing and refusing to remove a massive granite monument of the Ten Commandments in front of the Alabama State Judiciary building, a clear violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment and any number of Supreme Court cases. He was removed again last year for refusing to uphold federal law on same sex marriage, on the grounds that it w…

Diplomatic Suckerhood: Why Israel Is Fighting Toward its Own Demise

By Ira Chernus

…that the other side hates us and will never make peace, we won’t take a first step toward peace. Most Israelis share this view, according to columnist Shmuel Rosner in the Jerusalem Post: It is clear to the vast majority of Israelis that freezing the settlements will not bring about peace or security. That’s why one doesn’t see many Israelis supporting Obama’s attempt to freeze the settlements. That’s why no major political party in Israel can aff…

The Sacred and the Dead: Truckin’ as a New American Pilgrimage

By Varun Soni

…eep before I travel, But if you got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in. Busted, down on Bourbon Street, Set up, like a bowlin’ pin. Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin. They just won’t let you be, oh no.” By situating the band’s travel experiences into a larger American story, “Truckin’” makes even more explicit the Grateful Dead’s unique place in America’s cultural mythology, a connection that was cemented permanently in 1997 when the Libr…

Sex and the Chosen People: Be Fruitful and Multiply, Etc.

By Mandy Van Deven

…ces is especially interesting given the current movement by states in the U.S. to legalize gay marriage. Is this a fortuitous coincidence or a reflection of a larger cultural shift? Both, probably! How do technological advancements complicate Jewish teachings about sex and procreation when sexual intercourse is no longer necessary for a woman to produce a child? Well, of course, there are so many more possibilities today in terms reproductive tech…

Modern Vampires: Your Neighbors and Spouses

By Joseph Laycock

…lf-identified vampires. Many vampires even identify as Christians and atheists. Several people expressed concern for my safety while working with vampires. Several journalists who have written on the vampire community, all of them female, describe moments in which they were frightened or made to feel uncomfortable. One of them even employed a personal bodyguard. However, I never once had even a vague sense of danger during this research. There is…

Death With Dignity: Combatting Religious Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide

By Krista Kapralos

…cancer asked his doctors for the drugs, but not one would approve his request. Stephen Wallace died on April 8, after what his family said was a painful struggle that could have been avoided had doctors respected his wishes. “Patients need professional medical support for their choice, not abandonment at their moment of need,” Dr. Tom Preston, a lead Death with Dignity advocate, said shortly after Wallace’s death. Opponents of the law say no docto…

Why Don’t White People Show Up For Juneteenth The Way They Showed Up For George Floyd?

By A. E. Brooks-Key

…a federal holiday be a “safe space”? Why do Greek festivals, Oktoberfest, St. Patrick’s Day, and Fourth of July all teem with diverse peoples, while Juneteenth needs to be a “safe space”? White ethnic festivals and American civil holidays allow for an unconscious honorary ethnic status. It’s possible to see a young Asian American person in a “Kiss Me I’m Irish” t-shirt at a St. Patrick’s Day parade but not at a Juneteenth festival in one that say…