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A One-State Solution for Israel and Why It Will Work

By Haroon Moghul

…governing state with no control of its borders, at the whims of Israel and Jordan? So with two-states down we appear only to have one-state, but Friedman says no, not that either. He says a ‘one state’ solution would be impossible, because it would mean death by a million votes. Only if Friedman means, by a one-state solution, a unitary state that makes no distinctions between its citizens. One option is a one-state, but one which would respect th…

Debunking the Myth That Democracy Is “Incompatible” With Islam

By Asma Afsaruddin

…number of Muslim-majority countries, the preference was even stronger. In Jordan, for example, 54% of men and 55% of women want Sharia to be the only source of legislation. Interestingly, from a comparative perspective, a 2006 Gallup poll indicated that 46% of Americans say that they want the Bible to be a source of legislation. These findings corroborate earlier studies conducted by Robert Inglehart and Pippa Norris which allowed them to conclud…

Evangelicals Looking for Walker to “Do Nothing” in 2016 Election

By Sarah Posner

…ally, “gets” evangelical culture. Bush’s Right to Rise PAC recently signed Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice, as a senior advisor—a move the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody called the move “a big get” for courting the evangelical vote. While Sekulow has been at the forefront of the culture wars, the ACLJ is also one of several religious right legal firms who, for example, brought legal chall…

Elie Wiesel Distorts Bible in Controversial “Child Sacrifice” Ad

By Seth Sanders

…appears in both the 9th-c BCE victory inscription of Mesha, king of Moab (Jordan), and the ~7th-c BCE victory inscription of Karrib-Ilu, king of Saba’ (Yemen). More strikingly, Jews who were threatened with violence by empires, such as Rome, which they viewed as occupying powers, continued to ambivalently praise Abraham’s willingness to perform child sacrifice. A legend that first appears in 2 Maccabees 7 praises a mother and her seven sons for d…

The Unholy Battle Over the Ground Zero Cross

By Becky Garrison

…of a cross. This artifact was dubbed the ‘Ground Zero Cross’ by Fr. Brian Jordan, OFM, who celebrated mass at the foot of this cross during the recovery effort, later spearheading an effort to preserve it. David Silverman, President of American Atheists reflects on why they chose to resolve this issue using legal means. The cross was installed without regard to minority religious opinions. Our requests to include our own memorial, or to dedicat…

Global LGBT Recap: Religious Leaders Support Persecution as Countries Vie in Homophobia Olympics

By Peter Montgomery

…rt of a congressional delegation whose itinerary includes Germany, Turkey, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Niger. As Jeff Sharlet has reported, Inhofe has long been the liaison between the secretive evangelical group the Family (aka the Fellowship), and Museveni. Sharlet has also reported that Inhofe ushered David Bahati, author of the anti-gay bill, into the group. Is this a U.S. taxpayer-funded mission trip for Inhofe? Lavers reports, by th…

Did the Pope Embrace the Prosperity Gospel?

By Sarah Posner

…nding out gaudy, gimmicky letters (with prayer cloths, holy water from the Jordan and holy oil) promising riches and healing for anyone desperate enough to send in their money. Ewing, dubbed “God’s Ghostwriter”, routinely wrote similar garish letters for other evangelists using every trick to milk desperate people out of their money. The mailings still take in millions of dollars every month, though the group has lost its tax-exempt status several…

Talking Justice on Twitter: “We Are Breaking Down Barriers”

By Arafat Kabir

…two-state solution, he will never relinquish security control west of the Jordan River, and “vengeance will be paid in blood.” Social networking has made it impossible for leaders in the world to lie in this pathological manner. The more we share information with one another, the closer we are bonded in opposition to liars and criminals. Historically Jews and Muslims have lived more in harmony with each other than we have with Christians and Euro…

South Asian Religious Leaders Challenged to Take on Stigma and Discrimination: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…try ratings here. Dominican Republic: Govt Commission Bans Miley Cyrus For Promoting Lesbian Sex We have reported previously on some religious leaders’ resistance to James “Wally” Brewster, the openly gay US ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Last week, Blabbeando reported, “The National Commission for Public Performances in the Dominican Republic announced today that they were banning a September 13th Miley Cyrus concert for, among other thing…