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It’s Preposterous That We Can’t Question Nominees on Religion

By Patricia Miller

…stirred anew with the publication of an article by Laurie Goodstein in the New York Times that reported on Barrett’s previously undisclosed participation in a little-know charismatic Christian group called People of Praise. As Goodstein reported: Some of the group’s practices would surprise many faithful Catholics. Members of the group swear a lifelong oath of loyalty, called a covenant, to one another, and are assigned and are accountable to a pe…

The Battle for the Meaning of Religious Freedom Day

By Frederick Clarkson

…salaries of Christian ministers. (In contrast, and much to its credit, the New York State Senate passed a Religious Freedom Day resolution that commemorates the Virginia Statute and its general purpose and historical significance.) Many of those promoting versions of the Project Blitz resolution would no doubt disagree with the misuse of religious freedom to steer the nation toward Christian dominion. But that doesn’t change the fact that some are…

Is Yoga Hindu?

By Roman Palitsky

…t. Even University of Colorado professor Lorelai Biernacki is cited by the New York Times, attributing not only yoga but meditation itself to Hinduism. Yoga’s Birth Certificate(s) Unfortunately Shukla’s claim falls apart under scrutiny. While the Take Yoga Back movement positions itself against the secularization and de-Hinduization of yoga, it can also be seen as an answer to one of the most fruitful decades in yoga research to date. A corpus of…

Republicans Claim Shari’ah Law Threatens Constitution

By Sarah Posner

…an threat of “radical Islam” and shari’ah law. King lashed out against the New York Times this week over the paper’s recent editorial, which called King’s “sweeping slur on Muslim citizens” “unacceptable.” “I have more contempt for The New York Times than anything or anyone I can think of,” King said this week. (Remember, the Republicans love the Constitution! Especially the First Amendment!) But while King’s planned hearings on the “radicalizati…

“LGBT People Have a Lot to Teach Christians”

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…names of those for whom prayers are being offered) flicker in the nave of New York City’s Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine during an evensong service in December 2014. Photo by Cathleen Falsani. It’s not about trying to come up with some new, hip way (like fog machines) to get the young kids to come to church. It’s not about trying to make Christianity hip or put coffee shops in the lobby. That’s fine but I don’t think that’s what makes…

Spiritualism and Sex Meet Evangelical Censorship, 19th-Century-Style

By Leigh Eric Schmidt

…or scold, but he is more like Jerry Falwell with a badge. What starts as a New York voluntary society, with roots in the YMCA, grows into a federally sponsored vice-busting organization. Craddock was, in some ways, small fry in Comstock’s larger campaign, but his power to destroy her is emblematic of his legal and civic clout. It is also common to overestimate the extent of religious freedom in American culture. Craddock gained no traction whatsoe…

God Need Not Be Real, But the Black Hole Photo Is

By Ed Simon

…cendant since 1687 had been overthrown by a Quaker in African forests. The New York Times’s headline the following day was “LIGHTS ALL ASKEW IN THE HEAVENS – EINSTEIN THEORY TRIUMPHS.” At a press conference held at the National Science Foundation in Washington D.C. on April 10th, a consortium of scientists working on a collaborative project called the Event Horizon Telescope presented the first photograph of another enigmatic cosmological phenomen…

Is the Pope’s Concern for Immigration Just a “Numbers Game”?

By Megan Sweas

…diversity of migrants also challenges the church on a local level. Veteran New York Times religion reporter Laurie Goodstein covered these tensions without framing the church’s interest in immigration reform as a play for more members. “Do not be afraid to welcome them,” Francis told the bishops. “Offer them the warmth of the love of Christ and you will unlock the mystery of their heart. I am certain that, as so often in the past, these people wil…

Saipov Wasn’t a “Member” of ISIS, But That Misses the Point

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…ial networks lead to actions is illustrated by the recent Saipov attack in New York City. Saipov was Muslim of Uzbek ancestry, but had lived in the United States since 2010 and did not appear to have any direct contact with the ISIS organization. He did talk with other Uzbek Muslims about religious and political matters, it appears, and he likely had connections with the ISIS online community, the baqiyah, through Twitter and Telegram. He likely r…

Abdul-Rauf’s Latest Park51 Fail

By Hussein Rashid

…ence. In addition, they have controlled their messaging, and the view from New York was that they were making progress in repairing broken relationships. All of this work went on while Abdul-Rauf was silent. Now he starts making statements on something over which he has no control, but over which he exercises a disproportionate impact on in public discourse. He does not own the property, he is on the Board of Directors. The Park51 team tried to gi…