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Four Reasons for Optimism in the Wake of Tragedy—Insights from a Sikh and a Unitarian Minister

By Erik Martinez Resly

…in the wake of tragedy. The gurdwara massacre sent waves through Sikh and non-Sikh communities alike. The two of us come from these different worlds: one of us is a practicing Sikh, the other a Unitarian Universalist minister. Rather than collapse these differences, we have chosen to honor them—standing on both sides of a cultural divide. In occupying this borderland together, we hope to offer a richer account of what Sikh tradition might teach a…

5 Reasons the Muslim Brotherhood Won’t Turn On Israel

By Haroon Moghul

…has moved decisively away from violence, and toward a more social, albeit nonpolitical, religious role. Here our traditional vocabulary fails us. Islam is in many ways a public religion, with its congregational prayers and forms of dress, but public and private do not map out over theocratic and secular. Religion in the public square doesn’t mean religion owns the public square (see Hisham Hellyer’s recent dispatches.) I’m sure there is a lot of…

A Reader Writes: I’m Not Personally LGBTQ Affirming, But I Recognize That Difference is Good — So Can’t We Coexist Amicably?

By Chrissy Stroop

…seem like a humane person. And yet that is the logic of wanting to hold to non-affirming beliefs without mobilizing those beliefs to fight against the rights of others. From this example, it should also be clear that even our private beliefs can have an impact on those around us, sometimes far beyond what we are aware of. Queer youth pick up on even the most seemingly “benign” forms of condemnation and stigmatization, and anti-LGBTQ beliefs fuel a…

Mormon Leaks: Boring Meetings with Interesting Implications

By Mary Barker

…nt and providential God.” If we are, he continued, “then there are certain non-negotiables,” one being that marriage is “the union of a man and a woman.” Of course, the Catholic “non-negotiables” are not the same, historically speaking, as the Mormon ones, which at one time included the union of a man and many possible women. Moreover, Professor George’s argument on behalf of children—that they need both a father and a mother—is belied by Mormon e…

Touched by a Michael Landon: America’s Jewish Angel

By Peter Manseau

…ting career he borrowed a screen-ready stage name from the Los Angeles telephone directory. “He was serious about who he was, about being Jewish,” Wolff remembers of the impression Landon made during that first meeting. “He had been looking for a way to announce it to the world.” According to Wolff, “The Craftsman” became that way. Singerman was a Jew dropped into the mythology of the American West, much as Landon himself had been as a star of Bon…

Penn. Legislator’s Jaw-Dropping Prayer Showcases America’s Christian Nationalism Problem

By Andrew L. Seidel

…esus, that you are Lord.” That Borowicz meant for the prayer to intimidate non-Christians seems self-evident. It’s probably less clear to many observers that Borowicz’s prayer is also a symptom of the virulent strain of Christian nationalism under which America is suffering. Christian nationalism is a political theology that claims we’ve “forgotten . . . God in our country,” as Borowicz said, and that we must return to that golden age of the Ameri…

White House Unveils Contraception Accommodation Plan [UPDATED]

By Sarah Posner

…cover the costs of contraceptives. They could, perhaps, use premiums from non-religious employers. Those businesses wouldn’t likely object on faith-based grounds, but they probably wouldn’t be keen on footing the bill for people who aren’t on their payrolls. FURTHER UPDATE: Statement from the USCCB: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sees initial opportunities in preserving the principle of religious freedom after President…

How Christian Theology Created the Need to Assert that Black Lives Matter

By Beatrice Marovich

…history in Christianity of creating a dividing line between Christian and non-Christian that also serves as a racial line. The line between who is Christian and who isn’t doesn’t have to be a racial line, perhaps. But it often has been, and it often is. Christian antisemitism is one example. But we can also look to the colonization of the Americas to see how Indigenous people were understood, by colonizers, to be non-Christian in both a racial an…

Senator Punts Televangelist Inquiry for “Self-Reform Within the Community”

By Sarah Posner

…lling when you start thinking about is Congress going to start going after nonprofit organizations? And if so, are they going to do all nonprofits? Are they going to start looking at Moveon.org? Are they going to start looking at some of these organizations, where every dime comes from? If, if we’re going to do it, let’s open it up and make sure everybody coughs up the information. And Doug Wead, religious advisor to both Bush presidencies, also d…

Indonesia Allows Abusive Sharia Laws to Stand; Kenyan Priest Joins Challenge to Anti-LGBT Laws; Dominican Republic Bishop Slams ‘Gender Ideology’ at OAS; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ity bill. They say the referendum makes no sense as it would be expensive, non-binding, and would engender an ugly public debate on homosexuality. Polls show strong majority support for marriage equality and opposition to the plebescite. The Catholic Church has been vocal in opposition. Meanwhile, the Sydney Morning Herald broke the news that marriage equality opponents in the governing coalition were scheming to set up voting rules that would mak…