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An Abbreviated Guide to 5 Arguments Against Contraceptive Coverage in Obamacare

By Sarah Posner

…the group on whose recommendations the rule is based, gets the science all wrong: the Government selectively ignored and wholly disregarded a large body of relevant, widely available, scientifically sound, scholarly research. The research surveyed for this Court shows that some of the contraceptive drugs have been classified as carcinogens, and that each of the contraceptive drugs and devices have been shown to significantly increase risks of othe…

Global LGBT Recap: Asylum for Victims of Homophobia Exports; Orthodox Church Sees Anti-Gay Campaign Turned Toward Itself

By Peter Montgomery

…lobe. Al-Jazeera America, for example, has recently reported on the rising number of Russians seeking asylum in the U.S. At the Capitol Hill event, activists described the many challenges facing asylum-seekers. For those who make claims when they arrive at a US border crossing, that includes detention, difficulties in accessing legal help, and violence in detention centers. Others who make it into the U.S. face challenges that include a one-year d…

Will Christian Publishers Stand Behind Mars Hill’s Sketchy Legacy?

By Becky Garrison

…y Re: Lit). A quick review of Driscoll’s other recent work reveals similar problems. In Who Do You Think You Are? (Thomas Nelson, January 2013), Driscoll used material from an IVP reference book and Dan B. Allender’s Wounded Heart (NavPress, 2008). IVP noted material from this bible commentary improperly appeared without quotation or attribution for the Trial book, and conveyed via email that their statement stands in this case as well. Driscoll a…

The Irony of the American Studies Israel Boycott

By Jon Pahl

…redictably stirred a flurry of comment over the holidays. Most recently, a number of prominent scholars and institutions have come out in opposition (though it should be noted that Hogwarts has thrown its fictitious weight behind the resolution). At the risk of piling on, there are significant reasons well beyond “academic freedom” (claimed by both sides in this debate) to oppose this action. To lay my cards on the table—I have attended the ASA n…

Pope Francis, the Bouncer

By Anthea Butler

…off of the money scandals, the sexual abuse scandals, and all of the other problems facing the church. He is, after all the head of a corporation, one that has many of the same internal structural justice issues he is critical of in the world. The Vatican is not the Pope, and he knows it. Reforming the Curia, and reforming the world are two very different things. (Truthfully, reforming the world might be an easier task.) Righting the Vatican is a…

“Flipping the Script” to Win Gays Back to the Evangelical Church

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…uch!” Jesus is a fantastic listener. He’ll let you go on and on about your problems, your desires, the day’s frustrations and joys — but he’s not that good of a snuggler. That intimate human contact — even just a good snuggle before going to sleep — can be enough to sustain even the hardest of heart throughout their lives. If Jesus doesn’t do it for you, there’s always the community. “If we took friendship seriously as a potential site of devoti…

Something is Rotten in Denmark

By Hussein Rashid

…ation to gain traction overseas. This is an unfortunate decision by the Danish government on many levels, and speaks to the much deeper problems they face in dealing with diversity….

Just Your Average Teenage Muslim (Shapeshifter) Girl From Jersey

By Saadia Faruqi

…Like all superheroes (and all Muslims these days), Kamala has her share of problems. But instead of a villain or two, her biggest nemesis promises to be her own family: an ultra-conservative brother who would rather she wear a burka and cook chapattis; a mother obsessed with protecting her from sex and pregnancy; a father who wants her to become a doctor – until she gets married that is. How very Muslim/Pakistani! Kamala will be the reason I pick…

Will Sarah Palin Ruin The Religious Right’s African-American Outreach?

By Sarah Posner

…y Johnson, the chair of the Frederick Douglass Foundation (who has his own problems with a history of domestic violence that apparently doesn’t damage his standing with either the Foundation or the North Carolina Republican Party), who said “many black Republicans don’t use Sarah Palin as a benchmark.” As I’ve reported, the religious right is working hard — through the Frederick Douglass Foundation and other organizations — to reinvent itself as a…

Glenn’s at it Again, and Again

By Joanna Brooks

…finity fraud is a big problem in tight-knit Mormon communities where insider status often trumps reason. What is Glenn Beck bearing his testimony to sell? Not pragmatic solutions to the very real resource problems facing this country. He’s bearing his testimony to sell a media event full of crisis rhetoric and empty ideological sloganeering. I’m not worked up about it. I’m just saying….