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The Apocalypse Is Upon Us, Ted Cruz Endorsement Edition

By Sarah Posner

…, Americans United for Values, did not respond to a request for comment.) Trump, who is running neck and neck with Cruz in Iowa, has aligned himself with some televangelists. Trump’s embrace of controversial televangelists started during his failed 2012 run, and continued with his 2016 run—although Kenneth Copeland, possibly the most well-known of the group that laid hands on Trump last fall, denied that the prayerful meeting was an endorsement. P…

Will Pope’s African Tour Change Attitudes on Divorce and LGBTQ Among African Catholics?

By Kaya Oakes

…is not an issue, “but when I was working in a parish it was an issue.” In rural areas, however, “it is not so easy to get divorced, as marriage in rural places is often between two families and not two individuals. “ Pollitt adds that “this does not mean people don’t separate, but it is more complex,” than the cut and dried issue of a couple divorcing, since multiple generations of family members are involved. Marriage equality became legal in So…

Did the Church Create or Co-Opt Human Rights?

By Austin Dacey

…ity was adopted by Pope Pius XI and Pope Pius XII and through them, by the world. In a 2014 article, “The Secret History of Constitutional Dignity,” he claims it is “self-evident that the prominence of this notion in wartime, including its connection to rights, was due to the Pope more than all others.” Even the U.N. Charter, he says, registers papal usage, “for there is no other obvious source.” Moyn’s motivation is not that of the Christian cult…

How Can You Exclude The NAACP and Liberal Protestants from Human Rights History?

By Austin Dacey

…er articulated Allied war aims and principles for a “better future for the world” to be realized “after the destruction of Nazi tyranny.” Among these were “sovereign rights and self-government restored to those who have been forcibly deprived of them” and “freedom from fear and want” for all people. The Charter’s affirmation of self-determination was greeted with great enthusiasm and optimism around the world, particularly in the territories of th…

Fear of U.S. Marriage Equality Exported to Africa

By Kapya Kaoma

…civil rights for gay people is nearly over. But not only is that far from true here, in many other parts of the world the most ardent American culture warrior’s vitriol is finding a far more receptive audience abroad. As long as they continue to promote their false framework of homosexuality as an attack on Christianity, and the Supreme Court ruling as a supposed precursor to a “gay agenda” being forced on Africa, many Africans will continue to fi…

Why Moscow Wants to Crack Down on Foreign Funding for Minority Religious Orgs

By Diana Dukhanova

…Religion on June 17 that she was concerned about the effect of restricting international aid on the “international solidarity of all Christians.” The bill is reminiscent of recent regulations against foreign NGOs and other organizations in Russia, in effect putting religious organizations in the same category as NGOs in terms of their possible threat. It points to an overarching anxiety on the part of the regime (not to mention a large portion of…

Protesting the Pope’s (Not Yet Released) Environmental Encyclical? Check Your Doctrine

By Kevin M. Lowe

…the contribution that every nation is required in duty to make towards a true worldwide cooperation for the common good of the whole of humanity and for future generations also.” Protection of the environment, according to Catholic social teaching, is critical for the common good of the entire world. Because the themes of Catholic social teaching are intertwined, both Pope John Paul II and the American bishops included within their understanding…

Queering Easter: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Redefine Sainthood

By Susan Henking

…y the time the Castro Street Fair had rolled around, they were ready to recruit more. In the fall of 1979, Sister Hysterectoria and Reverend Mother went to the first International Faerie gathering and encountered even more men with the calling. Named the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in 1980, the group is much more than the gender-bending, clone-challenging threesome of its origin both in numbers and in intent. As many living in San Francisco kn…

Resurrecting Marley at 70: Rastafari History in 5 Songs

By Darren J. N. Middleton

…rus Riley’s tuneful homage to this auspicious visit, set over a Nyabinghi drum pattern (three drums working in 4/4 time), underlines Selassie’s mysterious, unparalled divinity. In the years that followed Selassie’s visit, the Rastas became internationally well known, in part due to Marley’s reggae. And today other musicians, like these five, push history into the present, producing conscious reggae marked by cultural memory as well as spiritual up…

10 Noteworthy Yoga Developments to Recall in 2015

By Andrea R. Jain

…tian, and modern ideas about the nature of God, the nature of the Self, and the nature of the human body. 10. Yoga “UN-Bound” In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2014, Narendra Modi called for June 21 to serve as International Yoga Day. Nearly two hundred countries, including the United States, Canada, and China, expressed their support for the proposition, and, on December 11, 2014, the General Assembly app…