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Mitt, Moochers, and Mormonism’s “Other” Legacy

By Mary Barker

…ngressmen urging them to protect right-to-work legislation in the name of “free agency.” “That’s Not Flip-Flopping” A key principle of Mormon theology, “free agency” is foundational, with roots extending all the way back to the Mormon pre-earthly existence, which was also the scene of a momentous battle. God had centered his plan for our earthly salvation on freedom, and had to defeat the followers of Lucifer, who proposed to force us all to obey…

The Risks of Remaining Neutral on Egypt

By Haroon Moghul

…amaging to our traditional allies in the region; especially Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia—something Mubarak is well aware of. Because Iran and the resistance it claims to lead has for now stymied our aspirations for Lebanon, we might be tempted to do whatever we can to preserve the “moderate” Arab regimes (here, “moderate” implies a secular dictatorship and nothing more) and make sure our interests suffer no further reversals. It’s all to…

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

By Arafat Kabir

…ifficult life can be for those who want freedom, those who want to oppress freedom, and for those who try to mediate the difference. Each day we hear of Israeli actions that lead to continued oppression of the West Bank and Gaza; we hear of Gazans who shoot rockets in despair and anger at Israel; and, we hear of America, the closest ally Israel has, pretending to be an honest broker between its ally Israel and the nation Israel is oppressing. We a…

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…

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…

Zeitgeist A Blend Of Skepticism, Metaphysical Spirituality, and Conspiracy

By Michael J. Altman

…ine, whose quote appears in the film, argued in “An Essay on the Origin of Free-Masonry” that Christianity and Masonry both “derived from the worship of the sun. The difference between their origin is, that the Christian religion is a parody on the worship of the sun, in which they put a man whom they call Christ, in the place of the sun, and pay him the same adoration which was originally paid to the sun.” Paine also argued that churches were mea…

Telling the World a ‘Big Story’: RD in Conversation with Karen Armstrong

By Laurie Patton

…d by your encounter with Asian religions. Would you still call yourself a “freelance monotheist?” Or is “freelance religionist” a better moniker? Yes, I wish I had never made that quip about being a freelance monotheist. I drag it around with me wherever I go. What I meant was that at that time I drew nourishment from all three of the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and that I could not see any one of them as superior to th…

Updated with Audio: Secular Good, Muslim Bad: Unveiling Tunisia’s Revolution

By Haroon Moghul

…red to cover their heads, they enjoy a spectrum of civil rights, including free contraception, that are well beyond those in most countries in the region. To repeat, there’s little “Islamist fervor” in Tunisia because Islamist fervor—something as benign as fasting in Ramadan—can land one in some very hot water. (Put that into perspective: imagine our government preventing folks from observing Lent.) But let’s not end there. Tunisia is also differe…

Frank Gaffney Appointed to Clarion Fund Board

By Sarah Posner

…nizations; after the Washington Post hired Christian right lawyer-activist Jordan Sekulow as a blogger last month, Politico’s Ben Smith reported that Torossian, a “frequent Gawker target,” repeatedly pitched reporters with Sekulow’s implausible expertise in a wide variety of subjects.) Despite those denials, the Aish-Clarion ties were unmistakable in my 2008 reporting: In fact, at least six top Aish HaTorah officials are tied to “Obsession” via Ai…