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Where Were They Radicalized? No Answer is Complete Without Addressing Evangelical Churches and Schooling

By Chrissy Stroop

…ions, fostered the subcultures that created the demand for hyper-partisan “news” outlets like Fox News. Any serious answer to the question of radicalization will have to address Christian nationalism’s own longstanding (dis)information and political ecosystem, taking into account the feedback loops between it; overt white supremacist and right-wing extremist groups; elite right-wing lobbies like the Council for National Policy; digital technology;…

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…

Feisal Abdul-Rauf Still not Providing Leadership on Park51

By Hussein Rashid

…lt position is to concede to the imagined demands of radicals. Neither the New York Times nor experts like Marc Lynch see this as an overseas issue. If he really is an expert on building bridges, he should have worked harder on a proactive strategy. This last point is particularly relevant as he describes himself as the visionary behind the project, leaving the logistics to SoHo Properties. While I suspect many people had hoped that Abdul-Rauf’s r…

Sharing Many of the Same Flaws as its Subject ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’ Podcast Puts Blame Anywhere But Where It Belongs

By Jessica Johnson

…2021, behind number one, “True Crime,” and number two, “The Daily” by the New York Times, this ranking was celebrated by fans who made note of the podcast’s popularity nationwide with pride, repeatedly commenting with admiration on its production value and the quality of its long-form journalism. Reading these reviews, I had a bad case of deja vu. As one of my friends, a former member of Mars Hill, sardonically texted, “I mean, the podcast is wel…

Rejecting Blood Sacrifice Theology, Again

By Peter Laarman

…ully admonished by respected elders of the very liberal church I served in New York that it was confusing and potentially hurtful to our visitors to include old gospel hymns expressing washed-in-the-blood theology during regular worship services (as I was wont to do). If hymns like that were going to show up in our services, there needed to be a clear explanation that no one there still actually clung to such barbarously bad theology. In view of t…

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

By Becky Garrison

…ch was published by Crossway. Moving on to Driscoll’s highly publicized #1 New York Times bestseller Real Marriage, co-written with Driscoll’s wife Grace, one finds multiple instances of using Allender’s work without citation, including chapters supposedly written by Grace. And again, portions of Rid of My Disgrace (2011, Re:Lit), penned by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb, can be found in this book. (Chapter 7 of Real Marriage, contains unattributed pa…

Gay, Black, and Quaker: History Catches Up with Bayard Rustin

By Leigh Eason

…who in his adult years belonged to the Fifteenth Street Friends Meeting in New York City, certainly gave evidence of those testimonies, though not always in a traditional way. Simplicity, or plainness, is perhaps the most difficult of the Quaker testimonies to define. In his communication, Rustin was a paragon of plainness; he was plain-speaking and direct. Like other contemporary Quakers with means, however, if simplicity is defined to center on…

Seven-in-Heaven Way, Hybrid Pope, & “Chrislam”

By Michael J. Altman

…while, the Latter-day Saints are launching a million-dollar ad campaign in New York City. While the Crystal Cathedral has fallen on hard times, its Spanish language service is booming. A Malaysian reality show searches for the best preaching Muslim woman. In Tajikistan, the parliament is considering a bill to keep kids out of churches and mosques. Secularism is on the way out in Bangladesh. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood has expelled a senior me…

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…

Climate Change Denial: A Guide for the Humanities

By Michael Schulson

…ictly factual terms might not actually be effective. Civics Writing in The New York Times, public policy professor Thomas Lovejoy recently argued that the IPCC findings serve to remind us that “any debate involving science should be kept in the scientific arena.” Discussion questions: considering that most people do not form their fundamental opinions with the educational attainment and analytical capacities of a Vulcan, what on earth could Lovejo…