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The “Religious Freedom” President is Gutting the Rest of the 1st Amendment

By Sunnivie Brydum

…also temporarily block entry visas from seven countries—Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and Libya—for 30 days as part of a broader security review of visa-admission programs, after which permanent visa bans could be enacted for those countries and others.” Take this transparent attempt to privilege Judeo-Christian faith traditions in immigration policy and combine it with the so-called First Amendment Defense Act, which Trump has promise…

Global LGBT Recap: “Lavender Fascism,” Rage in India, Pope Francis Ousts Culture Warrior

By Peter Montgomery

…tion of new bishops in the U.S. and around the world. Burke’s replacement, Washington D.C. Archbishop Donald Wuerl, is no liberal but he has publicly disagreed with Burke’s advocacy for denying communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians. And, as the New York Times’ Jim Hardley and Jason Horowitz report, some Catholics hope the change signals a future shift from recent appointments that disappointed many progressive Catholics, including the appoi…

Why Zubik is Especially Important for Women of Color

By Elizabeth Platt and Kira Shepherd

…States is now one of only eight countries—including Afghanistan and South Sudan—where the maternal mortality rate is actually increasing. These numbers are even bleaker for women of color in the U.S., where black women are four times more likely than white women to die in childbirth. The pervasive health disparities among communities of color can be traced back, in part, to a long legacy of reproductive coercion. In 2003, the Institute of Medicin…

Electability of Biden is More ‘Conventional’—and Less ‘Wisdom’

By Branko Marcetic

…ed military action in countries as far afield as the former Yugoslavia and Sudan, and was part of the administration that fought the disastrous war in Libya. A social conservative for much of his career, Biden’s record on gay and abortion rights will further alienate the Democratic base, with his sudden, late-stage “evolutions” on these issues already being viewed as opportunistic. Ditto with Biden’s courting of corporate donors and trashing of Me…

Obama Foes Misrepresent Islam with “Apostate” Tactic

By Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im

…y in a few Muslim-majority countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen. But Dr. Luttwak is using that general situation as the premise and basis of his claims regarding the religious status and security risk for Senator Obama. Those claims must be challenged on at least two grounds: The claim is wrong from a Shari`a point of view, and false in terms of the present political and legal realities of Muslim-majority countries. Tak…

Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the Gaza War Protest Movement?

By Shaul Magid

…I inadvertently happened upon a Palestinian solidarity rally in New York’s Washington Square Park. Listening to the speakers I was somewhat surprised. Yes, there were chants to end the war in Gaza, along with “Stop the Genocide” and “From the River to the Sea.” But when the war was discussed the focus was largely on Biden’s continued support for supplying Israel with ammunition to bomb Gaza. And speakers also talked about Sudan, Ukraine, climate c…

Taking to the Streets for Darfur

By Jonathan L. Walton

…Over 2,000 persons began the week marching through the streets of Southern California’s San Fernando Valley in order to raise money and awareness concerning genocide in the Sudan. “Walk for Darfur” is organized each year by the Jewish World Watch. The crowd was comprised primarily of members from about 60 area synagogues, yet was led by about a dozen Sudanese from Arizona….

UPDATE: Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador? His Distinguished Predecessor Hopes for the Best

By Peter Laarman

…of Secretary Tillerson. He commended Brownback’s early good work on South Sudan’s liberation struggle and on the ongoing plague of human trafficking. Rabbi Saperstein’s insight about the particular situation of global Christians struck me as especially valuable. Based on his experience, he doubts that the persecution of minority Christians in multiple countries is necessarily the most severe case of religious suppression. But he observed to me th…

Irony Watch: Trump’s Travel Ban Violates Religious Freedom Act According to ACLU Lawsuit

By Sunnivie Brydum

…ions for Muslims fleeing sectarian violence in Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen. “The executive order violates the Establishment Clause by singling out Muslims for disfavored treatment and granting special preferences to non-Muslims,” the complaint alleges. It also discriminates “between ‘minority religions’ and majority religions, explicitly granting official preference to foreign adherents of minority faiths in the refugee-appl…

Romney to Talk Mormonism Tonight: Risky?

By Sarah Posner

…Back from my Bloggingheads hiatus, I talk with Get Religion’s Mollie Hemingway about whether Mitt Romney’s plan to discuss his Mormonism tonight at the Republican National Convention benefit his candidacy: And we also discussed the significance of the fact that Barack Obama is the only Protestant on both presidential tickets: …