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Come Hell or High Water: How the Melodrama of Disaster Leaves Us Vulnerable

…tes did not accept the vast majority of the aid offered, however. Although New Orleans faced huge infrastructure rebuilding costs, officials did not use many of the offered funds because of bureaucratic hurdles and general inefficiency and confusion. In that respect, Katrina wasn’t unusual. Confusion and inefficiency in the aftermath of catastrophe is common. Once a disaster hits, it’s generally too late to contain the worst of the damage. Volunte…

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Inventing “Jihad”

…cal Islamist narratives, the very word “jihad” was enough, for the average news reader, to account for the violence he and his brother carried out in Boston. After all, are not religious male Muslims supposed to carry out the military jihad against non-Muslims as an essential requirement of their faith? Such popular perceptions of jihad are often predicated on the assumptions that a) jihad is relentless, bloody warfare to be waged by Muslims (en m…

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Amid Horrors, Muslim ‘John Hancocks’ Forge Secular Sudan

…ounced the more formidable military alliance (which now included JEM) made world news in November, it made no mention of the political visions of August. “The military guys want to minimize our differences,” Ismail said, “and get on with the military activities.” The coalition politics of a revolution can be tricky. Eric Reeves told RD: “Of the SRF, I would say, very briefly, that it brings together such diverse actors, including the Islamist elem…

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Vatican: Gay Rights Opponents are Real Victims

…ice doctrine that have been developed since the first social encyclical, Rerum Novarum, of 1891: • Social-Psychological: Dignity of the human person; Human development of the whole person • Social Rights: Option for the poor and marginalized in society • Basic Human Needs: Right to employment, housing, health care • Cultural: Freedom of participation and association in civil society • Political: Human rights protections; Right to migrate • Religio…

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Anti-Gay Marriage NOM Documents Reveal Racial Wedge Strategy and More

…Europe and Latin America: “Marriage needs to be a national (and ultimately international) effort, not just a local or regional issue,” says one document. One refers to an “International Organization for Marriage” and says, “The movement for gay marriage is global. The counterrevolution protecting marriage needs to have a similar reach. We need to take what we have learned about winning marriage battles in the US and assist groups fighting marriage…

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Obama Changes Course on Islam

…ever, given the nature of the challenges that we face. Our campaign to disrupt, dismantle, and to defeat al Qaeda is part of an international effort that is necessary and just. But this is a different kind of war. There will be no simple moment of surrender to mark the journey’s end—no armistice, no banner headline… So the threat will not go away soon, but let’s be clear: al Qaeda and its affiliates are small men on the wrong side of history. The

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Because God Tells Me So; Do Jews Have a “Historic Right” to Israel?

…independent progressive synagogue in Manhattan, made the front page of the New York Times after its leadership sent a membership-wide email applauding the UN vote granting Palestinians non-member “state” status. While it predictably met with mixed reactions, it became the most visible American synagogue to break ranks with the pro-Israel lobby protesting the UN vote. A few days later the Reform Movement issued a statement criticizing the Israeli g…

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Exodus Declares Opposition to Criminalization of Homosexuality

…on of homosexuality worldwide. The statement on the organization’s website reads: Exodus International believes that every human life, regardless of sexual orientation, is of inestimable and equal worth to God and that defending this principle is foundational in offering a Christian response to any issue. As such, Exodus International has not supported and will not support any legislation that deprives others of life and dignity based on their sex…

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My House, My Rules: 3 Women Speakers “Rejected” From Women’s Day Event at Vatican (on Full Inclusion of Women in the Church)

…roles that incorporate their faith, gifts, expertise and education into structures of authority at all levels. Our world is facing a future more meaningful by the inclusion of women in significant positions. We will not let gender inequality undermine the longevity of the Church. Our voices stir the winds of change, so we must speak. Will Pope Francis and our pastoral leaders listen? For now, the answer is apparently not. Cold, hard real estate r…

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Muslim Women “Warriors”

…ists which was reflected throughout the conference; Muslim feminism is not new. This conference, for example, was the result of 20 years of research and advocacy by a Malaysian group called Sisters in Islam (SIS). Zainah Anwar, the coordinator of Musawah (equality in Arabic) said: Musawah is in some ways a vindication of a long and difficult struggle to find liberation within my faith and to translate into action my utter belief in a just God. Thi…

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