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Episcopal Church Assault Data Reveals the Dark Side of Inclusive Christianity

By Charlotte Dalwood

…s such reported being the victims of sexual misconduct of some kind, as did 100% of those employed in non-ordained roles and 50% of congregation members. The survey also found that transgender and non-binary respondents were victimized at higher rates than their cisgender counterparts across a range of inappropriate behaviours. To cite just one example: 39% disclosed inappropriate touching or closeness, compared to 27.2% of cisgender women and 16….

We Went Through Amoris Laetitia Section by Section So You Wouldn’t Have To

By Anthony Adams

…ther and a mother, without which a child is just a “plaything.” In Sections 179 and 180, Francis praises the generosity of couples who adopt children, but he refuses to include same-sex couples in that praise. For those waiting to hear what he has to say about the headline issue of divorced and remarried Catholics being barred from receiving Communion, he begins to “go there” when he condemns those who are judgmental and divisive, saying in Sectio…

RD News Round-Up—September 29, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…Evangelicals, this year he was named by TIME magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people, he’s a Republican, and he’s a leader in the Creation Care movement—a Christian evangelical response to global warming. He is Richard Cizik and he’s a longtime friend of Sen. John McCain. These days, Cizik says that he doesn’t recognize the Senator’s current incarnation. “I thought John McCain was a principled person,” Cizik told Cara DeGette of…

RD’s Haroon Moghul on Fresh Air with Terry Gross

By The Editors

…Listen to RD senior correspondent Haroon Moghul discuss his new memoir How to Be a Muslim with Terry Gross on Fresh Air. For more, read RD’s 10Q with Haroon….

Religious Hostility to Gay Nigerians; The Pope’s Visit To Africa; Ireland’s Religious Schools Can’t Discriminate Against Gays; Orthodox Church in Georgia Leads Anti-Gay Forces; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…d to be in opposition to their values. It is that anger that led to the May 17 attack. Ana says the attack “was and is still viewed by the Church as a clash of cultures, a justified defense of Georgian tradition in the face of encroaching Western influence.” ISIS: Executions of gay men continue; cited by UK’s Cameron in debate on military action Bassem Mroue reports for Associated Press on the ongoing targeting and killing of gay men by Islamic St…

Pornography’s Dirty Little Secret: What We Say vs. What We Do

By Shira Tarrant

…outhern California church. In working with young people between the ages of 14 and 18, Beyenberg notes that teens have a lot of questions abut pornography, and they really want to talk about the issues—even if some of the teens are initially shy about it. It doesn’t help that pornography has been such a taboo topic in the church, he adds. Personally, Pastor Beyenberg hopes the frank conversations will lead to abstinence from pornography. But the f…

Hillary Clinton Won the Catholic Vote After All, So Dems Should Stay Pro-Choice, Right?

By Patricia Miller

…024. Similarly, the Hispanic vote went overwhelmingly for Clinton at 74% to 19%, for a massive 55% advantage. Of course, at least some of this can be accounted for by Trump’s hostility toward Hispanic immigrants and may not carry over to future Republican candidates. But young voters have a tendency to stick with the party they first vote for, so it’s likely that Trump has created a generation of Democratic voters among the fast-growing Latino pop…

Why Bill Maher Gets a “C” in My Introduction to Religion Class…

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…des Maher wants to make fun of. A contemporary Google search for “Webster’s 1828 dictionary” will turn up the swarming of conservative Christian groups praising Webster and, more typically, offering a reprint of the old book for sale. Christianbook.com sells the product with this description: Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language was produced during the years when the American home, church and school were established upon…

Magic in the Air: How Intellectuals Invented the Myth of a Mythless Society

By Jason Josephson Storm

…ested to provide a few alternate options for consideration, which included: 1) The Myth of Modernity 2) Magic Never Vanished 3) The Myths of Reason: Inventing Disenchantment and Modernity I guess I really liked all of these for different reasons. But my editor decided to go with the working title, which in my opinion was the right choice. How do you feel about the cover? It rocks! The cover we ended up with is by an artist (Alex Gross) whose work…

Beyond Alarmism and Denial in the Dominionism Debate

By Anthea Butler

…es, and teachings if they want a reductionist argument they can spin out in 800 words. As someone who has studied and written about Pentecostalism for over 15 years, their lack of basic knowledge is staggering, and although I don’t expect people to get it like I do, I do expect reporters and journalists to do their homework—like you do, Sarah! This lack of “homework” has also led to a whole cottage industry of those who write about dominionism, th…