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“Japan Gave Us Pokemon, God Gave Them an Earthquake”

By Anthea Butler

…ll who will and He will relent. #Japan‘s #earthquake http://www.google.com/url?url=http://twitter.com/lydia_fuson/status/46227101413670912&rct=j&sa=X&ei=aD16Ta7zDo2dgQfG4szVBw&sqi=2&ved=0CFYQrwcwBw&q=japanese+earthquake+and+2012&usg=AFQjCNFev7RkeZbi4eJzisU1d7ZJy8rObQ ‎ EspoOriginals‎ Maybe the Mayans were right…. #2012 #Earthquakes #Japan #Haiti Catcasco‎ All I’m going to say is this: if God gave one tiny dog’s scrotum about Japan he wouldn’t have…

From Organized Religion to Organizing Religion: Brian D. McLaren Wants Christians to Be Better

By Peter Laarman

…say clearly enough that it is not just mindless consumerism but the very structure of finance capitalism itself that needs to be abandoned for the sake of planetary survival and human thriving. Over the years, Brian McLaren has been willing to sacrifice many former affiliations and put many friendships at risk on his personal journey toward a new understanding of his Christian calling. He may feel that breaking entirely with capitalism would be go…

Videos and Billboards and Yiddish, Oh, My!

By Sarah Posner

…on. The campaign is called “My Buyer’s Remorse,” and the RJC is collecting videos from Jews who voted for Obama in 2008 and are voting for Romney this time. A recent poll by the American Jewish Committee showed Obama’s support among Florida’s Jewish voters running at 69% to Romney’s 25%, with a margin of error of 6%. Obama won 76% of the Florida Jewish vote in 2008. My favorite part of the campaign, though, is this Florida billboard which reads, “…

Religious Conspiracy Theories About Giffords Shooting Emerge

By Sarah Posner

…course there WILL be a world without weapons of any time [sic] when Jesus rules and reigns. But in THIS world – guns will always be in ‘someone’s’ hands.”) “Can we really trust our government to be the only armed contingent in the country?” Gallups’ video asks, and then proceeds to claim that the worst genocidal dictators of the 20th century — including Hitler, Stalin, Idi Amin, and Pol Pot — instituted gun control, enabling them to carry out gen…

Can Eurovision’s Rainbow Arch Undermine Ukraine’s Orthodox Value System? This and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…man married couples. Bermuda: Government will not appeal marriage equality ruling; cruise lines anticipate wedding boom The government announced that it will not appeal a Supreme Court ruling earlier this month in favor of marriage equality. The Royal Gazette reports that the ruling is also “expected to impact the numerous cruise lines that fly the Bermuda flag, including Cunard, Princess and P&O cruise ships.” In 2015, the Royal Gazette reported…

Republican Scandals Drag Secretive ‘Family’ Into the Big Time

By Randall Balmer, Anthea Butler, Evan Derkacz, Jeff Sharlet, and Diane Winston

…dealing with the Suhartos of the world would be problematic. If they were truly, truly, political (as they seem to behave) then it would be a matter of just backing and creating politicians, right? But its more like a movement—and this movement is about certainty. Certainty means that Jesus has put the right people in charge, and submission and assistance to them will ensure that God’s Kingdom will eventually come. It is the certainty that America…

On The Kerry Apartheid Comment and the Cycle of Chutzpah

By Sarah Posner

…Fingerhut explained that a J Street U student initiated the invitation to Breaking The Silence, a group Hillel would not have invited itself. Nonetheless, Fingerhut admitted, Breaking The Silence “is, regrettably, part of the broad tent of dialogue regarding Israel.” But Fingerhut et al., Na’aman writes, “seem to be more concerned with their own feelings toward Israel — their ‘tent’ — than with Israel. Mention of the actions of the IDF, the value…

Will International Criminal Court Bring Charges Against ISIS For Gender-Based Persecution?; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…he issue today, 377A would stand,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the BBC in an interview in February. “My personal view is that if I do not have a problem, this is an uneasy compromise, I am prepared to live with it until social attitudes change.” Media policies, meanwhile, continue to block any positive portrayals of same-sex relationships, and conservative elements are both vocal and organized in lobbying against any move towards greater e…

Introducing the Dr. Who Media Club

By James F. McGrath

…ng religion and society at Boston University. He is the author of Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampires. And now, without further ado, James McGrath and I reflect on the first three episodes. — Gabriel McKee Gabriel McKee_____________ After over a year wandering in the wilderness of a semi-hiatus, Doctor Who fans have at last reached the promised land: a new season, with a new actor in the lead role (Matt Smith) and a new executive pro…

Scope Bacon, Twttr Hoaxes & Joel Osteen’s Big Reveal

By Deborah Whitehead

…ws” channel that featured screenshots of the website and doctored CNN and Drudge Report headlines appearing to confirm the news played over ominous-sounding music. A “Christianity News Texas” blog post on April 2, written by Tribble, reported on the “Special Announcement.” The combination of these interlocking, seemingly credible sites and the shocking nature of the story itself generated a large amount of attention in just a few days. Tribble’s…