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Is Being Trans a Religion? Why the Christian Right Wants You to Think So

By Chrissy Stroop

…alism in any modern society democratically. Instead, there can be only a struggle for the domination of your religion or worldview over those held by others. If you want to prima facie invalidate mid-century liberal philosophy regarding tolerance, decency, and democracy, adopting presuppositionalism is a good way to do it. A classic illustration of how this works involves Christian Right opposition to public schools, which they base on the spuriou…

TN Conservatives: Government Butt Out… Government Butt In

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…classroom. Some of those children may have gay or lesbian parents, or be struggling with reconciling those feelings in themselves. Their adult role models, teachers in this case, will be barred by the state from even uttering the word “homosexual” or talking about how many people live happy, healthy lives as homosexuals. The bill also has implications for anti-bullying efforts. If teachers are muzzled on the gay and lesbian issue, how can they eve…

American Indians Irate over Bin Laden Code Name “Geronimo”

By Johnny P. Flynn

…consciousness, we will continue to squander precious resources around the world failing to hear the same message over and over again. Steven Newcomb, a Shawnee Indian, said it best in a column in Indian Country Today: What the hell were they thinking… the code name was based on an extension of the metaphor “Indians Are Enemies” to “Geronimo was a Terrorist,” thus perpetuating the US tradition of treating Indian nations and peoples as enemies. May…

With the End of ‘Roe’ the Verdict is in: The Supreme Court Majority is Christian Nationalist

By Andrew L. Seidel

…Court, even on the expedited shadow docket, the state had announced that a new rule would take effect on April 15. The justices knew about this new rule. It allowed “Bible studies, prayer meetings, and worship services at their homes” with 25 people indoors in Santa Clara County. In other words, those challenging the rule would have been able to have their Bible study. It’s possible the new rule would have been in place by the next Bible study. Bu…

Are Religious People More Generous? (Round LXXVII)

By Evan Derkacz

…d Word of God with no factual errors, or believe the Bible is the inspired word of God with some factual errors; and Read the Bible daily or at least four times per week (Oddly enough, the next category down, “Bible Friendly,” doesn’t even allow for the possibility of “some factual errors,” though these B-grade Christians do admit to not getting four Bible readings in per week. On the upside maybe they’re just the Charlies destined to inherit the…

This Quote About ‘Pregnant’ Church From Outgoing SBC President is Deeply Troubling For Anyone Concerned About Sexual Abuse

By Jill Hicks-Keeton

…Ed Litton as the incoming president, the result of what Ruth Graham of the New York Times called “a dramatic showdown” in this denomination that “often serves as a bellwether for white American evangelicalism.” But the quote above, from one of the more mundane moments of the meeting is, in my judgment, a better benchmark for assessing the current state of the SBC: the utter banality of a man in power exhorting other men to think in a certain way u…

What Coverage of a Fatal Orthodox Baptism Reveals About Western Media

By Katherine Kelaidis

…very early Christian community practiced full-immersion baptism. The Greek word βάπτω, from which the word baptism derives, means “to dunk.” Baptism by affusion (that’s the sprinkling of water that you will see in most Western churches, both Catholic and Protestant) initially emerged as a concession, probably in the 2nd century, but ultimately became the standard practice of the Western church by the 10th century. That being said, many Protestant…

Ken Ham Uninvited for Mocking Fellow Speaker’s Version of Creationism

By Julie Ingersoll

…ning of the authority of the Word of God and the collapse of the Christian worldview in our Western world in this era of history.” So much of the discussion has focused on whether or not Ham exhibited an unchristian spirit in his campaign against compromise, but I’d like to suggest that another important question arises with regard to the Ark Park. The park is a joint venture between a group of investors that includes AiG, and the state of Kentuck…

The Mormon Version of Infallibility

By Holly Welker

…y demonstrated by Elder Deiter F. Uchtdorf when he admits “there have been times when members or leaders in the Church have simply made mistakes. There may have been things said or done that were not in harmony with our values, principles, or doctrine” is one reason he is respected and trusted by so many in and outside the church. But Stevens asks what we should do with that admission. “Now that Uchtdorf has opened that door, I want to walk throug…

If Religious Leaders’ Valuable Words on Election Vitriol Fall in the Woods Do They Make a Sound?

By Daniel Schultz

…a sense of wonder, joy and awe—by helping their people see things as they truly are. That’s Auden’s message, written between 1942 and 1944, a very dark time in world history. These days, we have a bumper crop of political leaders who stake their claim in reality that social life is a zero-sum game of vicious competition. It would be helpful for religious leaders to challenge that claim with one of their own: that we were created not for hate, but…