Religion Dispatches
…kind of conversion that Giuliani is talking about. The story Trump is telling at his rallies and on social media is: I am not sorry. I will not change. And more than that: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/785842546878578688 This is not a conversion narrative—it is a call to war….
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…can Muslim kid get on the stage and make fun of the president,” Minhaj acknowledged, to enthusiastic applause from the otherwise subdued audience. https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/858515353529352193 Go to top…
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…called “The Hamilton Mixtape.” I thought to myself, “He’s done it again.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jz1VRfdbmY In the spring of 2015, I completed my master’s thesis on theology and the arts. Coming from a Pentecostal tradition, I often wrote on how the sacred exists outside the walls of the church. I was determined to integrate my love of musicals with my theological work. When I discovered the Hamilton cast was almost entirely made up of…
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…dained by the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta’s (PGA) Committee on Ministry (COM). In all, becoming an ordained minister in PCUSA took almost 20 years. For the past 11 years, I have been the only PCUSA Korean clergywoman to serve in a paid position in a Korean PCUSA church—out of all 12 Korean PCUSA congregations in metro-Atlanta. In addition to the senior pastor, the Session elders (similar in position to deacons in the Baptist or elders in the Uni…
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…ir search for the divine has simply broadened beyond traditional churches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEu2MH3J0qg A great many Nones are the spiritual progeny of the cheerful, well-dressed parade of Eisenhower-era churchgoers: fathers in their Mad Men suits, mothers in their pert hats and white gloves. They are Dick, Jane and Sally from the elementary-school readers, now with children and grandchildren of their own. (“See Dick. See Dick run….
Read More…it does not require any punishment in this world. It is a sin that will accompany its committer in the life after death.” In the interview, Salman Odah stated that “even though homosexuality is considered a sin in all the Semitic holy books, it does not require any punishment in this world. It is a sin that will accompany its committer in the life after death.” “Homosexuals are not deviating from Islam. Homosexuality is a grave sin, but those who…
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…iction later pardoned by Ronald Reagan. But the man knew what he spoke of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loT_pYzi3Vw In sharp contrast to the bleakness of “Mama Tried” stands the deep hope of the greatest Christmas song ever written, “If We Make It Through December,” with its trusting assertion “I plan to be in a warmer town come summertime.” Haggard rarely name-checked the Lord in his songs, but he didn’t need to. You couldn’t listen to a line…
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…t was aware of, but could not confirm, those reports. India: International Commission of Jurists Calls For Repeal of Sodomy Law Last Friday the International Commission of Jurists released a briefing paper calling on the Supreme Court to decriminalize same-sex relations. The Court has agreed to review its 2013 decision that reinstated the colonial-era sodomy law. Newsgram published John Burbidge’s memoir of his journey of personal and sexual disco…
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…anchised classes, and to solve their financial burdens Smith implemented a complex and communitarian system of property redistribution called “The Law of Consecration.” “If ye are not equal in earthly things,” one of Joseph Smith’s revelations bellowed, “ye cannot be equal in obtaining heavenly things” (Doctrine and Covenants 78:6). Smith—who himself came from a family that faced immense financial troubles—chastised one of his clerks for emphasizi…
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…ve health care from employers to employees or the government in order to accommodate the religious beliefs of a company’s owners, they seem unwilling to allow workers to shift even the minimal costs associated with five-minute prayer breaks to their employers. Truthfully, while the fact that those requesting the accommodation are Muslim may be more salient, the fact that they are factory workers could be the bigger motivator for the absence of con…
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