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Intelligent Design Trial Celebrates Fifth Year Reunion

By Lauri Lebo

…g support in the text of the First Amendment, but also that it is the only rule that truly makes sense for us as Americans. What good would come from permitting government to sneak a little (or a lot of) religion in here and there? As Justice O’Connor has said: “Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: Why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has serv…

As Trial Approaches, Accused in IHOP Murder Case Challenges Evidence

By Sarah Posner

…people will be raptured just as Jesus begins his “royal procession” into Jerusalem. Bickle believes they will return to earth as “resurrected saints” who will “possess supernatural abilities.” When Jesus rules as “King over all dominions and spheres of society,” these resurrected saints will rule with him, “as kings and priests.” Bickle is a major figure in what is known as charismatic Christianity, a sprawling movement with no clear organizationa…

Woe is Me (“Ya laytani”)

By Amina Wadud

…told with details related more to that value or virtue. There are lots of times when the emphasis is on keeping to the truth and avoiding deception, especially the “lie on Allah.” It’s important in the Qur’an to avoid spreading lies about God. If you think about it, the significance will ring out loud. How many times do we hear of people doing horrific things in the name of God? Anyway, the section of the Qur’an I am reading now reviews these sto…

Gay Suicide and the Ethic of Love: A Progressive Christian Response

By Eric Reitan

…s actually doing. No loving person would endorse this prohibition if they knew the truth. Is the traditional prohibition on homosexual intimacy like that? I think so. And the reason I think so is because, for many years now, I’ve been listening to my gay and lesbian neighbors. I’ve listened to their stories and tried to put myself in their shoes. I’ve heard how the prohibition on “homosexuality” cuts deeper than a mere condemnation of a specific a…

Unpacking the Giglio Imbroglio

By Sarah Posner

…later. In Warren’s case, the offending statements had recently been in the news, so there was no question Obama and his advisors knew about them. By contrast, Giglio is known in more recent times for his “passion” conferences, urging a spiritual awakening among America’s youth, and his work combatting human trafficking. Perhaps Obama and his advisors thought this sufficient, and didn’t think that Googling “‘Louie Giglio’ and homosexuality” was in…

Homophobia an “Atrocity,” LDS Bishop Tells Gay Mormon Conference

By Joanna Brooks

…not completely caught up to where the leadership is now. When you used the word “atrocity” to describe the world’s history of mistreatment of LGBT people—that’s a very strong word, and the way the Salt Lake Tribune reported it makes it sound like you were criticizing the Church and its leaders. Was that your goal? No. The way the Tribune reports it takes my words out of context. I was not criticizing the Church. In fact, I felt and feel like we ne…

What’s The Matter With Joe Biden? As Disgust Builds Over Calamity in Gaza the President Offers Only Toothless Criticism

By Haroon Moghul

…actual democracy and diversity themselves in many cases. I came of age in New York City, where I quickly found that plenty of the people who congratulated themselves on their cosmopolitanism, who spoke the language of progressive enlightenment, weren’t just remarkably parochial, but actively dismissive. Only, because they didn’t look or sound like what they told us bigots looked and sounded like, they often got away with it. So, yes, sometimes Jo…

Gay Families Score Lower Than Dogs

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…r on TV,” Powell says, and “people became much more likely just to say the word. The sheer fact of talking about it seems to make a difference. It brings it out of the shadows.” I’m sure it didn’t help the anti-gay cause when Laura Bush voiced her support for marriage equality, either. But, all in all, it seems that people are finally getting it that it’s not the correct mix of genitals and offspring that make a family – but love is what truly mak…

Indonesian Volcano Update: Yes, it’s a Religion Story…

By Mark Woodward

…ve, sacrificed his own life to save others. The film also shows his ash-encrusted body and does not mention the fact that he was in prayer when he was overcome. Nor did the story mention that the only building to have survived in the compound in which he lived was the mosque. For many in Yogyakarta, these are among the most important parts of the story. But, in all fairness, the PBS story was intended as a science report. The reporter told us that…

QAnon isn’t a Cult — a Problematic Term — But Michael Protzman’s Q-Adjacent ‘Negative48’ Certainly Is

By Thomas Lecaque

…JFK Jr. was in hiding, warring against the Deep State, and would return to run as Trump’s vice president. Protzman makes prophecies based on three particular strands of QAnon (and outside) thought: English Gematria, originally a Jewish numerological system in which Hebrew letters are substituted for their corresponding numbers, but English in this case; a complex genealogical narrative that Lincoln is descended from Jesus and is also the ancestor—…