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Will Anti-Gay Churches Have Their Tax Exempt Status Revoked?

By Sarah Posner

…-sex weddings, particularly if the Supreme Court goes the way of a growing number of district courts (including today in Texas) and strikes down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional? I asked Caroline Mala Corbin, a First Amendment expert at the University of Miami School of Law, who told me, “Given that churches have long been able to discriminate against women without losing their tax exempt status, it seems highly unlikely that they risk l…

The ‘Freedom Convoy’ is Inspired by a Biblical Account of Divine Massacre: Welcome to the Jericho March

By Thomas Lecaque

…we need those corrupt walls that have been built up by the politicians to come smashing and crumbling down.” “The Great Reset” Back to Ottawa: Christian nationalist symbols are visible in the mob that’s been marching and occupying space around Parliament for about 20 days, though in smaller numbers than in American rallies. It’s part of the broader effort to bring global attention to the “convoy.” CBC has reported on the prayer circles and speech…

Colin McGinn: Not the Only Masturbating Philosopher

By Nathan Schneider

…ely male-dominated discipline. And, according to one of philosophy’s chief commentators, Brian Leiter, “Sexual harassment, from the mild to the severe, is widespread.” Colin McGinn’s strange insistence that one can talk about sex with a female student in pure abstraction, and his resulting objectification of that student, is part of a legacy that has gone on for far too long in far too important a discipline. Indeed, these patterns seem to have so…

Rage Against the New Age Machine: Three Days at the Osho International Meditation Resort

By Diane Winston

…ould take several sessions to unblock my energy, she said. Would I like to come back tomorrow? Now, months later, I’m unsure about why what happened next. On my way back to my dorm, I felt compelled to visit the Galleria. Finding Yogananda, I apologized for screaming at him. He must have assumed that I was on the path to my true authentic self because he smiled and asked if he could hug me. When he did, something broke inside me. My grief and ange…

What Would Jesus Chew?, Bishops Bet on B-Ball, The Incredibly Shrinking Brain

By Michael J. Altman

…enforce Islamic law in Egypt. What do Kentucky and the Netherlands have in common? An Ark problem. Holy shirking brains, Batman! A new study links religious experiences, such as a conversion or “born-again experience,” to atrophy in the hippocampus. In Brooklyn, a recently ordained rabbi converted to Judaism after growing up the daughter of a Lutheran pastor. Elsewhere in Brooklyn, a rabbi has been sentenced to two years of probation for skimming…

Is Joel Osteen, Success Mag Cover Boy, Really “God’s Best”?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ed your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.” These are words that should make anyone living in comfort in this life tremble. Osteen has received, and is now enjoying, his good things. In his comfort, he encourages others to get theirs while they can, because he thinks this is “God’s best.” The rich man has a message for Osteen and other positive, prosperity, preachers, and their…

Black Church Leadership Gathering Excludes Women

By Hazel Cherry

…own ministries. Sexism is alive and real. Men face racism, classism, and commercialism head on but are complicit in the fight against sexism. They would rather sit comfortably and bathe in their traditions filled with sexism. This attitude is problematic; it is the venom of the church. It condones women’s issues and voices being in the margins. This attitude screams selfishness and that male ideas and issues are priority. Gone are the days when…

Constitutional Attorney Changes into Drag During Talk on Cancelation of West Texas A&M Drag Show

By Chrissy Stroop

…ents, booked an on-campus venue, and began to advertise the event and sell tickets. Then, 11 days before the drag fundraiser was set to take place, WT President Walter Wendler, who has a record of inserting his right-wing Christian bias into his public roles, unilaterally canceled the performance via a pedantic email. Seidel tells the story of the drag show cancelation at West Texas A&M (clip=5.5 minutes): Much of the moralizing communique was cou…

Religious Leaders Press Obama for Exemption from Executive Order Barring Discrimination

By Sarah Posner

…a religious exemption, they contend, “this expansion of hiring rights will come at an unreasonable cost to the common good, national unity and religious freedom.” The letter’s signatories include Joel Hunter, pastor of Northland Church who is known as a “spiritual advisor” to the president; Larry Snyder, CEO of Catholic Charities USA; Pastor Rick Warren; and Michael Wear, faith outreach director for Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign and a former st…

The Sacred and the Dead: Three Ways to American Beauty

By Aaron K. Kerr

…ia on the chorus of “Candyman”: “Look out, Look out, the Candyman, Here he come and he’s gone again, Pretty lady aint got no friend til the Candyman comes round again.” Here is a call to watch, to take care—a critical realism about the dangers of seduction. The Kids They Dance The third way to engage the Grateful Dead is to participate. Both Hunter and John Perry Barlow, the primary lyricists for the band, implicate the Dead and their fans in the…