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Modern Mindfulness, Continued: Chade-Meng Tan Follows Up

By The Editors

…in high concentrations, but only in small areas. Perhaps the opposite is true in America today. 3. I think the most important point in this discussion is that we have to hold teachers to a different bar than normal practitioners. For normal practitioners, if they do as little as one breath per day, and if they just benefit in some small way, I’m happy for them. But teachers need to have deep practices and deep understanding of Dharma. That’s the…

Jesus Comes Out for Christmas

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ng that every gay and lesbian person knows requires all the courage in the world—he came out. If you read the gospels you see Jesus constantly coming out—baring his real identity as both human and divine to anyone who would listen, and especially to those who would not. Like the gays and lesbians of today, Jesus made enemies when he came out. Jesus angered his family, he angered his friends, and most of all he angered those in power when he came o…

A Catholic’s Eulogy for the Harvard “Black Mass” Controversy

By Craig A. Ford Jr.

…ymbol of anti-Semitism and white supremacy, no matter where you are in the world today). Unlike these symbols that are based in reality, however, a thoughtful investigation into the “black mass” would have revealed that this is actually a symbol in search of a reality. Boston University professor David Frankfurter, in his award-winning 2006 book Evil Incarnate: Rumors of Demonic Conspiracy and Satanic Abuse in History, argues that, when we apply t…

Muslim Mickey Mouse Tweet by Christian Billionaire Sparks Controversy

By Joseph Hammond

…ld behave when they were insulted. Those early Muslims would be ashamed of today’s ‘Salafis’ who claim to be following in the early Muslims’ footsteps. A member of the Egyptian telecom industry who spoke on condition of anonymity was also critical of the uproar surrounding the tweet: There is a huge double standard here. A few years ago many of these same people were promoting the Fulla doll. They wanted a Muslim version of Barbie and now they do…

The Oil Spill and “Real Deathliness”

By Daniel Schultz

…utives or incompetent engineers or Obama or who-the-hell-ever we turn into today’s whipping boy. But the truth that everyone wants to deny is that the whole culture is sick from top to bottom. We’re all addicted to oil in ways we can’t even grasp, and nobody—nobody—has any plausible idea of how to break free from the system. There are plenty of ideas floating around, yes, but there are no easy answers to put into practice today. If there were, we’…

Christian Epistle on Islamophobia

By Haroon Moghul

…s, Carpetbomb My Heart –ed]. I’ve quoted you below: In this time of reconstructing the way our world works, a polarizing and exclusive religious vision is not particularly relevant. America is also inescapably and increasingly diverse, and its domestic and foreign policy requires ﬁnding a method of engagement with difference that is reasonable and respectful. But there is a more inescapable truth about Engle’s “Dearborn Awakening.” He chose a spe…

The Santorum Legacy: The Fertility Wars

By Sarah Posner

…oliticians with national aspirations dare to use. “We were winning in a very different way, we were winning hearts, we were raising issues that other people didn’t want to raise,” Santorum said today. Many of his fellow Republicans probably didn’t want him to raise them, and now they’re stuck with them, even with Santorum gone….

Why #FreeBritney is an #Exvangelical Cause

By R.L. Stollar

…s was assigned a conservator. Since 2008, she’s nonetheless conducted four world tours, recorded four albums, and performed 248 sold-out shows in Las Vegas. Today she’s worth more than $60 million. While everyone knows about Spears, few know—and even fewer discuss—the role religion has played in her life. Like Katy Perry, who was once a Contemporary Christian Music artist, Spears has deep roots in white American evangelicalism. Born and raised in…

Facing White Christianity’s Role in the January 6th Insurrection

By Robert P. Jones

…ex: 78 out of 100. Similarly, 58% of white mainline Protestants voted for Trump, while their median Racism Index score is 69 out of 100. And Trump received the vote of 57% of white Catholics, a group with a median Racism Index score of 72 out of 100. By contrast, only 26% of white religiously unaffiliated Americans voted for Trump, a level roughly in line with their much lower median Racism Index score of 29. Clearly, we white Christians have bare…

Why Zubik is Especially Important for Women of Color

By Elizabeth Platt and Kira Shepherd

…large role in the overall health disparities faced by communities of color today. Women of color have the highest rates of unintended pregnancy, abortion, and maternal mortality, all of which have taken a toll on the psychological, economic, and social vitality of these communities. Moreover, as abortion clinics across the country close due to the conservative attack on abortion rights, women of color are harmed disproportionately. Clinic closings…