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White Christian Nostalgia Strikes Back

By Daniel Schultz

…ter than their northern counterparts. In the lightest of them—Arizona, New Mexico, Texas(!), and Florida—Democrats did much better than anticipated this year. That’s of course due to the rising presence of black and Hispanic voters in those states. But those same voters are significantly more religious than their white counterparts, which means that if by some miracle the Democrats win back the White House in 2020, we might be talking about the Ra…

Georgia Gov Vetoes Right-To-Discriminate Bill

By Elizabeth Reiner Platt

…mothers, as well as the enforcement of rigid, invasive, and discriminatory codes of conduct. This section of the bill is somewhat similar to one introduced in Missouri, which aims to remove religious organizations from the definition of “employer” within the state’s human rights law. Finally, the bill also contained a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) provision modeled on the federal RFRA. While the RFRA contained a caveat that it should no…

Are Michael Moore’s Films Inspired by His Catholicism?

By Rosemary R. Ruether

…these values, without advocating a radical alternative, such as socialism. Promotion of labor unions, laws guaranteeing a “just wage,” pensions and social security would have been the sort of policies promoted. This seems to be Moore’s perspective also, who speaks broadly of creating an economically and socially just democracy. While it is unlikely that Moore has spent much time poring over papal social encyclicals (which are not easy to read), h…

Global LGBT Recap: Asylum for Victims of Homophobia Exports; Orthodox Church Sees Anti-Gay Campaign Turned Toward Itself

By Peter Montgomery

…several South and Central American countries before arriving on foot from Mexico at the Texas border. The two had no visas, but immediately applied for political asylum at the border and were taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “They fled India because they were afraid of violence. They imagined the U.S. to be a welcoming country. Unfortunately, they were detained as soon as they arrived,” Clement Lee, a staff attorney with Immigratio…

Painting Elephants

By Bruce Prescott

…ptist Covenant.” This covenant encourages Baptists to unite in efforts to “Promote peace and justice, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, care for the sick and marginalized, welcome the strangers among us, and promote religious liberty and respect for religious diversity.” They also determined to plan a meeting that would bring all Baptists in North America together; 16 million Southern Baptists were invited, but their leaders…

Carter, Gore, and the New Baptist Covenant

By Bruce Prescott

…ptist Covenant.” This covenant encourages Baptists to unite in efforts to “Promote peace and justice, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, care for the sick and marginalized, welcome the strangers among us, and promote religious liberty and respect for religious diversity.” They also determined to plan a meeting that would bring all Baptists in North America together; 16 million Southern Baptists were invited, but their leaders…

Ghosts of Halloween Past

By The Editors

…______ Death Couture: Not for Halloween Only STEPHEN ANDES De-exoticizing Mexico’s patron saint of death Halloween, Evangelicals, and the Macabre JOHN W. MOREHEAD Reflections on our monstrous creations The Fear is Real: A New View of Halloween Hell Houses LUCIA HULSETHER A 90-minute walk through the South Georgia woods offers violence, fear, and an Obama-like Antichrist Jesus Goes to the Dark Carnival: Hell House Gets a Makeover W. SCOTT POOLE A…

AIDS in South Africa: Women, the Church, and Global Indifference

By Jeanne Carstensen

…in my lifetime.” But after attending the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City last year, she realized “there is no obvious sign of the epidemic diminishing until at least 2030.” Since teaching in the United States for the last five months, Haddad has been further sobered by “just how ignorant Americans are about Africa in general and the AIDS epidemic specifically.” She wants her students to understand that “the epidemic is a justice issu…

This is Not a Religion Column: The Religious Vote of the Future, with a Pickle

By Jeff Sharlet

…unctions as a hinge between one belief and the next. Consider Chimayo, New Mexico one of the most popular Catholic tourist sites in the United States, beloved for a soft little patch of ground from which blessed soil can be drawn to heal whatever ails you. This belief was borrowed from the Native Americans who preceded the Spanish priests who claimed to first make this discovery, and it’s maintained by a priest who trucks in 25 tons of garden-vari…

A Furious Sadness: Conversation with Christian Protester of Nazi-Saluting Trump Supporter

By Daniel Schultz

…ts tore me up. I have friends and family, but down the line, who came from Mexico, and his views I just think are so damaging that I wanted to actively stand up, present myself as an opposing side, and see if I could start a dialogue and see if those comments on immigrants were just a one-time deal or if they were a part of his entire platform. But like, for real. [I had] genuine curiosity as to how these Trump rallies work. Whether they are as ch…