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Graham’s Muslim Brotherhood Conspiracy Theory Not New

By Sarah Posner

…ndustry earlier this month, I noted: ACT!, along with several conservative websites, has promoted the conspiracy theory that Obama has “quietly” appointed people with Brotherhood ties to top positions in his administration in order to orchestrate uprisings in the Muslim world. According to this theory, American leftists are in cahoots with the Brotherhood through a “consortium of left-wing organizations, Islamic groups, labor unions, and Obama-fri…

The ‘Jezebel Spirit’ Isn’t (Just) Bible-Based Misogyny, it’s a Literal Demon — So What Happens When They ‘Stop Tolerating’ It?

By Michael E. Heyes

…who tolerates Jezebel responsible,” writes Patterson in Bridging. Her message is clear: Jesus will punish those who tolerate the Jezebel Spirit. This quotation is being harnessed today by websites and videos warning followers to “Stop Tolerating the Jezebel Spirit.” If this is tolerating the Jezebel Spirit, what’ll happen when they stop?…

Porn-Again Christians: What Happens When a Biblical Literalist Launches a Sex Site?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…us, and those who still need convincing, there has been a proliferation of websites aimed at helping Christians enjoy godly sex. Some, such as Intimacy in Marriage, are aimed at giving advice to Christian women, while others, like Hot, Holy and Humorous, give lighthearted advice intended to “reclaim sexuality for our marriages as God intended.” There’s sex-positive, though, and then there’s…pornography. Restoring Christian Sexuality, (definitely N…

The Rabbis are Right to
Be Afraid

By Jay Michaelson

…, the New York Times coverage of the event notes the sale of “kosher” smartphones that limit Internet use. This is funny stuff. But on second thought, aren’t the ultra-Orthodox right? This is an insular community that has built real and virtual walls to shield itself from secular influences. Aren’t they correct to worry that if their adherents surf the Internet, the community will suffer? I think they are. One reason I write for publications like…

Senate Candidate Todd Akin’s Anti-Abortion Acquaintances from the Late ’80s

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…abortion providers of setting off some of that violence through the use of websites, literature, and posters. Dreste, in the middle of it all, was implicated in highly coordinated campaigns and conspiracies that the court found to be “true threats” not sheltered by the First Amendment. Melinda Roth’s RFT piece is really worth a read, because it discusses Dreste’s upbringing in a small Apostolic Christian church in Hazelwood, a suburb of St. Louis:…

Searching for Sex, Life and Abortion on Catholic Google

By Kate Childs Graham

…ng “safe search” technology, CatholicGoogle.com gives weight to “Catholic” websites and avoids “unsavory content.” So, here is what came up on a few searches I tried… When I searched for “contraception,” a few conservative articles came up about the Vatican’s antiquated stance on contraception. If I had searched on normal Google, I would have been directed to articles on contraception, how to properly use birth control, and where to purchase contr…

‘Slender Man’ Murder Attempt Wasn’t Media or Madness

By Joseph Laycock

…ngated limbs inspired numerous stories, games, and videos that appeared on websites like Creepypasta. In an NPR interview Knudsen explained that he feels more like the creature’s manager than its creator. Soon online forums speculated that Slender Man had not been created by Knudsen, but was a real entity described by ancient cultures around the world. A recent book by Rev. Robin Swope (aka “The Paranormal Pastor”) asserts that Slender Man is an a…

Looking at Death: Images of 9/11, Before, During, and After

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…are consigned to underground clubs, cult films, and obscure-though-popular websites because the dominant social voice says looking at death is sick, morbid. After: Improvised Community I wonder if we can move beyond a voyeuristic reception, and rethink such images within the framework of an improvised religious ritual. Part of the accusation against “voyeurism” is that it is individual-based, typically defined as a single person looking at some…

The ADL is Correct that Antisemitism is Rising — But the Main (and Most Dangerous) Source Isn’t the Left, It’s Always Been the Right

By Shane Burley

…cern about Jewish space lasers) and Paul Gosar (who has shared antisemitic websites) both spoke at Fuentes’ conference. Even the GOP’s new House Speaker Mike Johnson believes the US is a ‘Christian nation,’ which poses a direct threat to Jews as well as other religious minorities. At the state, county, and precinct level, right-wing antisemitism has only become more severe, while going largely unchallenged. There have been other reasonable critici…

Homosexual Thoughts and Feelings Not a Sin, Says New LDS Handbook

By Joanna Brooks

…the internet reveal significant changes to Church policy on homosexuality. Websites are reporting changes (in CHI Book 2) as follows, with deletions marked in strikeouts and additions in italics: Homosexual behavior violates the commandments of God, is contrary to the purposes of human sexuality, distorts loving relationships, and deprives people of the blessings that can be found in family life and in the saving ordinances of the gospel. Those wh…