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Gambling with God: Ryan Bell’s Atheist Bet

By Linn Marie Tonstad

…to act as if he did not believe. Yet his understanding of the relationship between belief and practice suggests something about how we have come to think of religion in the marketplace approach of contemporary spirituality. Bell treats atheism as a religious practice in which one attends services and reads devotional literature, the “sacred texts” of atheism, as he calls them. The conclusion he hopes for is just what Pascal thought was impossible,…

When Religion Kills: The Narco-Traffickers of the Borderlands

By Luis Leon

…rist as their personal lord and savior) was headed by a man who called himself “El Mas Loco,” or the Craziest One, Nazario Moreno Gonzalez. Gonzalez penned his interpretations of the Bible in what he called “Pensamientos,” or “Thoughts.” In this theological effort, he was hugely influenced by the work of Colorado Springs-based Christian author John Eldredge, a former board member for James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and founder of a men’s minist…

How the Catholic Church Changed the Movies

By Patricia Miller

…of influential Catholics—including Joseph Breen of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, Fathers Daniel Lord and FitzGeorge Dinneen (both Jesuit priests), Father Wilfrid Parsons, the editor of America, and Martin Quigley, editor of the Motion Picture Herald—created a code for motion picture standards. It was designed to self-police the industry and turn popular entertainment into an “ally” of “basic teachings of the church,” according to Greg…

Promise Keepers 2.0: Women and Jews Invited

By J. Terry Todd

…vance of the rally, Hoyt called the PK relaunch a “strategic event.” “The relationship between male and female must be fully restored for the Church to fulfill its destiny and exercise its heavenly authority in the world,” Hoyt said, in terms that reflect her understanding of spiritual warfare. To the crowd at Folsom Field on Friday night, she thundered, “Let them rule!” (Leaving me to wonder, of course, who is them?) “The Jewish people are coming…

American Indians Irate over Bin Laden Code Name “Geronimo”

By Johnny P. Flynn

…raised in the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico and was fighting to stay free in his own homelands, while Osama bin Laden, who may have adopted the ways of mujahedeen, including their dress and customs, was an outsider rejected by his own family and country. He was only able to survive by hiding in a major city in Pakistan known for its military academy. It would be as if Goyalthlay had chosen to hide out in the 1880s from General George Crook b…

What Fidel Castro’s Death Means for LGBT Rights in Cuba and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Latin American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay — countered the African Group’s efforts to postpone the new mandate. A petition to protect the position launched by ILGA garnered the support of 850 human rights organizations from 157 countries. Last Monday the human rights committee of the General Assembly narrowly voted down the suspension attempt and then voted 94 to 3 with 80 abstentions…

Manslaughter Conviction of Brittney Poolaw Represents Pattern of White Christian Policing of Black and Brown Women’s Bodies

By Chrissy Stroop

…ocracy given free rein, I suggest you take a look at the recent history of El Salvador. I heard a lot about missionary activity in El Salvador and Honduras in my 1980s evangelical childhood. It seemed like everyone my family knew had some connection to Christian missions in Central America. And those missions bore their toxic fruit. Today, El Salvador has a significant population of mostly charismatic evangelicals that can be counted on to support…

Capricology: Tattoos, Blood, Cyber-Dating

By Anthea Butler

…s not just a run of the mill revenge seeker, he is into brain-frakking Daniel relentlessly. Promising to “take away everything he loves” he wants to buy Daniel’s Pyramid team, and then destroy everything else. Sounds like old school villain to me. Most intriguing about this story, however, is that if Daniel really did kill to get the MCP, then the foundations of his company and where it would seem to be going fit perfectly together. Murderous crea…

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

By Michael J. Altman

…ing a friendly wager on the NBA Finals. Is corrupt football coach Jim Tressel an evangelical embarrassment? India’s leading yoga guru, Swami Ramdev, is declaring a hunger strike against governmental corruption. No word on how the guru feels about NCAA recruitment violations. Bernice King left Eddie Long’s church in the wake of Long settling his scandal out of court. Texas is ridding public school graduations of prayers and religious terminology. I…

Donald Trump Scares LGBT People Worldwide and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Independent Expert. The Daily Maverick has more on South Africa’s actions. El Salvador: Religious leaders push for constitutional restriction on marriage “Ultraconservative lawmakers in El Salvador submitted a proposal to the country’s parliament Wednesday to ratify a constitutional reform to restrict same-sex marriages,” reports teleSUR. The country does not provide any legal recognition for same-sex couples, but the right-wing ARENA party, along…