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American Indians Irate over Bin Laden Code Name “Geronimo”

By Johnny P. Flynn

…eeply offensive “s” word which is historically connected to the rape and sexual exploitation of Indian women. During the Vietnam War the US military referred to indigenous-controlled territory as “Indian Country.” Fire bases and military operations were named after Indian leaders or significant events in the longest war in human history, the war against the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Most famously, the military has long encourag…

Promise Keepers 2.0: Women and Jews Invited

By J. Terry Todd

…r families and nation reject them as apostates). American Christians were exhorted to extend a helping hand. “Let them rule!” The reconciliation of the sexes was a headliner theme. Back in the ’90s, PK had a kind of ladies’ auxiliary, the “Promise Reapers,” who cheered the men on as they arrived for the stadium rallies. But on Friday night Jane Hansen Hoyt, president of Aglow International (the influential evangelical women’s ministry) became the…

Does Helen Thomas Work for Israel?

By Shaul Magid

…nsors acted appropriately and terminated their relationship with her. Maybe Israel can use her as a covert agent to bolster their case that every act against them constitutes an existential threat? Better yet, maybe Israel can help terminate this rhetoric by acting differently when that threat is not imminent….

Greece Must Suffer for Redemption: A Nietzschean Reading

By Stephanie Frank

…ggested that European leaders, anticipating similar problems in other overextended EU economies, wanted to “make an example” of Greece. Yanis Varoufakis—the former Greek finance minister who resigned rather than contravene the results of the referendum—wrote in the Guardian, “My conviction is that the German finance minister wants Greece to be pushed out of the single currency to put the fear of God into the French and have them accept his model o…

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

By Michael J. Altman

…ew 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 charity funds. Catholic bishops from Miami and Dallas are making a friendly wager on the NBA Finals. Is corrupt football coach Jim T…

Founder of Liberal Mosque in Germany Under Guard After Death Threats; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ed to about 1000 men who were convicted for violating a legal ban on homosexual activity between 1961 and 1986. Legislation has also been introduced to expunge the convictions. Puerto Rico: Governor creates LGBT advisory board Gov. Ricardo Rossello announced the creation of an advisory board to promote and protect the rights of LGBT Puerto Ricans. According to the Associated Press, “He is a leader of a party known for being socially conservative.”…

Capricology: Tattoos, Blood, Cyber-Dating

By Anthea Butler

…me that people may be treating the Cylons differently depending on what mix of code and law they believe governs their behavior. And of course, those of you who study religion may have a good deal to say about the centrality of free will (i.e. law over code) in different religious traditions. One thing that strikes me week by week is how much the show takes as given our understanding of the digital realm: our ability to think in terms of interfac…

Catholic Bishops End Family Synod With Little To Say To Gays; World Congress of Families Has Plenty To Say, None of it Good; How Same-Sex Marriage Came to a Buddhist Temple in Japan; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…the enactment of gay marriage in three countries: Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. Based on extensive interviews in the three countries, Díez argues that three main key factors explain variation in policy outcomes across these cases: the strength of social movement networks forged by activists in favor of gay marriage; the access to policy making afforded by particular national political institutions; and the resonance of the frames used to demand t…

Following Republican Playbook, German Conservatism Breaks the Post-WWII Taboo

By Annika Brockschmidt

…en create hard times.” In the trailer to Carlson’s propaganda flick, which promotes racist anxiety about falling (White) birth rates caused by low sperm count in men who’ve grown too weak to procreate, the narrator’s voice rumbles “and so the cycle begins again.” The spiritual tone is no coincidence as I pointed out in a previous piece for Religion Dispatches: “[…] the video describes a form of traditionalism which Steve Bannon and Putin confidant…

Robot Kills a Worker in Germany… Who’s to Blame?

By Hilary Ledwell

…. But robots aren’t just taking jobs. Last Monday, at a Volkwagen plant in Germany, one robot killed an employee. The machine in question—a sophisticated automotive assembly line robot—normally operates within a circumscribed area, grabbing parts and manipulating them according to a predetermined process. As a team of workers was setting it up, however, the robot grabbed one of them—a 22-year-old man—and crushed him against a metal plate. Volkswag…