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Satanists Infiltrate a Ritual Abuse Conference in Oakland: Your Guide to What Happened and Why

By Joseph Laycock

…of Gigi Jordan, who killed her autistic child believing this was the only way to stop Satanists from abusing him. Jordan had been treated by Ellen Lacter, a psychologist who has advanced conspiracy theories about witches and Satanists. The Grey Faction has filed a complaint about Dr. Lacter’s advocacy for conspiracy theories with the California Board of Psychology. All right, SRA conspiracies are dangerous. But is the Grey Faction justified in in…

Patron Saint of AIDS/HIV To Be Canonized

By Susan Henking

…l attitudes towards indigenous peoples such as Hawaiians, (we hope) in new ways. So, too, have we many moved beyond the Protestant anti-Catholicism, to which some of the contemporary criticism of Father Damien has been attributed. Pope Paul VI recognized Damien as “venerable” in 1977, and John Paul II beatified him in 1995. At the latter ceremony, the Belgian people returned a relic, the right hand of Father Damien, to Molokai. (His heel, though,…

Bishops Elect Moderate to Lead Pro-Life Committee

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…Committee on Pro-Life Activities, beating out Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit. You may remember that Cardinal O’Malley—who regularly attends the national March for Life and has called it a “tragedy” any time abortion restrictions are lifted—nevertheless drew criticism in 2009 from some in the anti-abortion movement for not only permitting, but presiding at, Sen. Ted Kennedy’s funeral mass, given the late senator’s voting record on abortion. C…

Why James H. Cone’s Liberation Theology Matters More Than Ever

By Daniel José Camacho

…is red. God is brown. God is yellow. God is gay…I don’t use blackness as a way to exclude anyone.” Liberation theology is for the liberation of all creation and all people but not in a way that erases concrete injustices, inequalities, and power differentials in society. Cone says that oppressors “never recognize that the struggle of freedom is for all, including themselves.” Everyone needs to be set free. But all lives cannot truly matter unless…

Faith and Football: What the Gospel Church Can Learn from the NFL

By Douglas Harrison

…cClurkin with strong, straight male friendships: “being in a sea of men in Detroit helped give Donnie a new sexual identity”). Meanwhile, Kluwe and Ayanbadejo have used their celebrity to make a plainspoken, unpretentiously eloquent case for gay rights and equality under the law. Thus Kluwe on what he’s up to: “I strongly believe that goodness is contagious and that others will jump on board as the younger generation begins to populate the NFL.” I…

The Problem with Ayn Rand Isn’t Atheism

By Sarah Posner

Detroit Examiner columnist Brandon Schlacht takes issue with the American Values Network ad, targeted at liberal Christians, which criticizes Republican affection for Ayn Rand. Schlacht writes: Members of the American Values Network have come out in opposition to Ryan based on their Christian faith and Ayn Rand’s atheism; however, while Ryan was indeed influenced by Rand and would like to see her Objectivism influence more of Washington’s policy,…

How Will We Teach About Sikhism After the Tragedy?

By Laurie Patton

…ndred people gathered for a vigil at the gurdwara in Plymouth, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. This weekend, many Sikh temples have issued an open invitation to all to come and worship, in a concerted effort to welcome and educate America about their traditions. Hospitality is a key element o the Sikh tradition. All four doors of a gurdwara are meant to be open, symbolizing the fact that everyone, regardless of faith, is welcome. The Sikh tradition…

What Makes a Human Bomb Tick?

By Gordon Haber

…for what Lankford writes of Anders Breivik, who massacred 77 people in Norway last year, most of them teenagers: Instead of trying to prevent Europe’s “cultural and demographical suicide,” Breivik should have listened to the King of Pop. As Michael Jackson explained in his critically acclaimed song “Man in the Mirror,” sometimes the best way you can help others is to “take a look at yourself, and then make a change.” The upshot is that The Myth o…

‘Miracles’ Rejects Disenchantment, Not Science

By Joseph Laycock

For over two decades Insane Clown Posse, a hip-hop group from Detroit, has cultivated an underground network of dedicated fans known as “Juggalos” (and “Juggalettes”). The Posse’s musical stylings are dubbed “horrorcore,” as they combine themes of horror and the supernatural with hardcore rap. The duo, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J, perform in grease-paint and the majority of their songs concern brutal violence, sexual transgression, and drug use. …

Multifaith Weight Loss: The Problem of Fat, the Promise of Peace

By Shaina Hammerman

…Why design a group specifically targeting Jewish and Muslim women (and in Detroit, Christian Arabs) if not to conduct dialogue about what divides them? Fetishes about food and bodies are projected onto fetishes about “difference.” Or perhaps the opposite is true: fetishes about ethno-religious differences are sought out under the guise of the more socially acceptable search for a better body. With a name like “Slim Peace,” it is clear that the gr…