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Is the Satanic Temple Just an Elaborate Prank? 10 Questions for the Author of ‘Speak of the Devil’

By Joseph Laycock

…eir very difference makes them an important case study for thinking about what “religion” is. I am also aware that a lot of those buying this book will be practicing Satanists who want to see “what I said about them.” I expect them to be my biggest critics. Are you hoping to just inform readers? Entertain them? Piss them off? I see this book as setting a foundation for a larger discussion about TST and the questions they raise about religion, reli…

There’s Nothing Wrong with ‘Prayer’; But There’s Every Reason to be Skeptical of Pence’s Coronavirus Prayer Circle

By Chrissy Stroop

…use it reflects a history of substituting prayer for action in situations that require material actions that the prayer-givers are powerful enough to take. Alas, we cannot know what’s in Jonathan Merritt’s heart. We can be pretty sure, however, that something similar is taking place in the heart of Brian Zahnd, Christian author and head pastor of the non-denominational Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, MO. In response to author and “recovering fu…

Does ‘Criss-Cross Apple Sauce’ Make Yoga Secular? Opponents of Yoga in Public Schools Have a Point

By Candy Gunther Brown

…Alabama’s discussion may seem utterly baffling. Part of the confusion is that “yoga” has meant many things over time and across space. The 2016 Yoga in America Study reports that 36.7 million Americans—15 percent of all adults—now practice yoga. A quarter of practitioners cite “spiritual development” as a motive, whereas 9 percent of non-practitioners avoid yoga because “the ‘spirituality’ aspect of the practice bothers me.” Alabama seems to be s…

The Facts About ‘Sharia’ May Surprise You

By Sumbul Ali-Karamali

…nefit” that harsh punishments intimidate populations and deter rebellion. That’s what Mubarak Bala has run afoul of—blasphemy and apostasy laws implemented by the Nigerian government to assert its Islamic legitimacy. But Bala’s situation is also the result of Western colonialism. The reason many Muslim-majority countries have blasphemy laws on their books at all is because Western colonizers put them there. The British littered their empire with b…

Dear White Evangelicals: A Black Square Ain’t Gonna Cut It

By Jhas Williams

…ve behaviors. It’s the price so many have had to pay for the seeds of self-hatred that were sown early on. Few things are more infuriating than scrolling through countless blacked-out squares on Instagram or seeing Facebook posts written by the very leaders who’ve managed to find the audacity to pat themselves on the back declaring how glad they are that they “weren’t raised to see color but instead to see the heart of Jesus.” Both a bald-faced li…

The Wrong Man: Why Falwell’s Paying for His Indiscretion But Trump Gets a Pass

By Leslie Dorrough Smith

…y that can redeem them as strong, national protectors. With this in mind, what that photo exposed is far more than Falwell’s underwear. Rather, it exposed the fact that playing political hardball involves a tricky calculus regarding which story about masculinity the public will more readily digest. More to the point, that story is only palatable to the extent that it can assure that same public that it can idolize these forms of masculinity while…

Trump’s Nominee to Fill RBG’s Seat Is Unfit. By Definition.

By Andrew L. Seidel

…use the pussy-grabbing serial liar would naturally be drawn to candidates that reflect his paucity of principle and empathy—that’s certainly true, though Trump isn’t really selecting judges, he’s outsourced that critical role to the ultraconservative Federalist Society. It’s because any nominee willingly wading into this partisan duplicity lacks the character to sit on the high court. Above all, judges must be impartial and must have integrity. No…

A Link to Jewish History, RBG’s Iconic Collars Were a Beacon for the Marginalized

By Jodi Eichler-Levine

…ne powerfully for those of us who have experienced marginalization, had to code switch from setting to setting, or learned to express ourselves through subtle cues beyond formal language. While it’s not a huge surprise that some of Ginsburg’s collars will rest in museums—like holy relics, the objects touched by our heroes often end up behind glass, visited by modern pilgrims—it’s also unusual for such a textile to endure for generations. Fabric an…

What Does Satanism Have to do With QAnon?

By David Frankfurter

…lly” abused and sacrificed beneath a popular Washington D.C. pizza parlor that he drove up to liberate them, armed with an assault rifle. Still today QAnon culture maintains a belief that international elites, including both Hilary Clinton and Rihanna, are operating a massive child-abduction scheme whose goals range from sex-slavery to abuse and sacrifice in the context of Satanic ceremonies. What allows the QAnon Satanism conspiracy to spread thr…

Why We’re Not Prepared to Prosecute White Nationalist Violence

By Sara Kamali

…and national law enforcement agencies require restructuring to do exactly that. Based on what I define as holistic justice, the foundation of an effective national security framework will simultaneously recognize White nationalists as domestic terrorists and excise the multitude of Muslim Americans from this depiction. If the United States of America is to remain protected against all enemies foreign and domestic, the willful colorblindess and com…