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Why Bill Maher Gets a “C” in My Introduction to Religion Class…

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…ross the United States is the great variety of manners in which religions happen in and through their rituals and practices, through their symbolic and communal exchanges, and, yes, in light of and sometimes in spite of their in-the-head beliefs. Two of the more usefully analytic definitions of religion that I offer my students, which is not to say they are the “right” ones, come from Catherine Albanese, Professor of American Religious History at…

‘Putin’s Children’ Push ‘Traditional Values’ in Latvia; Jewish Reparative Therapy Group Finds ‘Haven’ In Israel; Sikh Activist in UK Supports LGBT South Asians; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…is, however, rather unfortunate, that while the whole series of incidents happened under the noses of the police, they only managed to charge one member of the group, and even though the suspects were charged on the same day the incidents happened, it took the criminal justice system more than three years to deliver a first instance judgement. We hope that following this decision the police will be more encouraged to step up against violent counte…

Racial Justice and Queer Masculinity: The Gospel of Frank Ocean

By Josiah Daniels

…back? Abraham Joshua Heschel famously claimed that the cries of God are wrapped in a yearning for justice, shrouded in a timeless mystery. This divine cry of protest is always mediated through God’s messengers, the prophets. The prophet Hosea poetically laments, “Bloodshed follows bloodshed.” Ocean, like Hosea, puts his feelings of hopelessness in verse, “That’s the way everyday goes/Every time we have no control.” Barbarity and chaos cause God t…

Religious Freedom Org Sticking By Trump Clinging to SCOTUS Nominations

By Sunnivie Brydum

…nd to fill the seat left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court appointments by a future President Clinton or President Trump are all-but a foregone conclusion. Staver, who is married to Liberty Counsel’s (notably more infamous) founder and chairman, Mat Staver, is a licensed attorney and a member of the Florida and Washington, D.C. bars. Her Liberty Counsel bio touts that she is “admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme and 12 fede…

‘Religious Freedom’ for Atheists

By Austin Dacey

…standing. The difficult question is what the state legitimately may do to promote this end. If the state is to intervene on behalf of the reputation and standing of “Muslims,” or any other faith community, it must first decide on whose behalf it is intervening. It must lend its official approval to some idea of what counts as a “real” or “authentic” member of such groups. Were Aan’s expressions hateful or abusive toward Muslims? That depends on w…

I’m Too Sexy for My Church: Will a Thriving Singles Scene Renew American Catholicism?

By Megan Sweas

…e a few partner with non-Catholics. It’s the church’s open-mindedness that appeals to Jessica Davis, a self-described “thinking Catholic” with a non-Catholic boyfriend. A note in the bulletin about St. Monica’s Gay Lesbian Outreach convinced Davis, who wanted “to make a community for myself,” that the church could be a welcoming, non-judgmental place for her, too. “When you’re not excluding anybody, it’s a safe place to be.” Likewise, the church c…

What’s Behind a Conservative Mormon’s Call For “Religious Freedom” Advocates to “Stand Down” on LGBT Rights

By Sunnivie Brydum

…birth, like physiological issues that cause… [an] anomaly—if those things happen, they happen, but it doesn’t change the norm, if you will.” Arguing that his view has been confirmed by his Mormon faith, modern science, and his own research—including a controversial 2016 study that claimed to debunk the “born this way” hypothesis—Mero rejects the self-determined identity of trans women, specifically. While he acknowledges that these women believe t…

Condemnation, Condolences in Wake of Orlando Massacre and More

By Peter Montgomery

…e advocates called for in the country. After Peña Nieto announced he would promote a constitutional reform to recognize gay marriage throughout the country, as well as amendments to the Federal Civil Code to allow homosexual adoption, more than 1,000 organizations joined together to form the National Front for the Family (FNF). Heading up this front are the National Union of Parents, Family Network, ConFamilia, CitizenGo, HazteOir, Dilo Bien, and…

Jack Ryan Uses Bible to Exonerate Wall Street, CIA

By Erin Runions

…pulpy example of a larger pattern of scriptural citation that obscures and promotes tensions between market forces and nationalism, dynamics I discuss in depth in my book, The Babylon Complex (Oxford University Press, 2014). A reboot of the older Jack Ryan series—based on Tom Clancy novels like Hunt for Red October—Shadow Recruit uses an all new screenplay by Adam Cozad and David Koepp. Still, the film is highly reminiscent of the earlier series’…

“Freedom” vs. “Liberty”: Why Religious Conservatives Have Begun to Favor One Over the Other

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

…y groups on the religious right have latched onto “religious liberty” as a code for this particular sensibility. To be sure, these groups also routinely appeal to religious freedom. But, as recent linguistic shifts have shown, the word liberty brings something extra to the table. “When people talk about religious freedom, they may be talking about the right of everybody to practice their religion, or the right to refuse service to people whose sex…