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Re-branding Is Not the Cure: Campolo & Claiborne Miss the Core Problem in Evangelicalism

By Peter Laarman

…the 1930s, but Carl Henry was not really a force to be reckoned with prior to the 1940s and 1950s. Moreover, Carl Henry’s beliefs were immediately understood to be contaminated by the same poisons that had fatally tainted Fundamentalism: i.e., a rigid view of biblical inerrancy (including a literalist view of the miracle stories), insistence that mere individual conversion fulfills God’s will, complete acceptance of the old patriarchal frame, etc…

None Means None (Not Atheist, Agnostic, Unbeliever…)

By Elizabeth Drescher

…are unbelievers. Indeed, those RD readers who rightly noted that my recent list of “must-reads on Nones” did not include material on unbelievers per se will find his CV a bibliographical treasure trove. (As an aside, a fuller list of resources on non-believing Nones is in the works.) But it hardly opens up the real diversity of religious, nonreligious, or irreligious perspectives among the religiously unaffiliated. I’m beginning to wonder if the h…

Will bin Laden’s Killing End the Jihadi Trend?

By Christopher Anzalone

…ills, which are either filmed or written, these young people report a long list of grievances that include the US military occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the killing of civilians in drone and other US military strikes, Western support for Arab and Muslim autocratic regimes, torture, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and the “dishonoring” of Muslims around the world. It is true that the so-called “Arab Spring” has been a significant setback for al Qaed…

Russia Expels Gay American Pastor, An Epidemic of Anti-LGBT Violence in Brazil, And More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…by the delegates from Africa voting in concert with the American traditionalists. It is clear that the traditionalists are frustrated with what they see as the lawlessness of the reformers and that the reformers are no longer willing to honor patently homophobic language and policy within the denomination. Since efforts to reach a compromise have repeatedly been thwarted by conservatives, progressives have resorted to civil disobedience and defian…

A Holiday Tradition that Just Won’t Die

By Gary Laderman

…year after year? I do not know the longer history of these year-end death lists, or why media both old and new have embraced this annual practice. The lists are neither exhaustive nor comprehensive—most of them are cultural repositories of once living people who are no longer, ghosts now brought to the public eye and representing… what? Fame? Accomplishment? Impact? Tragedy? All these are relevant, no doubt. Sacred Roll Call But there is somethin…

Lying Boldly: Louise Hay and the Problem of Religious Science

By Peter Laarman

…ding? That must be your “anger and frustration” talking. Hay included this list in her 1984 breakout book, You Can Heal Your Life, which ultimately sold more than 35 million copies after her work with AIDS patients in LA—including the notorious Hayrides—won her celebrity via the Oprah and Donahue shows. It’s not my purpose here to catalog the immense damage done by “think positive—you can do it” trumpery; Barbara Ehrenreich already did that job, a…

UPDATED: Warren is… Heterogeneous on Gay Marriage; In Hot Water for Equivocation

By Bill Berkowitz

…ived their checks from the Department of Health and Human Services to help promote the President’s healthy marriages initiative. And what of Rick Warren, now being abused and accused? In the spirit of Birkat Hachamah, Passover, and Easter, let’s let him have the last word about fellowship: Christianity Today: You haven’t spoken to the media in several months. Why did you decide to start doing interviews again? Rick Warren: It’s Easter week. Easter…

Evangelical Stephen Baldwin’s Imitatio Christi & “Reality” TV

By Gabriel Mckee

Over the last year or two, I’ve become an unironic, unapologetic fan of reality TV. I know the criticisms—they dumb us down, they elevate public humiliation—but what I’m really interested in is the way shows like Spike’s Joe Schmo Show or VH1’s I Love Money turn into morality plays about the value of friendship and loyalty. In the best reality shows, the initial rush of schadenfreude is gradually replaced with a genuine affection for the “good gu…

Your Hatred Will Make Me Famous

By Joseph Laycock

…changed our idea of what a viable political candidate is. Toss in some populist outrage and the ability to have all news filtered through liked-minded pundits and bloggers and you get the toxic environment from which Sharkey emerged. “The Impaler” arose during the Bush Administration, seeking popular appeal by promising to kill an unpopular president. And while he has continued this strategy during the Obama era, sadly he no longer seems nearly as…

Guess Who’s More Popular Than Jesus?

By Evan Derkacz

…about it, are the criteria by which one is deemed heroic. As you scan the list, think about the life (and death) of Jesus, and about how awesome Obama must be to have surpassed the Son of God in categories that seem to heavily favor a JC victory: The Harris folks, loathe to be misunderstood, included this caveat in their digest: The fact that President Obama is mentioned more often than Jesus Christ should not be misinterpreted. No list was used…