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Call it ‘Christian Globalism’: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation, Part III

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

…ims of the groups themselves. We have no way to independently verify these numbers, so they should be used advisedly. Simply put, the global vision of the NAR is based on their understanding of the Great Commission text of Matthew 28:18-20, with an emphasis on “discipling nations” (28:19). International apostolic networks are therefore necessary for the apostles to lead the five-fold ministry (Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher) whic…

The ‘Dreher Affair’ Highlights the Right’s International Networks

By Annika Brockschmidt

…s the reality. . . . Every day we are moving further in,” but also calling Ukraine “Afghanistan,” and “the land of nobody.” Afterwards, Dreher caved to the pressure, changing his account of the meeting yet claiming he had only “clarified” the quotes to reflect the fact that Orbán “was clearly joking.” According to The Bulwark, there were two other accounts of the meeting—both in German. The first links to a right-wing German blog called Tichy’s Ei…

Global LGBT Recap: Religious Leaders Support Persecution as Countries Vie in Homophobia Olympics

By Peter Montgomery

…s anti-gay efforts and saying “Already Lithuania, Moldova, Hungary and the Ukraine have begun to follow your principled example, and you have engendered real hope in the international pro-family movement that this destructive and degrading sexual agenda might finally begin to be brought to a halt across the globe.” In fact, the Lithuanian Gay League reports that a Russian-style anti-gay law moved forward in parliament parliament on Tuesday, Januar…

Marriage equality comes to Slovenia, continues to spread in Mexico; Civil Union legislation approved in Sicily, debated in Peru; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…hority of the Secretary-General who has been critical of Russia’s moves in Ukraine. Slovenia: Marriage equality bill approved over church opposition On Tuesday, legislators in Slovenia approved a marriage equality bill that would also extend adoption rights to same-sex couples. Associated Press reported that the move came “amid opposition from conservative groups and the Catholic Church.” Opponents of the legislation rallied outside the Parliament…

Equality Opponents Try to Reverse UN Progress; Anti-Gay Pentecostal Pastor Elected Mayor of Rio; Indonesian University Official Tells LGBT Students To ‘Normalize’ Or Be Punished; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…relations. He pointed to Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Moldova, Russia, Uganda and Ukraine. The report makes more than 20 recommendations including urging all countries to ban so-called “conversion therapies” intended to “cure” homosexual attraction as well as involuntary treatment, forced sterilisation and forced genital and anal examinations. The high commissioner also calls for changing laws to remove offences relating to consensual same-sex conduct, i…

Profits Over Principles for Romney?

By Joanna Brooks

…aggressively moved into the tobacco market in countries throughout Russia, Ukraine, the Baltics, and other states. Representing Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, and British American Tobacco, and with U.S. government financial support, Bain & Co. “help[ed] its clients enter the Russian tobacco market, despite obvious and well-documented health hazards associated with smoking.” As Bain’s CEO, Romney, who belongs to a Church that strictly prohibits toba…

Douthat, Do Tell! Some Questions for a Columnist Longing for the Good Old Days of American Religion

By Peter Laarman

…ed with nationalism? After all, your column begins in celebration that the Ukraine crisis has awakened a martial spirit, a willingness to stand together against Satan (sorry, Putin) and his accursed minions. You want your flags flying and your trumpets blaring, and you have no notion that there could be a compelling religious critique of that martial stance coming from within what you call a “biblically rooted vision.” Douthat’s Sunday sermon ends…

A Nazi, a Jewish Prisoner, and a “Magic” Bible, Or, Christian Romance Fiction Gone Very, Very Wrong

By Julia Seymour

…finished a sermon in which I decried present-day harassment of Jews in the Ukraine and noted that we are kidding ourselves if we thought we would treat Jesus better now than he was treated then. We prayed. We grieved. I again felt the chasm between Christianity, the religion of my heart, and Judaism, the religion of my blood and of my ancestors. Here I was, being told by a parishioner I love deeply something that amounted to, “I’ve never cared for…

Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely

By Mary Rambaran-Olm

…adowed by talk of China, Russia, Venezuela, Mexico, Israel, Iran, Germany, Ukraine, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Yemen, and those faceless “migrants” coming from countries where, according to Trump, violence is actually down (due, we’re left to assume, to their departure). You see, Harris touted that there were no “American military boots on the ground around the world,” as though the US doesn’t have a whopping 750 military bases in at least 80 c…

Gambian President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers

By Peter Montgomery

…tly suspended planning on a conference at the Kremlin due to the crisis in Ukraine – has chosen to present the awards to an array of activists who have been working to suppress reproductive rights and to push harmful anti-gay policies around the world. The recipients include an Australian cabinet minister, the leader of a British social conservative group who has campaigned against gay rights in Jamaica and Russia, and a Venezuelan activist close…