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The Benedict Opt-Out: Why Christian Self-Isolation Won’t Work

By Kaya Oakes

…ty’s decadence,” and went on to establish a dozen monasteries, where the Benedictines “built lives of peace, order and learning,” but also taught nearby peasants “practical skills, like farming,” while educating those same peasants in the Christian faith. Dreher’s model of what a modern monastic community would look like is based on several small communities of traditional Catholics and Orthodox Christians (Dreher himself is a former Catholic who…

Is LGBT-Muslim Clash Aiding Rise of Right in Europe?

By Peter Montgomery

…ere then in turn arrested and subjected to the same treatment. An undetermined number of those detained have been sentenced to either 20 or 30 days of administrative detention.” Police have said that the detentions are unrelated to the sexual orientation of the detainees and accuse them of being engaged in prostitution. Eurasianet quotes a political party official says that “Western circles are trying to destroy our national traditions under the n…

Are Muslims Nuts?

By Haroon Moghul

…s often as individual Muslims reject extremism, they frequently lack a megaphone to amplify their voice. All the same, there are many who are doing this kind of work, but we ignore them in favor of the minority who seem so compellingly and addictively menacing. Why do these extremists get so much attention? They present dangers, but rarely existential ones. Anyway, there are Muslim societies eager to partner with the West, such as Libya and Tunisi…

New Poll Finds “Growing Appetite” for Mixing Religion and Politics

By Sarah Posner

…nce of religion in American society is waning—but that most view that decline as a negative development. “Perhaps as a consequence,” the Pew researchers conclude, “a growing share of the American public wants religion to play a role in U.S. politics.” Those affiliated with a religion, particularly evangelicals, Protestants, and Catholics, “have become significantly more supportive of churches and other houses of worship speaking out about politica…

New Poll Reveals a Paradox in Evangelical Support for Donald Trump

By Daniel Schultz

…t deal of influence on U.S. laws. The only other groups that come anywhere near that number are Hispanic Protestants (78%) and Black Protestants (74%). White evangelicals are also the most likely to say that when scripture and the will of the people conflict, the Bible should win. Hispanic Protestants come in not far behind. Interestingly, White evangelicals are not the most likely to say that the Bible currently has a great deal of influence on U…

Sharing Many of the Same Flaws as its Subject ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’ Podcast Puts Blame Anywhere But Where It Belongs

By Jessica Johnson

…d the Apple charts, clocking in at number three on August 12, 2021, behind number one, “True Crime,” and number two, “The Daily” by the New York Times, this ranking was celebrated by fans who made note of the podcast’s popularity nationwide with pride, repeatedly commenting with admiration on its production value and the quality of its long-form journalism. Reading these reviews, I had a bad case of deja vu. As one of my friends, a former member o…

From Pastor to Harvard’s ‘Godless Church’ Planter

By Becky Garrison

…and avoid this by offering solid training, resources, accountability, and one-on-one leadership consultation. Through the HCP, we want to establish a plan with the communities who want to work with us that includes leadership development, training on conflict resolution, and the support from our main organization. We also want to encourage them not to get too big too fast. Then it’s way too big of a monster for anyone to manage. Our movement is cu…

Pope’s ‘Joy of Love’ Brings Little Joy To LGBT Catholics; Gay Atheist Malaysian Granted Refugee Status In Canada; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…s right in front of us, difference is on our iPads, in our laptops, in our phones. We hold a whole world of difference every time we open a phone. And the response to in the world around is at best insult, and so often violence, a reality which is the living experience of many you here. Welby also addressed a January gathering of Primates, which voted to suspend the Episcopal Church from questions on doctrine or policy for three years because of i…

Thank You Breitbart, For The Islam

By Haroon Moghul

…re’s no mention of religion, although the juxtaposition is between “Englishness” and “Muslimness.” How is the much smaller and narrower category of Englishness comparable to the far vaster and more diverse category of Islam (or Muslim)? A British Asian might be a Muslim of Kashmiri origin, but that doesn’t mean she’s the same as a Muslim raised in and living in Kashmir. She might not fly St. George’s Cross, but she might not go to the mosque, eith…

Can You Make a Comedy About UFO Cult Mass Suicide?

By Joseph Laycock

…fined as a vagrant. So members always carried five dollars and money for a phone call. Benjamin Zeller, author of Heaven’s Gate: America’s UFO Religion, has also noted that Heaven’s Gate members engaged in a lot of self-deprecating humor because they were aware that mainstream society perceived them as crazy. This research led Jones to conclude that a comedy about Heaven’s Gate might not be as inappropriate as it sounds. “I could never make a come…