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Nikki Haley’s Slavery Omission Typifies the GOP’s Tragic Pact with White Supremacy

By Annika Brockschmidt

…ern and suburban White voters and, according to Richardson, to justify its policies of economic deregulation: In the modern era the swing begun under Richard Nixon gained momentum with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. Since then the party has focused on deregulation, tax cuts, privatization, and taking power away from the federal government and turning it back over to the states, while maintaining that market forces, rather than government p…

The Culture War of the Future

By Ira Chernus

…r issues like abortion and gay marriage is sparked primarily by government policies toward religious institutions, which is a dubious claim. What’s the point of all this—except, perhaps, to fuel the predicted new cultural conflagration and thus create self-fulfilling prophecy? In the midst of his diatribe, Steinfels throws in a brief reference to deeper disagreements, “for example, about the sources of moral authority, about the nature of knowing…

Rejecting the Stranger: Why Rod Dreher’s Vision of Communal Christian Life Is Not So Benedictine After All

By Kaya Oakes

…ct Option is not about Christian withdrawal, Christian dominance of social policies is about to become the law of the land. And yet, pushback from people of many faiths has been immediate, and real. If Dreher wants to preach to a choir beyond other conservative Christians, this may prove to be a tricky moment to do so. Faith-based activism that stands in opposition to much of what Dreher writes about is thriving, but it is also at a crisis moment:…

Jeffress is Both Right and Wrong on Religion & Politics

By Peter Montgomery

…is not whether personal spiritual beliefs shape a politician’s values and policies, but what spiritual beliefs mold those values and policies.” Indeed there may be times when it is legitimate to ask whether a candidate’s religious positions would have a direct impact on policy. Religious Right activist David Barton has declared that the Bible is opposed to progressive taxation, capital gains taxes, collective bargaining, and the minimum wage. It’…

Pride Month & Prejudice; ‘Worrisome Time’ For LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ome Ireland’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister, but his fiscal policies may shift the country to the right: Varadkar might seem to be an unexpected pick for leader of Ireland — a country that’s still finding its secular European footing after years of church influence over the state. But Varadkar’s policies signal a sharp move towards the right. In his leadership campaign, “Taking Ireland Forward,” Varadkar’s fiscally conservative poli…

Anti-Gay Activism Falling Victim to Capitalism?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…do when research has repeatedly shown that to make a difference, bullying policies need to be specific – especially in the area of LGBT people. As Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network, made it clear last year, “when school level policies actually mention sexual orientation and gender identity, rates of bullying and harassment go down, and this is for all students.” Crooks and Liars blogger “karoli” did a…

‘Religious Freedom’: Constitutional Principle or Electoral Politics?

By Frances Kissling

…loyer, religious or not, has the right to refuse to comply with any public policies they claim trouble their conscience. The bishops’ ham-handed lobbying, extreme language, and unyielding position have not helped their cause. Bishop Daniel Jenky compared the president to Hitler; Cardinal Dolan of New York insisted that Obama was trying to “strangle” the Catholic Church; and others have claimed that they would be forced to stop providing health ca…

Bishop Says Gay Couples Cannot Be Part of Parish Life; Does Rising Evangelical Political Power in Brazil Contribute to Anti-LGBT Violence?; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…eem to have named names or given any details about how they worked or what policies they tried to influence. While I don’t doubt the sincerity of Pope Benedict, I do question his perspective. From the time he was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and up through his eight-year papacy, Benedict was staunchly opposed to any overtures or reconciliation with the LGBT community. His public statements a…

On Whistleblowing, MLK, Jr., and the Politics of Resistance in the Digital Age

By Kevin Healey

…mply “decided that these would be the social norms now.” Confusing privacy policies, and rhetoric extolling the benefits of data disclosure amount to a form of coercion that undermines the basic principle of consent. The Sexual Politics of Disclosure Let’s focus on a key statement by Google CEO Eric Schmidt: “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know,” Schmidt remarked in 2009, “maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” A…

The Antisemitism Awareness Act Just Passed by the House Would Actually Increase Anti-Jewish Violence

By Nathan Leach

…tutions like Congress take the formal, legal position that Israel (and its policies) equals Jews (everywhere)—such that criticizing one is attacking the other—it actively works against raising public awareness of the very real problems of anti-Jewishness and antisemitism. Rather than teach people the difference (that anti-Israel protests cannot be directed against Jews in general), it tells those engaging in anti-Jewish or antisemitic attacks as p…