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LGBT in Africa: Persecution and Persistence

By Peter Montgomery

…reachers, like Pastors Rick Warren and Scott Lively, who actively fund and promote homophobia in Africa In neighboring Nigeria, a draconian anti-gay law passed the House at the end of May. While international human rights advocates have mounted a campaign this month calling on the country’s president not to sign the bill, some American religious right groups have praised the law. Mass Resistance called it a “bold” move by Nigeria to fight back aga…

A Church Group, a Lawsuit, and a Culture of Abuse

By T.F. Charlton

…e for religious homeschoolers. Harris’ book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which promoted parent-supervised “courtships” instead of “secular” dating, was published in the same year. Its popularity—the book was a Christian bestseller—and Harris’ name recognition helped bring SGM to greater prominence among evangelicals. Mahaney eventually appointed Harris as his successor as senior pastor of CLC in 2004. The two men now boast ties with some of the bigges…

Convergence of Far-Right, Anti-Democratic Factions in the Northwest Could Provide a Model for the Rest of the Nation

By Frederick Clarkson and Cloee Cooper

…best known as an advocate for the notorious “Kill the Gays” legislation in Uganda, and retired Army Major, Stephen Coughlin, a former high level military intelligence analyst and Fellow at the White House National Security Council. The publications of Coughlin’s think tank, Unconstrained Analytics, argue that Black Lives Matter in conjunction with ISIS, Antifa, Neo-Marxists and Democratic Party operatives are domestic threats. Their materials are…

The View from a Jew at a “Solemn Assembly” Like Rick Perry’s

By Sarah Posner

…up.” Engle was supportive of the backers of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda at one of his “The Call” events in Kampala; he later told me that there should be “legal restraints” against homosexuality. Engle, and his cohorts engaged in spiritual warfare, prophecy, and preparation for when God will make America a place free of the “Antichrist” spirit, are hardly a fringe part of the religious right; they are sought after and glorified by religi…

What in the Name of the Crusades are Tennessee Evangelicals Doing in Kurdish Iraq?

By Bill Berkowitz

…piritual mapping” project. It is currently operational in Central America, Uganda and the Middle East. Otis’ history in Middle East dates back more than two decades to when his father George Otis Sr., a close friend of Ronald Reagan and former Lear Jet executive, set up the High Adventure radio ministry in Lebanon in 1980. Otis put the station in the hands of Christian Falangists during the Israeli occupation. The US State Department tried to shut…

Patience with Frank Schaeffer?

By Becky Garrison

…s reports linking the Family to the anti-gay legislation being proposed in Uganda. Regardless of how one interprets select Pauline verses and a few lines from Leviticus, how can anyone claim to follow the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and yet turn a blind eye with others are murdered simply on the basis of their sexual identity? Along those lines, given these recent revelations coupled with the C Street scandals, how can any religious leader cont…

Kung Fu Nuns, The Beatles, & Amish Healthcare: The Week In Religion… Poetically

By Christopher Marchsteiner

…minee before they were against it. Televangelist Joyce Meyer condemned the Uganda Anti-Gay Bill despite her similar condemnation of homosexuality. In Nepal, more young women are flocking to nunneries as they offer better education, and in some instances, training in the same type of kung fu practiced by Bruce Lee. Muslims across Europe are balancing their faith with the values of Western society by adopting new practices: men and women praying tog…

Art for Peace: An Interview with Artist Mary Button

By John Shorb

…participants were not only from a number of different countries—Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya—they also came from a wide variety of faith backgrounds. One of the things that I became very quickly aware of was how unsure and self-conscious I was about talking about my own faith. I was totally blown away by the openness and ease with which so many of these young people talked about what their faith meant to t…

What’s Ahead in the World of Mormonism for 2011

By Joanna Brooks

…shku (founder of the THARCE-GULU nonprofit for women’s postwar recovery in Uganda) are thinking global, and asking us all to do the same and put our shoulders to the wheel. Contemplating a global Mormonism, with new missions and temples quickly opening in Africa, it is a great time for Mormon feminists to take a deep breath, shed our well-earned fear of excommunication, and work towards greater understanding for the temporal and spiritual challeng…

LDS Church Responds to South Park Mormon Musical

By Joanna Brooks

…Lopez, telling the tale of two naive but well-meaning LDS missionaries to Uganda who, faced with the realities of mass human suffering, collide with the limits of their insular Book-of-Mormon-Belt worldview. Reviewers are reporting that despite the shock value of the show’s obscenity-laden musical centerpiece, The Book of Mormon musical is actually sweet on Mormons, depicting us—for all of our unique beliefs and, well, cultural corniness—not as c…