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Why are Nuns and Monks in the Streets? (Parts I & II)

By José Cabezón

…eries, which constitute our principal seats of learning, besides being the repository of Tibetan Buddhist culture, have been severely reduced both in number and in population. In those monasteries that do still exist, serious study of Tibetan Buddhism is no longer allowed; in fact, even admission to these centres of learning is being strictly regulated. In reality, there is no religious freedom in Tibet.” It may seem strange to an outsider that th…

The Abortion Debate, Texas Style

By Dhawn Martin

…e Bill 2] are reboots of that filibustered legislation that, as HB2 author Rep. Jodie Laubenberg repeatedly articulated in the hearing on her bill, refuse amendment, change, or even compromise.) As I and others prepare for the long haul and political plays sure to encompass the Texas abortion legislation, I am thinking back to an encounter I witnessed a week ago—one that gives me a degree of hope regarding the fullest possibilities of civic engage…

As New Poll Finds “Increased Xenophobic Streak,” Republicans Heighten Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

By Sarah Posner

…grants are a burden on the U.S. due to their economic impact and a similar number (58%) report that coming into contact with immigrants who do not speak English bothers them. After Paris, Trump, already on record for border walls and mass deportations, proposed surveilling mosques and even shutting some down. In an appearance on Morning Joe yesterday, Trump said the elimination of a New York Police Department program to spy on Muslims in the city’…

A Jewish Perspective on Reparations

By Moriel Rothman-Zecher

…ginal essay, Coates concludes by offering a potential historical parallel: reparations paid by the German state following the Holocaust. “Only 5 percent of West Germans surveyed reported feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and only 29 percent believed that Jews were owed restitution from the German people,” writes Coates. Nonetheless, as part of the framework of broader reparations that the Allied Powers obliged the German government to pay, it wa…

Fasting and Faithy Friends of Convenience

By Sarah Posner

…d the 2008 election; as I’ve argued before, he gained support across the a number of demographic groups, and it’s difficult to make the case that Obama won because he finally shed the Democrats’ (imagined) hostility to religion. If you’re a religious person whose faith compels you to favor government programs to support the less economically blessed among us, pulling the lever for McCain-Palin probably wasn’t in the cards. To add insult to injury…

Exclusive: Christian Right Bill Mill, Project Blitz, Hasn’t Gone Away, It’s Just Gotten More Secretive

By Frederick Clarkson

…roFamily Legislative Network, led by the Christian historical revisionist, Dominionist activist, and Republican political operative, David Barton. Texas-based religion scholar David R. Brockman originally described the purpose of the secretive project as “a covert campaign for conservative Christian dominion over law and public policy,” which remains true today. The 2020-2021 playbook offers slicker arguments than previous years. For example, they…

Pat Robertson’s Women Warriors Leading Spiritual Warfare In Zimbabwe

By Sarah Posner

…ential material,” said Mpofu. “Oh yeah,” echoes Bourland. “In my heart, I just begin to pray, God, let this woman rise to this place that you want her to go,” said Mpofu. “Number one, she’s a Christian. Number two, she’s a woman.” Watch a short video montage of the conference here. —Ed….

Ten Commandments of the Antichrist: The Georgia Guidestones

By Joseph Laycock

…ntain humanity under 500 million in perpetual balance with nature,” “Guide reproduction wisely encouraging fitness and diversity,” and “Let all nations rule internally, resolving external disputes in a world court.” Davis interpreted these messages as a call for a world government, a policy of state-sponsored eugenics, and the culling of billions of people. This new interpretation elevated the Guidestones from mere local curiosity to the subject o…

Fighting Demons, Raising the Dead, Taking Over the World

By Bruce Wilson

…cking off his lecture, Wagner tells the class: OK, first of all, I want to repeat something. You don’t have to write it down, because you already have it in your notes. But I want to remind you that the New Apostolic Reformation is the most radical change in the way of doing church since the Protestant Reformation. That’s what we’re dealing with. X number of megablocks of Christianity, each with Y millions of Christians. Categories of Christianity…

The Religious Right’s Apocalyptic Visions of an Obama Presidency

By Bill Berkowitz

…and John Paul Stevens “announced they would step down” and President Obama replaced them with “two far-left, American Civil Liberties Union-oriented judges,” who were confirmed quickly by the Democratic Senate. In June, Justice Kennedy, having “grown weary of the unrelenting responsibility” of being the swing vote on the Court, resigned. Obama replaced him with another “young liberal.” Two months later, a “tipping point”; Justice Antonin Scalia “u…