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New Poll Reveals a Paradox in Evangelical Support for Donald Trump

By Daniel Schultz

…I know that to achieve victory in this fight, just like in the battles of the past, we still need the hand of our Lord and the grace of Almighty God. We have to have that. Trump continues to spew this bile day after day, broadcasting racist, anti-immigrant, transphobic and clearly authoritarian ideology. And still, two-thirds of White evangelicals approve of him. There might be a paradox between the expressed beliefs of Trump’s base and how they…

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

…tudy that speaks to socioeconomic conditions, theological abuses, and authoritarian tactics that supersede a single church. After all of this research on Driscoll and Mars Hill, I know mimicry when I see and hear it; and the graphics, music, and method of storytelling that shape the narrative and experience of the podcast are clearly produced by someone familiar with the milieu in which Driscoll accrued followers and celebrity, while cultivating a…

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

By Kaya Oakes

…s and teachers.” Ruff’s own community “came to the US in the 19th century primarily to serve immigrants as teachers and pastors, and that work almost came before their community prayer life at times.” Ruff adds that if he understands Dreher (whose work he follows and enjoys) correctly, “by the Benedict option he doesn’t mean complete isolation, but withdrawal for the sake of stronger identity to be able to engage the surrounding culture more convi…

Conversion Story #643 (not a real number)

By Amina Wadud

…transforming consciousness about toxins and waste for the body and the spirit. Entering Islam was partially an accident. I was still reading about traditions other than the one of my birth. Likewise I began to read about Islam. I knew I understood only a part of it from books alone. So I finally took myself to a mosque to investigate the other part: the lived reality. Although I had no intention at that time of becoming a Muslim, I think the fact…

Closed-Door Conference in Poland Shows How US Conservative Christian Networks Export ‘Conversion Therapy’

By Antonia Gross and Rina Nikolaeva

…hts concerns.” But a high regard for science did not appear to be the top priority for conference guests. They seemed comfortable in the setting, which included a packed program with few breaks and prayers every morning. Talks included almost no Q&A or discussion, and attendees largely listened and nodded, offering the occasional “Amen.” Sitting among them were representatives from major European Christian Right groups, like Christian Concern, led…

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

By Sarah Posner

…of voters are interested in hearing them talk about their faith. While the number of Americans who believe it is important for members of Congress to have strong religious beliefs has remained steady since 2010—about 6-in-10, with even more significant majorities among Protestants and Catholics—this poll shows a growing number of Americans who want to hear candidates talk about their religion. On the Republican side, candidates could view this fin…

The Religious Mourning of ‘Saint’ Kobe Bryant Continues

By Terry Shoemaker

…ine, and that saints bordered on idolatry. With no formalized ways of declaring sainthood in American society, broadly speaking, there are moments when society’s actions simply declare a member a saint. Their contribution, character, and abilities embody aspects that many identify as reflecting our collective values and objectives as individuals. In this way, we as a society together proclaim who are significant members with our mourning energies….

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

By Peter Montgomery

…g access to public service, including military service including SOGIE as criteria for human resource action refusing admission or expelling a person from any educational or training institution denying a person access to public or private medical and other health services open to general public. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, has a similar bill currently pending at the Senate. In 2015, the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus met in Quezon City for a conference on SOGIE an…

United Methodists Elect 1st Gay Bishop; Canadian Anglicans OK Same-Sex Marriage

By Peter Montgomery

…t of no return by upholding the so called gay rights movements in their territories. Israel: Activists protest parade shift due to religious sensitivities, threat of violence LGBT activists in Be’er Sheva turned what was to have been their first Pride parade into a protest at City Hall after police, citing “religious sensitivities” and potential violence, broke a promise to allow the parade to go down Rager Boulevard, the city’s main street. The I…

Emanuel’s Pulse: A Plea for Black Church–LGBTIQ Solidarity

By J. Kameron Carter

…in a settler colonial society, Roof and Mateen targeted unsovereign or experimental sociality. They tried to kill the music, arrest the beat, stop the propulsive poetics of Emanuel’s Pulse: Pulse / cardiovascular movement / on the dance floor / sacred spirit’s thumb and strum / now under cardiac / arrest’s / storm and stress / Pulse’s Emanuel / a metaphysical condition of holy ghostliness on the dance floor / feel the beat / breath’s percussive rh…