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Pat Robertson’s Women Warriors Leading Spiritual Warfare In Zimbabwe

By Sarah Posner

…ort published by the State Department, the government amended the criminal code in 2006, “broadening the definition of sodomy to include ‘any act involving physical contact between males that would be regarded by a reasonable person to be an indecent act,’” subjecting “offenders” to up to a one-year prison term and a $5,000 fine. Although there are no known prosecutions, societal discrimination has led to “corrective” rape of lesbians and forced m…

Common Ground: Winning the Battle, Losing the Culture War

By Chip Berlet

…similar concerns. When we saw our allies among the Progressive Pragmatists appear to jump on the bandwagon of the backsliding wing of the Democratic Party, we were flabbergasted. What happened to the progressive coalition I thought we were building together? I felt as though I’d just been tossed out of the lifeboat. Sorting Out the Issues There are at least three intertwined issues in the ongoing debate: Adopting the Christian Right Frame Stepping…

Religious and Political Silence on India’s LGBTQ Decision Speaks Volumes

By Andrea R. Jain

…nternational Day of Yoga—spoke about yoga’s power to make homosexuality disappear. Yet, despite all of the bluster and campaigning, when the same Supreme Court agreed this year to reconsider Section 377 in response to a petition claiming it violated LGBTQ Indians’ rights to equality and liberty, most of the religious voices that had advocated for retaining it fell silent. Although some of India’s Christian organizations appeared in court in defens…

Gimme That Old Spice Religion

By Frederick Clarkson

…candidate about their political, religious, and social views.” But as it happens, it was precisely those views that led to his win. The Manly Theocrat Matthew Chancey is an aspiring religious right politician who hails from some of the most unusual and archaic precincts of modern American religious, political, and social life. These precincts apparently turned out for him during a “get out the vote” campaign in the 48 hours before the contest dea…

Growing Up Gay in 666: Fred Phelps in Retrospect

By Scott Blaine Swenson

…it is all of those things. But they’re missing the forest. No matter what happens in court, for Rev. Phelps it’s all about homosexuality. And the people who know Phelps best, his neighbors in Topeka 666 and some of his own children, will tell you it’s really all about Fred Phelps. The Attraction of Fear-Based Narratives “We were walking through the Phelps’ pickets with them screaming, ‘you’re going to die and go to Hell,’” says Rev. Ty Sweeting, p…

Does “Religious Freedom” Deserve Scare Quotes?

By Sunnivie Brydum

…made clear that they were seeking civil marriage licenses, not faith-based approval of their unions (although some faith communities readily provide that approval). While Liberty Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom, and the Becket Fund continue to shriek about the disintegration of the rights of Christians in the public sphere, no marriage equality law anywhere in this country has ever forced a clergy member to perform a wedding that contradicts t…

Carrie Prejean, God’s Prophet or Porn Star?

By Paula M. Cooey

…ears ago by her husband, standing with shotgun a mere eight feet from her, appeared on the screen. Her new face, still a work in progress, is a grotesque image in no way resembling her earlier likeness, though a definite improvement over the face her husband left her with. Before the transplant (but 30 plastic surgeries after the assault), she had no palate, no sense of smell; she could take food only through a straw. Now blind in one eye, she, li…

Roy “10 Commandments” Moore Doesn’t Want to Reform the Senate, He Has a Higher Calling

By Sunnivie Brydum

…l from Alabama’s Supreme Court—twice. While there is a clear hierarchy and code of judicial ethics for state and federal judges, no such restrictions are placed on Senators. It’s exceedingly rare (though not unheard of) for a Senator to be removed from office by colleagues for some kind of ethical or procedural breach. This reality only adds to the motivation for Moore to stick with the schtick that got him elected, and which demonstrably appeals…

Trump’s Nominee to Fill RBG’s Seat Is Unfit. By Definition.

By Andrew L. Seidel

…me Court. Even if they possessed the temperament to do so impartially, the appearance to all sends a very different message. And if Trump and McConnell have their way, this new justice might even help decide the fate of the 2020 election. As Trump and McConnell have stacked the federal bench, integrity and impartiality are increasingly rare traits. Many of us who seek to defend in advance progressive causes believe that there is a bloc of justices…

GMO or No: Problematic Intersections of Religion, Biotechnology, and Food

By Brittany Shoot

…Muslim religious authorities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and North America to approve GM foods. In certain Western Muslim communities, the precautionary approach has been one that favors the viewpoints of Muslim-educated scientists over religious leaders. Muslim ethical teachings provide few guidelines on food safety, but one conventional ideal of Muslim ethics relates to fitra, the preservation of God-given naturalness. Fitra is central to Muslim et…