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

By Antonia Gross and Rina Nikolaeva

…tions for child development.” Sullins’ main talk enlisted countless slides with numbers, tables, and colored graphs in an effort to question the well established fact that, in addition to scant data supporting even a modest success rate, treatments aiming to suppress sexual orientation or gender expression can cause serious damage, or even be deadly. His own research, however, has essentially been deemed junk science by those who aren’t committed…

Are Muslims Nuts?

By Haroon Moghul

…d in whose name and for what reasons it is justified. Do we have a problem with the violence itself, or with religious violence? We tend, in the West, to locate ourselves, and justify ourselves, through national identity; in the Muslim-majority world, religion often takes a more prominent role in the articulation of identity, as well as the articulation of responses to real or perceived slights to that identity. Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust…

The Religious Mourning of ‘Saint’ Kobe Bryant Continues

By Terry Shoemaker

…year’s All-Star game, one team wore Kobe’s number 24, while the other wore number 2, Gianna’s uniform number. The MVP award, given this year to Los Angeles Clippers’ star forward Kawhi Leonard, was renamed permanently for Kobe Bryant. Pregame and half-time shows centered on Kobe, his family, and his impact on the sport of basketball and society. The collective grief and bereavement displayed by fans and players alike not only demonstrate the power…

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

By Kaya Oakes

…mmented briefly in his blogs on the Pew Survey’s data about the rapidly growing number of religiously unaffiliated younger adults, saying that “Christians don’t underestimate the difficulty of the road ahead,” and that they must “prepare.” But running throughout his and other’s growing commentary on the Benedict Option is a real sense of anxiety about what will happen to the kids. Amish communities experience a high rate of retention of young adul…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…f the signatories of the “correction” letter are cardinals. Germany: Right-wing party with lesbian leader gains; do results reflect Muslim-Gay clash in Europe? The far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party (AfD) pick up seats in Parliament on Sunday, coming in third overall, as voters gave Angela Merkel a fourth term as prime minister. The party is led by lesbian Alice Weidel, who Ha’arest says has been running on her own story as…

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

…ing was celebrated by fans who made note of the podcast’s popularity nationwide with pride, repeatedly commenting with admiration on its production value and the quality of its long-form journalism. Reading these reviews, I had a bad case of deja vu. As one of my friends, a former member of Mars Hill, sardonically texted, “I mean, the podcast is well made, and very successful, so clearly God’s doing something!!!” The fact that the podcast’s many a…

Pope’s ‘Joy of Love’ Brings Little Joy To LGBT Catholics; Gay Atheist Malaysian Granted Refugee Status In Canada; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ly affirmed as equal disciples of Jesus Christ or seekers after truth. “We will pray with you and for you, that together we may seek God’s blessing on our lives, and for faithful discipleship.” Anglican Communion: Anglican Consultative Council Meeting Begins The Anglican Archbishop of Kenya, Eliud Wabukala, has reportedly complained that a delegation from his province decided, over his objections, to attend the 16th meeting of the Anglican Consult…

“Even the Rich Suffer”: An Interview with Google’s Jolly Good Fellow Chade-Meng Tan

By Max Zahn

…ion. I think spirituality is universal. Anybody can practice spirituality, with or without religious belief. I don’t really care about Buddhism, but I care tremendously about dharma, which is defined as universal law. I care especially about the aspects of universal law relating to suffering and liberation from suffering. They’re everywhere. I’m not trying to promote Buddhism but dharma. If I’m careful about doing this, it has the potential to uni…

US Offers Help For Investigation of Bangladesh Killings

By Peter Montgomery

…to try to make a difference in Muslim homes.” Peru: Presidential candidate flip-flops, tells Christian activists she would oppose civil unions Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the disgraced former president and leader of the Fuerza Popular political party, told evangelical Christian activists that a Fujimori administration would not promote civil unions or adoption rights for same-sex couples, and would oppose abortion except to…

Thank You Breitbart, For The Islam

By Haroon Moghul

…she’s the same as a Muslim raised in and living in Kashmir. She might not fly St. George’s Cross, but she might not go to the mosque, either. She probably has more in common with other Britons of her class and community than religion abstractly. And if it is the case that a mosque and a row of English houses are immiscible, then what happens to a synagogue, a Hindu Temple or, indeed, even a church? At what point does national identity become fixe…