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Morality Police, Jihadists, Religious Competition, Grindr, & Americans Abroad: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…idarity is borne by Nigerian lesbians, gay men, sex workers, and other sexual minorities who are effectively excluded from the body politic. Uganda: Religious, Political Leaders Prepare for Reintroduction of Anti-Gay Law Ugandan members of parliament are making plans to reintroduce the Anti-Homosexuality Act that was struck down on procedural grounds by the Constitutional Court in August, even though it is unclear whether President Museveni will s…

Comparing Gender Transition and Surrogacy to War and Human Trafficking, Vatican’s ‘Dignitas Infinita’ is an Intellectually Embarrassing and Harmful Mess

By Mary E. Hunt

…ful statement on living in postmodernity with a commitment to human and cosmic flourishing. It would have added a helpful chapter to the ongoing moral musings of the Roman Catholic faith community as it faces new and powerful scientific data that reflect a wide array of human possibilities. But that would have required reading broadly in new areas of study like feminist, disability, and queer theories. It’s a lost opportunity because Catholic teac…

Fight The New “Hobby Lobby” Religious Order: Get Ordained

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford

…this much more serious battle, they were a canary in the mine-shaft of legal challenges to actual religious liberty. Recently, my brother and his fiancé asked my husband and me to both get ordained and officiate their Maine wedding next year. We are, of course, honored to do so. And even more honored now that I’ve realized getting ordained online could rile up the religious right. I say we all do it. The broader we make that spectrum of DIY relig…

South Park and Revolution Muslim

By Hussein Rashid

…ily, there are numerous Sunni Muslim communities who do not object to figural representation. We all agree that these images are not for worship purposes. What Revolution Muslim seems to be doing is taking their “Islamic learning” from CNN — after all, this dim-witted duo is only known because of CNN. As Aziz Poonawalla points out, two people do not equate to an entire community. The two of us represent a counter-voice that is not on CNN, because…

America, the Mythical: “Mother of Exiles” or Denier of Safe Haven?

By Ed Simon

…rocess, and all that that process implies. Bolstered by appearances from seminal historians of early American culture and literature like Bernard Bailyn, John Demos, and Jill Lepore, the documentary doesn’t shirk its responsibilities in presenting the most pertinent scholarship, even if it does engage the rhetoric of hagiography in its depictions of Bradford and other Plymouth leaders. As the literary critic Kathleen Donegan says in the documentar…

Zen and the Art of Zombie Killing: A Buddhist Anti-Tech Manifesto

By Max Zahn

…ive products. They let tech companies off the hook for designing apps that mimic digital slot machines. But tech resisters should not throw out the Buddhism with the bathwater. By invoking both personal development and countercultural norms, the tradition models the comprehensive approach necessary to escape the clutches of addictive technology. The responsibility to resist does not fall exclusively on either the individual or the collective, but…

Purchasing Morality: What Happens When “Buying Local” Itself is Marketed?

By Laurie Patton

…s emerge: Is there something inherent about purchasing that involves cultural value and heritage? Is this the same thing as being told by George W. Bush, after 9/11, that shopping is a patriotic duty? Or the same as buying Cisco systems internet equipment, which promise to create the meaningful global village between shepherds in China and peddlers in Peru? And if it’s not the same, why not? Even more, is there a moral element to the economic act…

Satan, Contributor to Teen Vogue‘s New “Sodomy” Section?

By Mark D. Jordan

…his month, Teen Vogue posted an article on anal sex under the heading “Sexual Health & Identity.” (Deep breath! Yes, you have just read the phrase “anal sex” and not on a porn site. Religious debates lead us to many unusual topics.) Written in a cheery tone, the short article moves from basic anatomy to some elementary cautions about possible risks and problems. It also argues that adolescents deserve information about the range of human sexual pr…

The Auspicious Timing of Glenn Beck’s Zeal for Zion

By Shalom Goldman

…st venture, would stage his next rally in Jerusalem. After all, unconditional support for Israel plays brilliantly with his fans, and proximity to the ‘original seat of power’ can’t hurt when you’re embarking on a new venture. Early Christian Zionist pilgrims to Israel were dismayed to find that the country’s political and cultural elites were for the most part assertively secular. Today, however, the Israeli religious right wields considerable po…

Why I Won’t Leave the Mormon Church Alone

By Holly Welker

…ten held at the Mormon church, and vice-versa. Most of my classmates, virtually all my friends, and much of my family were Mormon. At church I was commanded to keep a journal, examining my life for the narrative threads that guide my choices and determine my character. I will never shake this habit, no matter what. Truth be told, if the LDS church somehow lost all it leaders and members tomorrow and existed only as a historical relic, I would stil…