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Einstein’s Religion, Darwin’s Agnosticism

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…devastating personal loss: And yet, as always, the springtime brings forth new life, and we may rejoice because of this new life and contribute to its unfolding. And Mozart remains as beautiful and tender as he always was and always will be. There is, after all, something eternal that lies beyond the hand of fate and of all human delusions…. For us there remains the privilege of experiencing beauty and truth in their purest forms. (38, italics min…

A New Book For Those Who Cling to a “Post-Racial” Christianity

By Brian Bantum

…Racial World Brian Bantum Fortress Press November 2016 I wanted to tell a new story, a theological story that could help people begin to understand how some of the complexities of race and gender are theological problems that are connected to fundamental questions of how God created us and how we account for what seems so broken in the world. What’s the most important take-home message for readers? The most important take-home message is that our…

The Law-less Legacy of Global Capital

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…nch debt into investments on a brighter national future; it would create a new fiscal base that could be secured in the limitless land and limitless potential of the Americas; it would create a new vision of a truly global, mass participatory economy; and it would result in the increase of universal happiness. If Adam Smith worried about him, then it was because John Law made it all too easy (Smith mentions Law in Book II, Chapter 2 of The Wealth…

Whether it’s Celebrated by CT or Denied in NYC, Evangelical Proselytizing Isn’t in Quarantine

By Chrissy Stroop

…with being a Christian. Of course, not all Christians agree. In fact, the New York Times reports that part of the reason plans to use New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine as a field hospital fell through is that the Episcopal leaders who engaged with Mount Sinai Health System about the possibility privately objected to the involvement of Samaritan’s Purse, whose “approach to L.G.B.T. issues runs counter to that of the Episcopal Diocese of…

RD Turns Six: What’s New, What’s Next…

By The Editors

…ne the great digital journalism Carr is talking about. Since moving to our new home at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, RD has welcomed scores of new writers, and is on the verge of rolling out a series of key upgrades to the site—an enhanced reading experience, better integration with social media, peace on earth. (We’ll be updating via our newsletter, here.) It’s our birthday, but it’s you who deserve the party (and the g…

UN Human Rights Council Creates LGBT Watchdog; Orthodox Council Affirms Traditional Teaching on Family; Pope Francis Says Church Should Apologize to Gays; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…hodoxy on the whole world. The new sexual orthodoxy is nothing more than a new religion celebrating a new god, an angry god, a jealous god. This new god of the sexual revolution cannot stand even slight disagreement…The impending catastrophe is that this new god may be enshrined in a UN document, one that will be used by the sexual revolutionaries all over the world in order to force the new orthodoxy on traditional peoples. The new “independent e…

New York State Senator Declares War on NY Marriage Equality

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ld be put to the voters, not the legislature. But polls show nearly 60% of New Yorkers support the new law. “We should have an open and deliberative process,” the Rev. Jason McGuire, executive director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, told The Associated Press. “If truly the legislation can stand on its own merits then it should be able to withstand being deliberated publicly.” (Liberty Counsel represents McGuire’s group in the lawsuit…

Opponents of Marriage Equality Confident of Defeating Last-Minute Push

By Michael Tracey

…efeat legislators who vote for the bill. Dennis Poust, a lobbyist with the New York Catholic Conference, says the Archdiocese of New York has no formal relationship with the NOM. (In Maine, the initiative campaign that resulted in repeal of marriage equality legislation was led by the Church and funded primarily by NOM and Catholic organizations.) Despite being led by Catholics, Poust said, NOM operates largely independently of the Church. “We’ve…

Statement on NAR & Christian Nationalism Answers Few Questions But Exposes Growing Rifts in the Movement

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

…ong with Prophets Stacey Campbell, and Kris Vallotton, to name a few.* The new statement opens with an explanation for its genesis: “In light of the controversy surrounding the terms “New Apostolic Reformation” (NAR) and “Christian Nationalism,” we are issuing this statement of clarification.” While there certainly is controversy around these terms, the statement adds more confusion than clarification. And, in early media coverage the statement’s…

Eid on 9/11 Anniversary?

By Haroon Moghul

…he first sliver of a crescent moon is sighted, it marks the beginning of a new month (or a new year). Some Muslims have adopted calculation in advance, choosing to figure out the months well in advance. Makes it easier to plan. Others, myself included, like to wait up all night to hear word. If anyone across the Americas has in fact spotted that first crescent, then we enter Ramadan. The last day of Ramadan ends with the next crescent moon, markin…