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Before Breitbart: How Right Wing Media Transformed American Politics

By Eric C. Miller

…act, they often fought over which politicians to support, what policies to promote, and where to draw the boundaries of conservatism. But at the end of the day, they all agreed that the best way to advance conservative politics was through conservative media. Contemporary conservative media personalities tend to draw pretty heavily on a God-and-Country ethos. Were these earlier figures overtly religious? Yes, but in different ways depending on the…

Thoughts from the “Bad Hombre” Debate

By Candace E. West

…ause it’s the very definition of voter intimidation, which is illegal. The Code of Laws of the United States of America states that: “Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President,…

Does “Religious Freedom” Deserve Scare Quotes?

By Sunnivie Brydum

…us freedom’ will stand for nothing except hypocrisy so long as they remain code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, Christian supremacy or any form of intolerance,” wrote Martin R. Castro, Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, in his closing remarks on the commission’s recent 300-page report on “Peaceful Coexistence” between nondiscrimination principles and civil liberties. “Religiou…

Authoritarian Populism Vs Human Rights, The Campaign Against ‘Gender Ideology’ and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…parapet before being pushed off the roof of a building in Mosul. Turkey: Designer in detention for remarks Barbaros Şansal, a fashion designer known for his LGBT advocacy, is being detained by police after he “was subjected to a lynch attempt” at the airport in Istanbul after he was deported from Northern Cyprus after he posted a provocative video on social media on New Year’s Eve that reportedly said “Are you still celebrating the New Year while…

“Freedom” vs. “Liberty”: Why Religious Conservatives Have Begun to Favor One Over the Other

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

…. In 2009, a group of Catholic, Evangelical and Orthodox Christian leaders signed the Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto that laid the groundwork for the latest round of the culture war over religious freedom and liberty. In the declaration, the leaders affirmed their support for the “sanctity of life,” traditional marriage and “religious liberty, which is grounded in the character of God, the example of Christ, and the inherent freedom and dignit…

From “It’s Just Words” to Just Words: Speech Ethics in the Time of Trump

By Brad R. Braxton

…ublic, “what is the society we are trying to create?” Rules of Engagement: Promoting “Public Safety” When I speak to my fellow Christians, urging public engagement, I stress that the goal is not to invade the public square with Christian imperialism disguised as evangelism. Diverse people with different perspectives who seek, and compete for, seemingly dwindling resources can be a formula for discord. Our media provide striking examples of public…

Mexican Marriage Marches Show Struggle Between Church and Secular State; Pro-LGBT Mormon Group Grows After ‘Apostate’ Declaration; Botswana Gives Anti-Gay US Pastor the Boot; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…monstrators would be arrested and prosecuted. Lokodo said the parade was designed to promote homosexuality to young people. “We are aware that there are inducements, including money, being offered to young people to promote the practice,” he said. Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo said he believed the minister was unaware that parade organizers had formally notified police of their intention to hold a public gathering. “In terms of the legal procedure, they t…

Holey Holey Holey: The Problem with a New Study Valuing Religion at $1.2 Trillion Per Year

By Michael Schulson

…Deseret News included Trijicon in the list because the company “inscribed coded biblical references on high-powered rifle sights used by the U.S. military.” That’s it. Other than the founder’s purported religious beliefs, its inclusion is arbitrary. Why not include Ebay, whose founder Pierre Omidyar is a Buddhist, or any of Sheldon Adelson’s businesses? Trying to draw a line between “business with religious roots” and “everything else in global c…

Belize Overturns Sodomy Law Defended by Religious Right, Ugandan Officials Will Continue to Suppress Gay Groups, And More on the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…findings. Australia: Christian lobby group shutting down; ex-gay movement promotes celibacy Salt Shakers, a Melbourne-based Christian lobbying group that is shutting down at the end of this year, praised conservative Senator Eric Abetz, saying he had slowed the “tide of evil,” reports Josh Taylor for Crikey. Unlike the Australian Christian Lobby, Salt Shakers opposed the planned plebiscite on marriage equality, saying the neither the parliament n…

I Met God, She’s Black: An Exhibit Makes the Black Female Body a Temple

By Anita Little

…the opportunity to walk through Black Woman is God: Reprogramming that God Code with Oakland native Seneferu and to ask her about the artwork and the movement it means to inspire. _________ Anita Little: Can you tell me more about what led you to curate this unbelievable collection? Karen Seneferu: I’ve been fortunate enough to be in gallery spaces or museums where I was able to show my own artwork, but I was either the only black artist or the on…