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Global LGBT Recap: Culture War Claims More Victims

By Peter Montgomery

…s. It is hell to live in Uganda as a gay person, and one wonders how life will be for LGBTQ persons after this bill becomes law.” Ugandan officials have reacted defiantly to international criticism from donor nations. Minister for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo said Ugandans would “rather die poor than live in an immoral nation.” In a Religion and Politics article, Arizona State Assistant Professor of Global Christianity Jason Bruner, while not…

Praying To The God Of The SUV

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ing on “almighty God” for homeland security discounts the reality of free will. The hijackers on September 11 had free will: they used it to hijack planes and fly them into buildings. The people going to work had free will: some called in sick, some had tight shoes and stopped for a Band-Aid. Some got to work early or came in on a day off. If God has granted us free will, then God must stand back and let us use it. Any other action means that we a…

Southern Baptist Convention Kicks Out Gay Attendees, Waffles on White Supremacists

By Sunnivie Brydum

…t the incident, he was coming off a first day of the conference that was “filled with wonderful conversations with pastors of churches, large and small, which were eager to hear my story and I, theirs.” Robertson told RD that everyone affiliated with FIA had gone to great lengths to maintain warm, welcoming postures, and were not looking to be confrontational. Robertson says that he, Mitchell and Tim Gold, and FIA interim executive director Robert…

Does the Science Show that Spirituality Will Benefit Your Child?

By Michael Schulson

…navigate emerging adulthood, a process Miller discusses in depth. Over the phone, Miller spoke with The Cubit about adolescence, definitions of spirituality, and the reframing of spiritual experience as a pragmatic tool. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. So how are science and spirituality interacting here? Science is actually an elegant way for understanding spirituality. It connects what so many devout people have known thro…

Madoff, Through a Glass, Darkly

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…were terrified of him. The brothers never speak anymore; they talk on the phone at least once a day. It’s all there and it’s all unclear. All we know for a fact is that it all came apart very suddenly. On December 9, 2008, Bernie Madoff told his son, Mark, that he intended to pay out $173 million in holiday bonuses two months early. Deeply concerned, Mark revealed this to Andrew, who concluded that Madoff Securities should probably be re-named. T…

Pro-Choice, Progressive Jewish Groups Weigh In On Kagan

By Sarah Posner

…ng Kagan this afternoon, but it also stopped short of an endorsement: “We will scrutinize her statements and writings to get a sense of her judicial philosophy and temperament and determine whether she will uphold the fundamental values that our Movement supports.” In the statement, Saperstein called Kagan “a trailblazer with a stellar reputation,” and urged swift Senate action on the nomination. In addition, he noted that the RAC had worked with…

As Long As There’s Fear, We Aren’t Ready for Atheism: A Conversation with Theologian and Ex-Priest Daniel Maguire

By Alana Massey

…our sons and three of us became priests. That’s part of my story and its still part of my thinking. My moral creed for all Christians does not require belief in a god; there’s a whole cultural development that’s very dependent on Judaism and it’s something that I treasure. Many of my sensitivities are still rooted in that tradition. This is a book called “Christianity Without God” but instead of the Gospels, you use the story of the Exodus to form…

A Portrait of Islamophobia?

By Mariam Durrani

…the first hate crime was when 49-year-old Balbir Singh Sodhi was shot and killed in Mesa, Arizona. When the police arrested the shooter, he said: “I’m a patriot and an American. I’m American. I’m a damn American.” Muslim girl power The fictional war between America and “Muslims” (including actual Muslims, those who “look like” Muslims, and those who live close to Muslims, like Iraqi Christians) is perpetuated and extended by the uncritical visuali…

Pope Invites his Flock to Join Facebook: Is the Digital Reformation Here?

By Elizabeth Drescher

…ocial reading. Like so many ancient and medieval religious sages, readers will have the opportunity to share commentary, debate interpretations, offer illuminations, and otherwise collaboratively immerse themselves in intellectual and spiritual relationships through a social Bible to be published by HarperCollins later this year. More than an e-reader like the Kindle or Nook, social books accessed through iPad apps allow readers to enter into rela…

Denying Communion to Prochoice Politicians

By Frances Kissling

…decision not to use communion against legislators who vote for pro-choice bills. There is no canonical or theological error in their actions. There are no formal teachings on how best to prevent or reduce the need for abortion. Most Catholics legislators say they agree with the church’s moral view that abortion is objectively wrong, but have an obligation to respect the views of all religions. They have long taken the currently fashionable view th…