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How Belief in Moscow as ‘The New Rome’ Explains Kirill’s Astonishing Declaration That ‘Russia Has Never Attacked Anyone’

By Katherine Kelaidis

…aditionally views America as the site of the Garden of Eden and the future New Jerusalem, a new Holy Land. Just as early Christians believed Rome existed to facilitate the spread of the Christian Gospel, many Mormons today believe the United States exists to facilitate the Restoration. Furthermore, many American evangelicals believe American exceptionalism derives from the fact that America has been given a special mission from God. In addition to…

Heterosexual With Issues: Haggard’s Self-Hate

By Michelle Goldberg

…, hugging and roughhousing with male congregants, riding a scooter through New Life’s sprawling lobby. Then it all implodes, his ruin narrated in news clips. We see a church leader reading a letter from Haggard to his crying congregants: “There is a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I’ve been warring against it all of my adult life.” In an archaic-seeming settlement agreement, the church pays Haggard severance, but “banishes” him…

Vatican’s New Media Evangelizing Strategy Can’t Save it from All The Bad News

By Anthea Butler

…ia and its head, Pope Benedict, have not been able to stem the tide of the news cycle about the sexual abuse scandal, nor has the biggest newsmaker in the scandal used media effectively to convey a coherent message to Catholics that is sincere, contrite, and constructive. Even more disturbing is the eagerness to use media in order to evangelize, while demonizing legitimate reporting on the sexual abuse stories. In late April, it was revealed that…

As New Poll Finds “Increased Xenophobic Streak,” Republicans Heighten Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

By Sarah Posner

…ct that someone with this ideology could be the Republican nominee, one might do well to take note of another PRRI finding: that the people reporting the most enthusiastic interest in the presidential campaign are conservative Republicans. Only 40 percent of moderate and liberal Republicans, 43 percent of Democrats, and 35 percent of independents reported being “very interested” in the 2016 campaign, compared to 61 percent of conservative Republic…

A Time to Break Down, and A Time to Build Up: Reinventing Ministry in Post-Katrina New Orleans

By Ellen Blue

…the first week. In Case of Katrina: Reinventing the Church in Post-Katrina New Orleans Ellen Blue Wipf & Stock August 4, 2016 My heart was breaking, too, since New Orleans is my home. My son was in the city as a first responder during the storm, and his family’s home had to be bulldozed. The fear and grief were very personal for me. Yet living and teaching in Tulsa gave me the distance that allowed some level of objectivity that UMC people living…

Insert Provocative Title Here: The New Media Landscape

By Onnesha Roychoudhuri

…Gets Religion,” Walsh notes that even as reporting staff are being cut at newspapers, major players like the New York Times, Washington Post, and Associated Press are producing more coverage of religion in the news. How do they do it? Walsh examines the Post’s “On Faith” section as an example – a joint venture with Newsweek that features the perspective of heavy-hitters such as Elie Wiesel, Deepak Chopra and former Iranian president Mohammad Khat…

Conservative French Catholics a ‘Rightwing Patriarchal Bunch’?; Indonesian Prez Decries Anti-LGBT Discrimination; Romanian Prez Warns Against ‘Religious Fanaticism’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…President Vladimir Putin’s supporters took to calling Europe “Gayropa” and promoting Russia as the antithesis of the West. Singapore: New rules require government permission for foreign involvement in pride Reuters reported this week that Singapore has posted new rules about public speaking that will restrict foreign firms from funding or publicly supporting a gay pride event without a special permit. This year’s pride celebration in June had been…

The Pope and Social Media: A Digital Counter-Reformation?

By Elizabeth Drescher

…(if there ever really were such things). Effectively participating in the new social media environment is not a matter of picking up a new vocabulary of glyphs, images, and sounds that will “capture” the attention of those with whom we want to connect. Digital media has no captives. At least so far, no one’s really figured out how to effectively and durably colonize it. And, I’m pretty sure that’s all to the good. A meaningful interactive pilgrim…

Is Eddie Long Preparing For a Confession?

By Anthea Butler

…sounds like someone trying to prepare their loved ones for some difficult news. Will New Birth congregants accept more revelations about their beloved “Bishop”? The people I encountered today were either sold out to Bishop Long, or looked a little stunned that they didn’t hear a strong denial. Doubt may begin to work on the hearts and minds of the faithful if the allegations mount, and the time to trial drags on. Finally, and perhaps most worriso…

The Revelation of Kurt Andersen: With ‘Evil Geniuses’ a Media Mandarin Discovers Plutocracy

By Peter Laarman

…ocy of this group was of course matched by the useful idiocy (or worse) of New Democrat pols like Gary Hart and Bill Clinton who recycled Republican ideas and repeated the classic libel that the poor deserve to be poor because of their personal moral deficiencies. As long as affluent culture liberals could be assured that the rainbow flag was hoisted high enough and that Roe was still the law of the land and that the mediasphere was still broadly…