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Why SBC’s Russell Moore Wants Conservative Evangelicals to Be Nicer

By Christine Wicker

…tian written by some George Barna researchers in 2007. In their surveys of non-Christians they found that evangelicals’ emphasis on telling sinners the Good News wasn’t convincing anyone. “We’ve heard the Good News,” the non-saved said, “and we’ve also met Christians. We don’t want to be like them.” Will Americans want to be like evangelicals if they’re just as judgmental just…nicer? We’ll see. __________ Here’s a visual take on the state of the c…

Why Romney Won’t Stand up to the Bigotry of Bryan Fischer

By Joanna Brooks

…id bigotry, not only against Mormons, but against all of Americans who are non-white, non-straight, or non-Christian (as Fischer defines it). But it will never happen. Here’s why. First, it’s Mitt Romney. Ideological firmness? Not in the Romney playbook. One observer in Massachusetts recently described Romney’s governing style: “I can’t think of a single issue over which Romney would risk re-election in order to stick to a principle.” Mitt woul…

As Transition Looms, Jewish Studies is Mired in Controversy

By Shaul Magid

…scholarship. In practice, Neusner himself seemed reluctant to embrace the non-Jewish scholar of Jewish Studies, sometimes targeting with particular vehemence scholars like Peter Schäfer of Princeton and Chris Hayes of Yale, two of the most prominent non-Jewish scholars of Jewish Studies. Furthermore, his contrast of “objective” and engaged scholarship on Jews and Judaism has been rendered outdated, even obsolete, as research in the Humanities and…

Just Like January 6, One of the Most Disturbing Aspects of the Right-Wing Coup Attempt in Germany is Who Was Behind It

By Annika Brockschmidt

…e in the number of sovereign citizens and a merging of their milieu with QAnon. Conspiracy theories like QAnon carry with them a strong potential for radicalisation: They suggest that the individual is partaking in a fight against allegedly evil forces. QAnon is very compatible with the Sovereign Citizen milieu. Both ideologies see the democratic state as illegitimate, both believe an underlying conspiracy is at work. Unfortunately, right-wing ext…

Why are Nuns and Monks in the Streets? (Parts I & II)

By José Cabezón

…ilization is only on the surface. One day people will riot in much greater numbers than in the late eighties”… Today, the person who controls the two banners [of religion and nationality] in Tibet is none other than the Dalai Lama, who enjoys the status both of the highest spiritual leader and the internationally recognized symbol of Tibetan nationhood. These remarkably candid words from one of China’s most important writers on Tibetan issues demo…

LGBT’s, Opponents Prep for Vatican Synod; UN Rights Council Adopts LGBT Resolution; Brazil’s Evangelicals Eye Presidency; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…men who sleep with women, men who act that way — all that is illegal. It’s non-negotiable, except at the prosecutors’ office. These are people who are controlled by an evil spirit.” Kenya: Human Rights Watch Urges Gov’t to Allow NGOs to Work Human Rights Watch this week called on the Kenyan government to allow LGBT human rights organizations to register and work in Kenya. “The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission seeks to carry out bas…

Welcome to the Shari’ah Conspiracy Theory Industry

By Sarah Posner

…proposed mosque, the Tennessean reported that not only had Steve Emerson’s nonprofit Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation funneled nearly $3.4 million to a related for-profit entity (an arrangement that raised eyebrows of tax experts), but that other “experts” in spreading Islamophobia draw big salaries from their nonprofits. Other frequent witnesses in Islamophobic documentaries, including Woolsey, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom…

Global LGBT Recap: Catholic Polling, Religious Violence, International Advocacy

By Peter Montgomery

…logger Blabbeando reminds us that during Brewster’s nomination process, “a number of religious leaders the Dominican Republic criticized the nomination of an openly gay man for the diplomatic post. Leading the charge was Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez who called the then-nominee a ‘faggot’ on national television.” Last month the Cardinal urged church goers to show respect for the new ambassador, but some people aren’t willing to let g…

Magic in the Air: How Intellectuals Invented the Myth of a Mythless Society

By Jason Josephson Storm

…dhood I remember scholars, scientists, and artists travelling from Europe, Mexico, and the United States to participate in “shamanic” trance workshops under her leadership. My grandmother inspired me to become a scholar, but I was always skeptical of spirits, and moreover I was doubly skeptical of the notion that the modern Western world had lost its magic. I found myself shifting gears and looking at America and Europe through the eyes of an outs…

Exclusive: Christian Right Bill Mill, Project Blitz, Hasn’t Gone Away, It’s Just Gotten More Secretive

By Frederick Clarkson

…of Call to Prayer for America Day—Based on a “memorial” adopted by the New Mexico House of Representatives, for “the purpose of calling the nation back to prayer, and… the need for America to turn back to God and prayer, not for a single day or month, but to pray “without ceasing.”” Student Prayer Certification Act—Would require school districts to “certify” that they are in compliance with federal law regarding student prayer. Public K-12 School…