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Pope Francis Dithering About Women, Skittish About Cops

By Mary E. Hunt

…iturgies of ordination for women and men and conclude that there isn’t much, if any, difference. In subsequent conversation with the International Union of Superiors General, leaders of women’s religious orders worldwide, Francis said, according to the transcript from the National Catholic Reporter, “I can’t make a sacramental decree without a theological, historical foundation.” The reasoning is if something like women deacons were not revealed b…

The Battle for the Bible Against Christian Nationalism Seeks to Continue Historic Campaign

By Frederick Clarkson

…hes. Nelson spoke about the findings of her book, The Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, which documents the powerful political and economic forces that comprise the shadowy Council for National Policy, which intersects with the major entities of the contemporary religious and political Right. In the afternoon, several films and clips were screened, including a documentary on the Apache struggle to save their pe…

The Pope, The Chef & Krampus: Merry Yikesmas!

By Peter Manseau

…Spoiler alert: Firearms are involved. As many envelopes as Bourdain pushes, however, there was one part of his holiday vision that proved too much for his network. Moving into the last act of the special (after asking various chefs about global Christmas cuisines, including the all-important question “What Would Jesus Eat?”), Bourdain pops into a Bavarian restaurant for sausage and conversation. Talk turns naturally enough to Krampus, Santa’s ill…

‘Manufactured’ Smear Campaign Attempts to Intimidate Church ‘Fasting From Whiteness’— It Didn’t Work

By Frederick Clarkson

…liated with two mainline protestant denominations—the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the United Church of Christ. The UCC has been on edge since credible threats against “liberal churches” were picked up by federal law enforcement in the run up to the anniversary of January 6th which prompted a national committee of the UCC to issue an alert. Some were glad for the heads up, but like any such warning, others felt it might be overwrought. The ongoi…

Trump is Helping the Economy… The Apocalypse Economy

By Jonathan Root

…king, cottages for rent, cottages for sale, a home for unwed pregnant women, and, at its heart, Grace Street, a near-perfect replica of the kitschy Main Street USA that was once the center of Bakker’s theme park empire. Clearly, someone is sending Bakker some cash—or at least advancing him a loan. These seem to be flush days for the apocalyptic preaching business. The reason? Donald Trump and the whole electoral carnival of 2016. The presidential…

#SorryNotSorry: What U.S. Christian Denominations Teach About Homosexuality

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

…ith regard to homosexuality. Roman Catholic Church Members (as of 2010): 68,202,492 According to a 2006 Guideline for Pastoral Care released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, any sexual act taking place outside the bond of marriage is morally wrong. While the church does not consider homosexual attraction or “inclination” to be a sin, “homosexual acts” are considered to be “contrary to the will of God,” “contrary to the natural…

‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…xico, Brazil and Peru might not be the last nations to separate from the PCUSA, as the American denomination has roughly 100 partnerships with Presbyterian and Reformed churches around the globe through its Presbyterian World Mission. Even though many of PCUSA’s other partnerships have not yet ceased, its redefinition of marriage has been condemned by many church partners — particularly in Latin America and the Middle East — giving rise to specula…

Theology Fail in Christian Statement on Israel, Judaism, Palestine

By Adam Gregerman

…cluding those in which Jews suffered terribly, are adduced as well: “the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition… genocides and ethnic cleansing.” In these events, the statement notes, people used Scripture to “elevate one people or one race over another,” and “to support conquest and oppression.” It then compares these horrors with Israeli policies, often in identical language. The choice of these pedigrees for the modern conflict, as well as their att…

I Would Also Like a Splinter Scouting Organization, Please

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…privilege not to pay membership dues or sell cookies or attend meetings and, oh, incidentally, they shall be forced by conviction to replace the word “Scouts” with “Hideous Disappointments.” (Oh sweet Duncan Hines, I really hope I’m not giving anyone any ideas here.) They’re just… leaving Girl Scouts, and making the case for why. Presumably people who agree with them that God hates certain widespread behaviors will find their case compelling. Pres…

Why 9/11 Changed Everything Nothing

By Paul Harvey

…mph that allowed the heroes of Gettysburg, North and South, to cry together, USA! USA! Americans cried that together during the great national reconciliation of the Spanish-American War, when, as the press widely reported, “blues” and “grays” came together to rid the hemisphere of the last vestiges of the decayed evil empire of the Spanish. National exultation over the rapid victory (akin to the same national feeling after the invasion of Afghanis…