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Pope’s US Visit Provokes Intense Attention; New Vatican Book on Man-Woman Complementarity & New Int’l Report on Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…rst pope to address a joint session of Congress; and held public events in New York and Philadelphia, where he attended the Vatican’s gay-excluding World Meeting of Families. The pope generally did not address LGBT people or issues head-on, but more indirectly through the lens of “the family” and “religious liberty.” On Sunday the 27th, the final day of his trip, Francis told bishops that it is “dangerously unbalanced” to focus on explaining doctr…

The British (Bible) Invasion: KJV 400-Year Anniversary Rolls On

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…se by the churches under their direction. It could not be published in the New World colonies, which required copies to be imported from England. For these reasons, and more, the KJV did not secure its literary reputation as one of the singular achievements of English letters until the 19th century. And in the U.S., this Bible was not upheld as a testament to English literature, but rather as a monument to Protestant (and primarily evangelical) th…

Introducing the Dr. Who Media Club

By James F. McGrath

…ever he dies. He’s met his demise ten times now, each time emerging with a new face and new personality. The first three episodes of the current season use that regeneration as the jumping-off point for a sort of trilogy exploring the show’s interlocking themes of identity, morality, and integrity. As years pass and more actors step into the role, it becomes increasingly important for each performer to distinguish their version of the Doctor from…

Talking Justice on Twitter: “We Are Breaking Down Barriers”

By Arafat Kabir

…cate with each other in ways that are transformative, and symbolic of this new world of social media. They are all Jewish and I am Muslim, and we are breaking down barriers. Our backgrounds and religions are relegated to the background as we share ideas, hopes, worries, and more. These friendships forged online are not tainted by stereotypes and prejudice, but are stronger because we respect one another’s differences. Maybe people who reach out on…

Dear Amazon Prime, I’m Not a Racist, But Why Are You Destroying My Precious Middle-Earth With Black Hobbits?

By Mary Rambaran-Olm

…series of riddles? Do you have any idea that he borrowed that from an Old English riddling tradition? Does it truly matter that the aforementioned Hadrian had brought the whole riddling tradition to pre-Conquest England from Africa? You disgust me. Tolkien was a man of his time. He had probably never seen a Black or Brown person until 1972. In fact, he’s likely turning in his grave at how WOKE these new adaptations are given that he famously said…

Put Your Money Where Your Mind Is: A For-Profit Meditation Studio Opens in New York

By Michael Schulson

…e romance with Eastern spirituality,” Michelle Goldberg wrote last year on newyorker.com. “For well over a century,” she continued, “business-minded Americans have been transforming Hindu and Buddhist contemplative practices into an unlikely prosperity gospel.” Prosperity gospels and contemporary mindfulness practice share a profound belief in the power of the mind. Redirect your faith, prosperity gospel preachers claim, and you will be rewarded w…

Vatican Enlists Allies Against Gay Marriage; Iranian Gays Pushed to Change Gender; And More in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…eh, Regional Program Coordinator for Middle East and North Africa spoke to BBC Newshour on Sunday about human rights violations in Iran. From Alizadeh’s comments: Last year the head of the Iran Human Rights Body who is the brother of the head of Iran’s judiciary Mohammad Javad Larijani had a speech in Geneva in which he publicly said that the right to life is not applicable to homosexuals. On Friday, he had a speech in Geneva again, during the uni…

Rent-Free Religion in New York’s Public Schools

By Katherine Stewart

…isely, I started going to the churches—dozens of them—that were located in New York City’s public schools. I attended services all over Manhattan, in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. I watched as congregants prayed over pictures of children from diverse families that lined the school’s hallways. In public school classrooms, I learned about creationism and was taught that all children who do not believe in Jesus will go to hell, along with their pa…

Catholic Archbishop Takes On Jesuit Magazine’s Slam on “Ecumenism of Hate”; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…revelers. Christopher Street Day commemorates the riots that broke out in New York in 1969 after police raided a gay bar — an event seen as a turning point for the gay rights movement. It has been celebrated in Germany since 1979. Richard Grenell, an openly gay foreign affairs commentator, is reportedly going to be nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Germany. During Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, the candidate…

Saipov Wasn’t a “Member” of ISIS, But That Misses the Point

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…ial networks lead to actions is illustrated by the recent Saipov attack in New York City. Saipov was Muslim of Uzbek ancestry, but had lived in the United States since 2010 and did not appear to have any direct contact with the ISIS organization. He did talk with other Uzbek Muslims about religious and political matters, it appears, and he likely had connections with the ISIS online community, the baqiyah, through Twitter and Telegram. He likely r…