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A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

…hing that no one else had noticed in a video of the rally posted on the campaign’s Facebook page: in his remarks Mastriano reveals (at the 3:12 marker of the video) that he is God’s prophet, declaring, “God spoke through a donkey,” (referring to the story of Balaam in the biblical book of Numbers). “He’s speaking through Doug Mastriano right now.” Also, a WHYY investigation revealed that Mastriano’s campaign manager, Vishal Jetnarayan, “describes…

Intelligent Design Trial Celebrates Fifth Year Reunion

By Lauri Lebo

…e 2004 election of President George W. Bush, fundamentalist Christians and Patriot Pastors had been eying the courts as the next great battlefield. Additionally, science was not only under attack at the local school board levels, but all the way up to the Bush administration as well. The victory proved that the system had not been hijacked, even though some Christian conservatives speculated before the trial that because he had been appointed by P…

Seven-in-Heaven Way, Hybrid Pope, & “Chrislam”

By Michael J. Altman

…r David Vitter make an Anthony Weiner-style resignation for his sexual escapades with call girls. So much for God helping those who help themselves. The mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is turning to three days of fasting and prayer in hopes God will help the city out of its deep debts. Last year, one-third of Americans’ $291 billion in charity donations went to religious groups. From a surfboard-blessing service in New York: “Dear God, your son…

Creationism Makes Its Mark

By Lauri Lebo

…ous parents and teachers spoke in defense of Freshwater and criticized the parents. One parent told the board, “As a Christian, I don’t accept the separation of church and state.” During the district’s administrative hearing process, Freshwater successfully argued that Zachary’s name be released publicly. So the anonymous status in the family’s lawsuit has now become a moot point, and the recriminations that the family feared have begun with calls…

How the Religious (and ‘Nones’) Vote May Tip 6 Swing States

By Daniel Schultz

…dherents of smaller religions: Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists. The first part of that equation—the secular part—is probably the most important, given just how small those smaller religions are. Race also plays a part, with coastal Catholics being generally more diverse, and white evangelicals playing a smaller role. I would caution anyone who wants to take all of this as evidence of religious faith’s inherent conservatism. It’s difficult, if not…

Pride Month & Prejudice; ‘Worrisome Time’ For LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…, the assembly of Catholic bishops in Poland asked Polish Catholics not to participate in the parade, claiming that advocating for LGBTQ issues was “falsifying the church’s unchangeable teaching.” AP reports that “several far-right nationalists tried to block the parade but were removed by police.” Ireland: Gay son of immigrant father set to become fiscally conservative prime minister Leo Varadkar is set to become Ireland’s youngest and first open…

Burning Man: Religious Event or Sheer Hedonism?

By Lee Gilmore

…lly grew into an internationally renowned event that draws close to 50,000 participants annually. For one week in late August and early September, an elaborate civic infrastructure called “Black Rock City” is constructed, featuring a carefully laid out grid of streets in which participants set up hundreds of different “theme camps.” Organizers provide some basic services (camp placement, public information, and porta-potties being just a few), bu…

Saving Teens from Obama: When Bible Study Goes Wrong

By Vyckie Garrison

…vantaged, mostly Hispanic kids between the ages of 10 and 19—to see such a partisan film as part of their Bible study discussion on “justice.” When Chassé had first seen it, she had returned home from Teen Night with a barrage of accusations against President Obama, the candidate she had been planning to vote for this November. “Is it true that Obama’s trying to get rid of all of America’s nuclear weapons so that we are defenseless against Islamic…

An American Muslim Abroad, Or, Things I Saw in Dubai

By Haroon Moghul

…hitecture and owes far less to traditionally Arab-Islamic architecture. Compare to the Taj Mahal, and Badshahi and Jama’ Mosques of South Asia (India and Pakistan.) Another argument for Shah Rukh Khan as Caliph. ⬆ The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower), anchors the misleadingly-named ‘Old Town’ of Dubai, which is a new development made to look like a traditional Arab neighborhood. That is next to the world’s largest m…

Religious Affiliation, ‘Mankind’: India’s Anti-Corruption Activist Leads Second Freedom Struggle

By April L. Bogle

…ountry’s infrastructure: schools, universities, roads, and bridges. The Lokpal Bill was set to come up for parliamentary vote, but ministers and reformers had drafted separate versions. The “mischievous minister” we were watching on the laptop was being questioned about the status of a joint bill. It really felt like I’d joined Bedi at a tennis match. Rapt in the competition, she swung hard at the minister’s most egregious statements. “Hear that?”…