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In the Story of the New Testament We Are the Romans—No Matter Who Wins the Election

By Stephen Hinerman

…ourse, the painting isn’t historically accurate. But that didn’t matter to Signol or to the painting’s audience. To its time, the work was a vision of European Christianity’s victory over the people of Palestine. To Signol—and/or to those viewing the painting—it was also picturing a triumph of culture over ignorance, of civilizing forces over disordered society. And specifically (and perhaps unconsciously), it was the white European’s victory over…

What Does Anti-Christian Even Mean?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…op 8 in California (which continues to be fought in the courts), and the designation of such religious groups as the Family Research Council as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The list is curious, though, because while it may be a list of perceived indignities and injustices visited upon some people who subscribe to a far right idea of Christianity, the list as a whole doesn’t even scratch the surface of actions last year that may…

The Wrong Emperor: Why Ralph Reed’s New Pro-Trump Book Distorts the Bible to Cast the President as Tiberius

By Tony Keddie

…the most disreputable political leaders the world has ever known. Did this signal he was a hypocrite or compromise his witness for Christ? Of course not. In fact, it did the opposite, and the Bible records that members of Herod’s and Caesar’s households became Christians as a result.” “Tiberius Caesar was a corrupt, evil, and violent despot who routinely murdered his enemies and allowed their corpses to float down the Tiber River to intimidate his…

Can Romney Win by Embracing his Mormon Masculinity?

By Joanna Brooks

…d back into the jobs crisis. Another came when he modestly suggested that those who vociferously support the troops should put their money where their mouths are. That’s right, everyone: freedom isn’t free. We’re all paying the tax bills for the Republican-declared wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Last night, it was the two LDS candidates on stage who managed to appear the most reasonable. That’s a fascinating new public image for Mormon conservatism…

Christians Support Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ervatives simply need more warm bodies as we fight wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and gay warm bodies are better than straight warm bodies. Still others, like this poster at the Advocate, see an even more sinister reason for the rise in acceptance: Of course conservatives want gays in the military. Anyway to kill us or get rid of us. Meanwhile, what person in their right mind would volunteer to be a murderer? Or to get murdered? For a country that w…

Purpose Driven Atheism: Secular Maharishis Seeking True Believers

By Frank Schaeffer

…y his willfully ignorant evangelical base. An unnecessary war-of-choice in Iraq, “legalized” torture, a carelessly managed war in Afghanistan, little-to-no action to repair the earth’s environment, presidential sniping at evolution being taught in schools, an anti-sex education campaign, ties to the apocalyptic “End Times” evangelical/fundamentalist Christian Zionists (that skewed Bush’s Middle East politics toward the State of Israel in a way tha…

RDBook: Power Belongs to God

By Nathan Schneider

…associated with the name, from the pious side of McCarthyism to the War in Iraq, is their fault. Somehow, even in their midst, “we” are something else. And here lurks the danger in a master narrative: it promises a means of distinction between those who belong to it and those who don’t, as if the spiritual sons and daughters of Jonathan Edwards have inherited a special chamber in their hearts. But the truth is, especially in a country like this on…

Lieberman Belittles Gay Service Members

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…as been a thorn in the side of many liberals over issues of healthcare and Iraq, may now be hailed by some liberals for this bold move: Now that he’s taking such a public stand on a core liberal issue, will the left be able to get over its aversion to the iconoclast in their midst and recognize that Lieberman isn’t just the ideal person to front for this effort — given his popularity with Republicans and the trust he has earned from senior militar…

Judge Rules Law Prohibiting Picketing Outside Military Funerals Unconstitutional

By Julie Ingersoll

…is church began attending funerals of gays who had died from AIDS, holding signs intended to be offensive including the most photographed one: “God Hates Fags.” Over time they began moving the demonstrations to the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. In their view, God had caused the deaths as judgment over American policies that increasingly recognize rights of gays and lesbians. Recently Westboro Baptist made the trip from the M…

Will Minnesota Voters Be on the Right Side of History?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…age Grove, voted against the measure. Kriesel lost his legs in fighting in Iraq and gave an emotional speech about how he fought for everyone in this country to have equal rights—not for government to take them away. Kriesel, his voice choked with emotion, recalled a Minnesota soldier who died in Afghanistan earlier this year, Corporal Andrew Wilfahrt, who was gay. “He was gay. He was gay. How can I tell his family that Corporal Wilfahrt was good…