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RDPulpit: McCain Attack Ad is “Hopeless“

By Daniel Schultz

…o do when he runs out of positives to run on? Go negative, of course. And that’s exactly what McCain has been doing, most recently with an web-only advertisement entitled “The One,” released on Friday. It took a moment for the ad’s message to sink in. Most observers reacted much as blogger-journalist Lindsay Beyerstein did: I thought I must be the only person in the world who looked at a 21st century online campaign spot and suspected anti-Christ…

Is Religion the Only Tool Left for Legal Discrimination?

By Sunnivie Brydum

…ence Project. Similarly, she points out, a sweeping Mississippi “religious freedom” law that protected certain beliefs about appropriate sexual activity, legal marriage, and gender identity, has been smacked down in federal court, and was handed a full injunction one day before the law was set to take effect. A three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas seemed cautiously skeptical of the law’s necessity when they heard oral a…

How to Make Nones and Lose Money: Study Shows Cost of Catholic Sex Abuse Scandals

By Kaya Oakes

…ship. Kyle, who was in seminary when the Boston abuse cases were at their height of media coverage and now considers himself only loosely Catholic, says that he no longer has “that respect for the church” that previous generations did….

Record Number of Stealth Creationism Bills Introduced in 2011

By Lauri Lebo

…, critique and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories covered in the course being taught.” As always, since intelligent design was ruled unconstitutional in Kitzmiller v. Dover, the introduced bills rely on such creationist code words as “teaching the controversy,” “academic freedom,” or “critical analysis.” However, in the case of Florida, the bill’s sponsoring lawmaker Rep…

Louisiana Citizens Horrified that there’s Evolution in Science Books

By Lauri Lebo

…Forum founders. This move is all part of an ongoing broader strategy, one that the LFF, which is affiliated with Focus on the Family, has been behind since the beginning. Darrell White also told the Advocate that the textbooks don’t comply with the anti-evolution law known as the “Louisiana Science Education Act,” which the Family Forum helped write and successfully lobbied for in 2008. The LSEA instructs educators to promote “critical thinking sk…

Pope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; ‘Conscience Clause’ Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ff room they have to hide their private lives; they have to hide the fact that they’re gay, or that they are divorced, or in a second relationship, or that they’re an unmarried parent.” The Irish government also released Respect, an anti-bullying guide that “encourages teachers to challenge children to think about family, love and gender from an early age,” reports Pink News, which says “the government is also moving forward with a same-sex adopti…

Is Army’s New “Humanist” Designation Just Semantic Hooey?

By Elizabeth Drescher

…istian, denominations. A study by the Military Association of Atheist and Freethinkers (MAAF)—the group that put Bradley in contact with the ACLU—reported that nearly 97% of military chaplains are Christian (63% Evangelical), while Christian service members make up 70% of the population. Currently no Humanist or Atheist chaplains approved for military service, though MAAF reports that there are a number of Atheist and Humanist chaplain assistants…

Francis the Jesuit: a Philosopher-Pope?

By J. Michelle Molina

…, observers never failed to mention that he is the first Jesuit pope. But what does that really tell us and, more importantly, as his decisions begin to come down the pipeline (as here, for example, regarding the LCWR), what is most important to know about his Jesuit worldview? Soon after Bergoglio’s appearance as the new pope, James Martin, S.J., made an intriguing comment: “Since his election Wednesday, I have heard at least a dozen Jesuits say,…

Lessons from the Defeat of the Oklahoma Personhood Bill

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…, on April 24, the House voted in strong support of HR 1054, a resolution that affirmed that “ ‘person’ means a human being at all stages of human development of life, including the state of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency[.]” As HR1054 was discussed on the floor, its sponsor, Rep. Vaughan, wept openly as he exhorted his fellow legislators to support the non-binding resolutio…

Islamic Intellectual Leadership at a Crossroads

By Amina Wadud

…d for the greatest effect. There was modesty in these three men. Somehow, what they contribute was more important than what others might think about them. Few of those who want us to think that they are the next generation have such modesty, my friend Tariq Ramadan included. This is a difficult role to fulfill, and the general status of our community just about closes the door to such an option for a woman. We had better keep our focus on the matt…