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

By Peter Montgomery

…il partnerships had not been made legal. It has since been legalised and a number of amendments were made to incorporate that into the legislation. The provisions of the act are expected to be phased in over a 24-month period. Curaçao: Equality activists oppose referendum on marriage Activists said that a referendum on marriage equality “is predestined to give an unbalanced result” because “there are many assumptions about homosexuality and a larg…

Evil Incarnate: Rumors of Demonic Conspiracy

By David Frankfurter

…e with systematic discussions of the various images of monstrous danger in Asian societies that DON’T amount to “evil” in the Christian sense. I had to dispense with systematic histories of various witch-hunting movements in Europe. (But here the book was realy about the the capability of comparison to form answers about the human imagination; and in that sense I go beyond straight historical context). I also left out statements about the discours…

Whose God in America?

By Marian Ronan

…. Or their voices sounded better. Or there are so few black, Hispanic, and Asian, or white female scholars of American religion they had no alternative. In closing, I am reminded of a term introduced back in the nineties by the brilliant feminist philosopher of science, Donna Haraway: “the God trick.” When the people who are in power speak of God, they invariably make him (I use that pronoun advisedly here) resemble themselves. So I ask you: exact…

Muslims Helped Legitimize Lowes’ Decision to Pull Ads From All-American Muslim

By Hussein Rashid

…-American Muslim (AAM) that comes to Jackson Heights in Queens to do South Asian Muslims, or to Chicago to cover African-American Muslims. So, what these criticizers did is to create a narrative that even Muslims don’t believe that this show represents Muslims. There was no positive or constructive criticism, just complaints that the critics themselves weren’t on TV. It takes work and effort to build up and represent a community. Instead of puttin…

Tea Party Needs a History Lesson on Islam in America

By Michael J. Altman

…tween India and New England, some of America’s trading partners were South Asian Muslims. These two economic factors helped keep the young country afloat in the first decades of the nineteenth century. (Check Kambiz GhaneaBassiri’s A History of Islam in America for the whole story.) So, Mr. Dennis, yes the founding fathers were not Muslims, but they depended on Muslims — whether as forced labor or trading partners. It’s American history, like it…

A Buddhist and a Hindu Walk into the Congress…

By Joanna Piacenza

…much; but statistically, with the two other Buddhists in the House, these Asian-born religions are each roughly one rep away from being properly represented. America’s Muslim population is a disputed topic, but the fact that there are only two Muslims in congress almost certainly means they’re underrepresented, which goes along with our country’s fear of putting Muslim men and women in authoritative government roles. In an anonymous poll, 28 of t…

Yes We Can/Si Se Puede: Remembering and Forgetting Cesar Chavez (March 31, 1927—April 23, 1993)

By Luis Leon

…n dignity. He was also involved with minority civil rights—for African and Asian Americans as well as Latinos. He even traveled to Mexico to advocate for workers there. But perhaps the most commonly forgotten component of Chavez’s nonviolent struggle was for the rights of gays and lesbians. In 1987, Chavez addressed a crowd of 200,000 at a march for gay rights and for funding to combat AIDS in Washington DC. There, he claimed: “Our movement has be…

Does American Zen Need Reform?

By Lisa Webster

…and discouraging story.” In forty-six years of Zen practice I’ve observed Asian (and now Western) swamis, tulkus, roshis, rishis, dharma heirs, lineage holders, and masters of various stripes, as well as their disciples, explain that the master’s fiscal extravagance, alcoholism, cruelty, sex addiction, violence, and even rape is – of all things – “a teaching!” […] This is a Mad Hatter’s tea party, where hierarchical robes and titles, sadomasochis…

UPDATED: Turning Catholic School’s Anti-Mask Theology Into a Faith Argument is Just Fine With Religious Right (Even if it is Based on Garbage Theology)

By Daniel Schultz

…ile wearing a mask. And of course, there’s ample evidence from places like Asian schools, where masking when ill is common, to show that it doesn’t do much to impede education. How this stuff doesn’t get laughed out of court, I cannot say. But I will add this: any deity whose inherent nature can be slowed down by a piece of fabric isn’t much of a god, and any faith that’s stymied by the same isn’t very strong, either. *** There’s an old saw in the…

Trump’s Fear and Loathing Won’t Silence The Nation’s Sole LGBT Muslim Organization

By Omar Sarwar

…isiting Muslim counseling centers for specialized psychotherapy in greater numbers. Far from being an abstract term, intersectionality is necessary for the very survival of minority communities. Above all, though, it’s MASGD’s own community who must take priority, and that entails strengthening LGBT Muslims’ bonds with other progressive movements who seek justice and equality for all Americans. The group is fiscally sponsored by the National Queer…