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‘Rising Global Tide’ Of Anti-Gay Crackdowns; More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…version therapy and treated as an illness, though that was knocked down by higher courts. The Advocate reports that actor Tommy Dorfman and illustrator Paul Tuller have collaborated on a T-shirt addressing the conversion therapy ruling: All of the proceeds will benefit Grupo Gay de Bahia, a nonprofit LGBT organization based in São Paolo. The shirt says “Cura Gay,” which means “Gay Cure.” The “Cura” on the shirt is crossed out to signify that you c…

U.S. Religious Right Groups Support Move Toward ‘Illiberalism’ of Hungary and Poland; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…lity, which Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull saw as “politically the least risky way of putting a highly emotive issue on the agenda,” has “awakened interest in politics among young voters who could ultimately turn him out of office.” Turnbull personally supports marriage equality but refused, in keeping with a deal with conservatives in his ruling coalition, to allow a parliamentary vote without some kind of referendum. But, says Reuters, “there is…

Not All American Muslims Feel the Dread I Do

By Huma Mohibullah

…in our fellow citizens as it is about having a hatemonger in the nation’s highest office. Among American Muslims, the reaction is not necessarily what might be expected after the election of a doomsayer who used anti-Muslim rhetoric to stoke American insecurities. Not everyone is gripped by intense dread. Rather, some* Muslims on social media describe a Trump presidency as a mere inconvenience that pales in comparison to the plight of those livin…

The “Marginalization” of Tim Keller: When Anything Short of Adulation Is Oppression

By Anita Little

…ng trend to cry “oppression” when the opinions of influential white men in highly esteemed positions are called into question, or claim “bullying” when actually marginalized groups respond with anything outside of capitulation. When PTS originally announced its intention to bestow the award to Keller along with a $10,000 cash prize, second-year seminarian, Zachary Calvo, authored a petition with approximately 300 signatories from the PTS community…

William Barber And The Religious Left Join Forces. Will It Work?

By Daniel Schultz

…t will magically unlock conservative whites from the GOP. Here’s why: “the higher the percentage of black residents in a state, the less its government spends on welfare payments.” You will notice that with the exception of Maryland, all of those states down in the lower right-hand corner are filled with good Christian evangelicals. Race drives partisanship drives law-making in the U.S.—not faith. As long as that’s the case, people will deflect, d…

Does It Matter If Islam Is A Religion? An American Ahmadi Explains The Effects Of Religious Discrimination

By Daniel Schultz

…ishable from any other Muslim denomination. But this self-understanding is highly contested within Islam. They have been described as the “Quakers of Islam” because of their commitment to pacifism, social equality, and democratic self-governance. They have also been frequent targets of violence and persecution, particularly in their homeland Pakistan. In 2010, extremists attacked Ahmadi mosques in Lahore, killing 98. Early in Pakistan’s history, a…

Southern Baptist Convention Kicks Out Gay Attendees, Waffles on White Supremacists

By Sunnivie Brydum

…force us to leave,” Robertson concluded. “I felt the full weight of their fear, and where there is such fear, we can be certain that there is no possibility of love. Phone calls and an email inquiry to representatives of the Southern Baptist Convention were not returned….

First it Was an Insurrection Flag, Now Supreme Court Justice Alito is Caught Flying Another Far-Right Flag — An ‘Emblem for an Extensive Spiritual Warfare Campaign’

By Annika Brockschmidt

…urge of pickpockets besieging Mom & Pop stores. But who knows? Some people phone a friend to unload about their annoying neighbor, so maybe Mrs. Alito’s way of coping with neighborhood strife is to hoist a flag flown by insurrectionists. Could it be true? Yes. But it is incredibly unlikely—just as unlikely as misogynist-in-chief Sam Alito allowing his wife to decide which flag is flown for days at his house, openly supporting the insurrection. The…

Why Are We Drawn to Horror?

By Mathias Clasen

…bout the cover? I love the cover. I took that picture myself (with my cell phone), and the press did a great job with the layout. The picture is of a hallway in Dystopia Haunted House, a big haunted attraction in Denmark. I’m doing some scientific consulting for them and have also done two large-scale quantitative research projects on recreational fear in the haunt, so it seemed only appropriate to use an image of one of their sets. It’s atmospher…

Whose House? Their House: Just Who Was Held Accountable for the 1/6 Insurrection is Telling

By Susannah Crockford

…didn’t play any role in the violence. Attention has recently turned to the highly connected and powerful people behind the attempt to overturn the 2020 election result. The House Select Committee is currently investigating the extent to which Trump’s Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, was involved. Some of the documents from his initial disclosure include the ‘How to Do A Coup’ PowerPoint and text messages with Fox News anchors trying to get him to do…