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Amway, Religious Right Pyramid Scheme, Returns to the Motherland

By Bill Berkowitz

…een forgiven; those around him say that his ministry is proof of this. The business of calling people ‘terrorists’ probably stems from being convinced, to the utmost degree, that you are right. However, I prefer the idea of God tendered by Karl Barth, who refers to him as the ‘divine incognito.’ Barth writes that ‘God is the unknown God, and, precisely because he is unknown, he bestows life and breath and all things. Therefore the power of God can…

“Traditional values.” Tom DeLay. Jesus loves low, low prices! Just another day in Texas.

By Sarah Posner

…listic about the social responsibilities of any corporation. Wal-Mart is a business which the American people clearly value: shelves stocked with items they need (or want) at prices that alleviate financial pressure on the poor and underprivileged, while also benefiting millions of middle class shareholders who count on the firm’s financial success. The company pays employees well above the federal minimum wage, and employs more people than any ot…

Answers in Genesis Seeks Tax Breaks for New Theme Park

By Lauri Lebo

…IG’s partner in the theme park project, Ark Encounter LLC, is a for-profit business based in Missouri. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear attended the press conference, praising the project for the boost he says it will give to the state economy. Developers say the theme park will bring 1.6 million visitors a year and will be completed by 2014. A writer from the blog Barefoot and Progressive covered the press conference and gives pretty amusing coverage…

RDBook: Whither the Religious Left?

By Bill Berkowitz

…the Religious Right. Drucker was the theorist of the megachurch, applying business principles to the creation of religious empires. Meanwhile, Warren’s books read more like self-help books than dire warnings of Satanic or Muslim hordes that drive the work of say, John Hagee, and his ideology is about free market fundamentalism more than it is about overt religious and political triumphalism. This, along with an avuncular personality gives him an…

Using Science to Diss Religion

By Evan Derkacz

…hat the study consisted of “400 students drawn from introductory economics classes at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan.” That’s economics students from a college in a province that’s over 80% white. A province in which .7% of the population is comprised of religious non-Christians. But then how sexy is the headline “Among Christian economics students at a homogeneous Canadian university, those who claim that religion is important, in cont…

Some Of My Best Friends Are Nazi Reenactors! And Soft Porn Producers!

By Sarah Posner

…Rich Iott is one of the most pro-Jewish, pro-Israel people I know. We are business partners and very close personal friends. One of the first things I explained to Rich when we started working together was that I don’t work on Shabbat – the Jewish Sabbath. He said, “That’s great, I’m glad you take a break every week and spend quality time with your family!” . . . . Rich has been an overnight guest in our Kosher home, his wife Chris, and their ch…

Almost-Blockbuster Netflix Series ‘The Family’ Exposes a Christian Network Whose God Is Power

By Peter Laarman

…back to its authentic birthright as the immigration-friendly party of Big Business—may be complicated by more than just the hilarity (already picked up on by Trump) of his concealed affair with an Argentinian paramour. Sanford’s affair, we recall, gave “hiking the Appalachian Trail” a whole new meaning. But as Kate Storey’s excellent reporting in Esquire points out, Sanford also has a long history with the shady global “Christian” network known a…

Taxpayers Cannot Be Forced to Fund Churches—Even in a Pandemic

By Andrew L. Seidel

…iberty of every American. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution: the Small Business Administration can put in place rules to ensure that the Constitution is not violated. As a number of secular groups pointed out to the SBA this week, those rules are already in place. For instance, “businesses principally engaged in teaching, instructing, counseling or indoctrinating religion or religious beliefs, whether in a religious or secular setting” are ine…

Billy Graham, Most Famous Religious Figure of 20th C, Dies at 99

By Randall Balmer

…l enterprise. First, at the urging of several supporters from the world of business, he decided to incorporate his revival apparatus as the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, thereby adopting a business model of organization and efficiency. After initial resistance, he also agreed to undertake a radio broadcast, the Hour of Decision, thereby tapping into the newly expanding universe of electronic media. Later, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Ass…

Glenn Beck’s Fox Show Gets Canned

By Lauri Lebo

…ther projects for the Fox News Channel. Here’s the release as reprinted on Business Insider: FOX NEWS AND MERCURY RADIO ARTS ANNOUNCE NEW AGREEMENT (New York, NY) Fox News and Mercury Radio Arts, Glenn Beck’s production company, are proud to announce that they will work together to develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the Fox News Channel as well as content for other platforms including Fox News’ digital properties. Gle…