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Can You Make a Comedy About UFO Cult Mass Suicide?

By Joseph Laycock

…out at least five dollars could be defined as a vagrant. So members always carried five dollars and money for a phone call. Benjamin Zeller, author of Heaven’s Gate: America’s UFO Religion, has also noted that Heaven’s Gate members engaged in a lot of self-deprecating humor because they were aware that mainstream society perceived them as crazy. This research led Jones to conclude that a comedy about Heaven’s Gate might not be as inappropriate as…

Under Water: Waiting for the Flood (of Awareness) in Louisiana

By Drew Konow

…ion has a strange way of inspiring reflection on personal property. On the phone, I told my mom, “I love your house. It is so perfect for you.” And I do. I love her house not because I grew up there (I did not) or because I’ve spent much time there (I’ve only visited once) or because of anything to do with the way it looks. I love her house because of what it stands for. It’s a symbol of her freedom. Freedom from every man who raised a hand to her…

Gay, Christian, Pagan, Artist: How Matt Morris Defies the Borders of Spiritual Identity

By Jesse James DeConto

…he performed at Wild Goose in July . He spoke with Jesse James DeConto by phone in June. What did your upbringing impress on you as most important for your Christian identity? I don’t know that I really was having those sorts of conversations. As an Episcopalian I was participating in the liturgy. I was living into the liturgical calendar. I was in Sunday School, with certain stories about Jesus and about Scripture. The discussions about what i…

Racial Justice Will Be Top Priority for New Prez of the United Church of Christ

By Frederick Clarkson

…nsidering new ways of “being church.” His vision is a bold one, but on the phone he quietly shrugs it off, saying it’s just a continuation of the Congregational tradition of more than 400 years. ________________ Frederick Clarkson: In Beyond Resistance you say that we are living in the dawning of a “postmodern” age of Christianity that may last for 500 years. What kind of church do you see emerging? Dorhauer: The first thing I want to say about th…

The Fragility of Our Reality: A Conversation with the Brain Behind PBS Miniseries on Neuroscience

By Michael Schulson

…, to a large extent, unmapped: the terra incognita in our skulls. Over the phone, Eagleman spoke with The Cubit about traumatic brain injuries, the idea of possibilianism, and the language we use to describe our brains. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. In The Brain, you do a good job of depicting the fragility of our experience of reality. Am I right to be a little scared by this instability? [Laughs] Well, you know, it’s one…

“Americans Hate Muslims, Too” (And Other Impediments to U.S. Advocacy for Religious Freedom Abroad)

By Chad Bauman

…e anti-Muslims riots. To the extent, then, that Americans are perceived to care more about the plight of Christians than Muslims in India, U.S. advocacy for religious freedom becomes vulnerable to charges of prejudice. The perception that “Americans hate Muslims, too” not only blunts the effectiveness of U.S. diplomatic intervention on this issue, but also provides cover for anti-Muslim activists, many of them associated with the Sangh Parivar, a…

“We Blew it” on Climate Change, But May Survive Anyway: An RD Discussion with the First Transhumanist Candidate

By Andrew Aghapour

…es. It’s the ability to say “I don’t know, but I’m going [to] move forward carefully with reason.” I agree with your pragmatism about truth, but the Nietzschean in me wants to push back against your teleological description of the universe. I don’t think the universe is characterized by inherent progress so much as endless variation. A small fraction of that variation includes human history, which is great, but we shouldn’t endow that random walk…

Refusing Religion, Claiming the Future: A Roundtable Discussion on “The Nones Are Alright”

By Peter Laarman

…rgest wealth disparities in the country. Black youth continue to be mass incarcerated and pipelined into prisons in disproportionate numbers, while being marginalized in mainstream public school curricula. In the absence of truly democratic policies that provide equitable access to jobs, housing and education, the social and cultural institutions provided by some black churches, both alternative and traditional, represent an antidote to these ineq…

Trump, Islamophobia, and the Philly Pig’s Head Incident

By David Krueger

…mes. Levin’s leadership in the nativist movement jumpstarted his political career. The following year he was elected to U.S. Congress. Donald Trump’s recent language has done much damage to our nation’s interfaith relations. We can only hope that his rise as a messianic politician will soon come to an end. Although there are real threats that the Islamic extremists pose, it must be remembered that the overwhelming majority of mass shootings in the…

Reporting from Paris: A Prayer for Polluters

By Donna Schaper

…sts say emissions must fall to avoid catastrophic climate risks. Voluntary carbon targets–for companies or countries–are not likely to get us where we need to go, I’m afraid. They make about as much sense as voluntary speed limits or tax rates. President Mary Robinson of Ireland calls for zero carbon, zero poverty. I guess she is not serene. “Climate change will lead to further radicalization of those already isolated and in poverty,” she said….