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The Theological Hijacking of Religious “Freedom”

By Timothy K. Snyder

…eology in our national conversation about the limits and possibilities of religious freedom is that one side of the argument is using the logic of the law to promote a theological vision. Here’s an example: Earlier this month NPR’s Steve Inskeep interviewed Rev. Tim Overton, a Baptist minister in favor of the original measure which, in Rev. Overton’s view, would have permitted denial of services on religious grounds, despite the repeated claims by…

Marriage Vote ‘Transforms’ Not-So-Catholic Ireland; Activist to Malaysian PM – ‘Love Is Not Terrorism’; LGBTs Find Growing Acceptance in Colombia, Not At World Meeting of Families; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…sex marriage by two-to-one. “I know many people in this room have deeply held religious beliefs. I personally leave my religious beliefs outside that door when I come in here to debate issues that affect people’s lives…. “We need to accept homosexuality as part of what is normal in our society. We have to afford them equal rights. This is the only place on these islands where same sex marriage is not allowed.” Guam: Anti-marriage equality governo…

International ‘Pro-Family’ Summit Calls for New Anti-Gay Laws: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…óñez Maldonado has challenged these unions in court. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet last year backed nuptials for gays and lesbians during her election campaign. Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro, has also spoken out in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples on the Communist island. The Ecuadorian government is in the process of implementing a law that will allow same-sex couples to legally register their civil…

Taking It to the Streets: Anonymous vs. Scientology

By Gabriel Mckee

…ns, Anonymous has adapted a new means of preventing Church from casting itself as the victim of religious persecution: denying that Scientology is a religion at all. An intriguing YouTube clip from the May 10 protests shows a Scientologist film crew interviewing members of Anonymous. The clip’s creator alleges that these interviewers want sound bites of protesters calling Scientology a religion: Sound bites of people saying Scientology is a religi…

Grassley Staff Memo on Televangelists Makes Clear Religious Right Opposition to Government Oversight

By Sarah Posner

…lem with the lack of full cooperation in the investigation of four of the televangelists (Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland, Paula White, and Creflo Dollar), combined with the absence of requirements by the IRS that churches file tax returns for themselves or auxiliary organizations, which are frequently for-profit operations: The number and types of entities, including private airports and aircraft leasing companies, raises concerns about the use of t…

Why I’m Not An Organ Donor

By Kristel Clayville

…of highly-trained professionals (skills gained with tax-payer subsidies) helping the well-insured and financially well-off overcome diseases and extend their lives, while medically qualified candidates without financial and social means run out of options. From a social justice perspective, this story mirrors the story of the United States in general: most of the resources flow up to the haves rather than trickle down to have-nots. According to a…

Oklahoma Bill Would Violate Basic Freedoms, Rewrite the Ten Commandments

By Andrew L. Seidel

…hing “children unto the third and fourth generation” for exercising their religious freedom. And Olsen’s version includes several other judicious edits. Of course, it’s highly unlikely Olsen (despite his Sunday school chops) rewrote holy law himself. Instead, he borrowed. Monuments with this very same heavily-edited holy writ dot the American countryside and are often the subject of litigation. Christian nationalists claim the monuments show that…

Might, Right, and White Privilege: It’s Morning in America, the Sequel

By Diane Winston

…mbodies and caricatures the freedom that Reagan and Falwell esteemed; he feels free to revise the truth, promise the moon, and edit the facts of his life. He also feels free to say whatever pops into his mind. His subsequent litany of misogynist, nativist and false statements, compounded by his professional failures and personal foibles, caused pundits to wonder how his campaign could rally evangelical support. Yet Trump is the quintessence of a c…

In Vitro v. Dignitas Personae: Teacher Fired for Fertility Treatment Sues Diocese

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…ct many of us have some sense that St. Vincent school should be free to level religious conditions for employment even though we may disagree with the teachings on which those requirements are based. Oh, sure, the rules should be enforced in ways that are fair and above board. The rules should not simply provide a fig leaf for other forms of discrimination and mistreatment. And, absolutely, people who don’t share those commitments shouldn’t be hel…

Mark Twain’s Blasphemy

By Michael A. Elliott

…Twain will render Huck’s entire self-examination moot by the end of the novel when he tells us that, in fact, Jim had already been manumitted upon the death of his owner. At the most pragmatic level, the entire narrative of Jim’s quest for freedom is an exercise in redundancy. There are no lessons for liberation here. What may be most useful about reading, carefully reading, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn today is the deep skepticism that the…