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Why is Liberty Institute Still Defending Phillip Monk?

By Rob Shryock

…l. The Liberty Institute’s Jeff Mateer put his hand on Monk’s shoulder and praised him, saying, “We’ve gotten phone calls from military members who are undergoing discrimination…and with the exception of him, those folks that have called us have all wanted to remain anonymous. Sergeant Monk, to his credit, is willing to stand up.” Let’s read between the lines here: Monk is, quite literally, the best example of discrimination against Christians in…

The ‘Evolving’ Story of Teacher Who Burned Cross into Student’s Arm

By Lauri Lebo

…id. “That’s why we didn’t feel taking a lot of money from the school was appropriate.” When asked whether it might be more plausible that Freshwater had inadvertently left a more serious burn on the student than he had intended, Daubenmire accused me of being biased and wanted to know whether I am a Christian. He said if the burn was as bad as alleged, school officials should have contacted Children and Youth Services. “And they took no action on…

Can You Make a Comedy About UFO Cult Mass Suicide?

By Joseph Laycock

…ed Jones to conclude that a comedy about Heaven’s Gate might not be as inappropriate as it sounds. “I could never make a comedy about David Koresh or Jim Jones,” he explained, “But the Heaven’s Gate members were a bunch of intellectual people who made a conscious decision. And they appeared cheerful about what they were doing. I think the surviving members would love [The Away Team] if they saw it because it’s taking jabs at society.” Inspired by…

Obama’s Muslim Strategy 2.0

By Haroon Moghul

…Obama’s “longterm approach,” a broad, coordinated effort that reflected “a presidential priority” to engage with Muslims around the world. That strategy is “build[ing] networks upon networks,” linking like-minded Muslims and encouraging fruitful dialogue. It wouldn’t be about winning hearts and minds; this time around, the United States is “listening,” patiently pursuing the Cairo vision in cooperation with state and non-state partners. If we had…

UNESCO on Religion, Culture and SOGI in Asia; Orthodox Family Sues to Stop Cremation of Israeli Trans Woman; Struggles of Iraqi Queer Activists; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…the law in 2013; the country will host a global LGBT rights conference in April 2016. Bolivia: President apologizes for ‘lesbian’ remark President Evo Morales apologized after saying publicly to his health minister Ariana Campero, I don’t want to think you’re a lesbian.” He said he made the comment because she was speaking to another women while he was giving a speech. Uganda: Activist denied asylum in U.K. Robert Kityo, a gay Ugandan, was detaine…

Will a Video Game Make Sense of Qaddafi’s Death?

By Rachel Wagner

…able “bad guys,” and the hopeful celebration of an “epic win.” Part of the problem with representing an event like Qaddafi’s capture in a game is the widespread degree of ignorance that contemporary media allows, especially in hyper-wired places like the United States where we vigorously defend our myopia even as we deny we have it. We see only those news stories we wish to see, and we see them in as fragmented a form as we wish. This, we claim, i…

Looking For Answers at the Oscars: A Guide to This Year’s Contenders

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…ho we might be becoming in and as humans, in our own skins—never mind the “prawns” or “Na’vi.” Questions provoked by this year’s films include those concerning the nature of our selves in connection and collision with our families, our larger social institutional entanglements, and our own bodies. The other key theme, affecting each of the others, had to do with the ways new media technology is inserting itself into our intimate lives, and changi…

James Foley Prayed, But He Was Not a Martyr

By Alana Massey

…my mother and grandmother would have prayed.” What’s evident is that Foley prays primarily for the benefit of others rather than for himself, a much overlooked aspect of both personal and corporate prayer. When he speaks to his mother by phone from Libya, she asks if he has felt the prayers coming from his home as well. He tells her that he has felt them and reports, “Maybe it was others’ prayers strengthening me, keeping me afloat.” This is preci…

Maybe The Question Is: Should Shabbat Be The New Yoga?

By Michael Schulson

…istianity, History of), and syncretism is probably as ancient as religious practice itself. Jewish practice itself is always evolving. Still, it’s worth asking what gets lost when Shabbat is framed as a lifestyle choice. The practice exists in the context of a rich, sometimes arcane, set of ritual practices, communal obligations, legal traditions, and philosophical arguments. For Jewish communities of all kinds and levels of observance, part of pr…

Gay Marriage Bill Totalitarian Says Head Bishop

By Peter Montgomery

…anization for Marriage (NOM) urgently called on its supporters to get more phone calls into Senate offices. NOM is urging Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to use his power to keep marriage from coming to the floor for a vote. Meanwhile, Archbishop Timothy Dolan is getting increasingly shrill in his efforts to stop the shift toward equality. This week, on his official blog, he wrote: “Last time I consulted an atlas, it is clear we are living in N…