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Muslims Need Not Apply—To the White House or Congress

By Julie Ingersoll

…ing that Obama should be impeached because he is a Muslim (complete with a promo promising free guns, paid for by “a millionaire” who wants you “protected against what’s coming.”) The video in the email is by evangelist Jack van Impe, known for his premillennial rapture theology and his disconnected rambling in Bible verses. It is entitled “President Obama’s Religion in Question” and argues that he is really a Muslim. Joan, who claims in an email…

Here Comes President Boo Boo: Trump’s Tour as Reality TV

By Spencer Dew

…ly elected President Macron and the shoving aside of the prime minister of Montenegro in a rush to his front row spot for a group photograph with NATO leaders. Trump also delivered a “public shaming,” which elicited its own telling irruptions of realness from those leaders. Each film clip documents holes drilled through the façade of the event, glimpses of the realness that results. For a President obsessed with image and with audience adoration,…

At the UN, Conservative Christian Agenda Cloaked in Human Rights Language

By Austin Dacey

…use. Slater’s Family Watch International (FWI) has been deeply involved in promoting abstinence-and fidelity-only initiatives in Uganda and has praised Nigeria—where same-sex couples can face up to 14 years in prison or stoning at the hands of Sharia courts—as “a strong role model” for other regional governments “on how to hold on to their family values despite intense international pressure.” The Human Rights Campaign has reported that FWI’s annu…

Protest Greets the Honoring of Rev. H. Eddie Fox at Emory’s Candler School of Theology

By John Blevins

…ist in each other in these often tough and tender conversations. And so we welcome all of you as we welcome all of those outside. And we look forward to the intermingling of the two groups. That is a lovely sentiment. It invites us to conversation, lots of conversation. Deep conversation. Tough and tender conversation. Conversation ad nauseum. Those of us marching outside the ceremony are sick of conversation. We’ve been having this conversation f…

Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series

By Eric Harrelson and Joseph P. Laycock

…ishop and a reiki-practicing nun. Any and all spiritual beliefs seem to be welcome, even though Ed Warren constantly warns about the dangers of meddling with “the occult.” According to Ed, demon possession doesn’t just happen, it has to be invited. This happens in what he calls the first stage of possession, or Encroachment: “First occurs the encroachment—or permission—stage, where a negative spirit is given access to a human being through either…

Christian Colleges, Gay Faculty—and the Boy Scouts

By L Marston

…e of the best role models they might have had. I presume Calvin will still welcome monetary contributions from the graduate when s/he finds a teaching position at another institution, thus saying, “We will gladly take your tuition dollars and welcome your alumni contributions, but do not expect to be employed if you share life with someone you love.” Please understand me. I am not disputing the right of private, faith-based institutions to exclude…

‘Welcome to the War’: What a Creationist Conference Can Teach us About Evangelical Vaccine Resistance

By Caroline Matas

…d by the same companies that add pride flags to their products in June and promoted by politicians who (in AiG’s view) want to banish the Christian god from his rightful place at the center of American life. You might ask what makes the vaccine different in this way than, say, pain relievers manufactured by these same companies? Or hospitals that affirm transgender patients and support multi-faith initiatives but are also unvaccinated people’s las…

What Role do Feelings Play in Conspiracy, Racism and Climate Denial? Welcome to Phoning It In, Episode 1

By Megan Goodwin

Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books! Wild Experiment: Feeling Science and Secularism after Darwin Donovan O. Schaefer Duke U. Press June, 2022 I’m claiming to have made up this game, but if you’ve ever showed up for class without having really done the reading—and I’ve taught long enough to know some of you must have—you’ve probably played it before. Here are the rule…

Six Overlooked Gems from the Future of World Religions Report

By Timothy King

…pretty clear: Christian global plurality will (probably) not last forever. Bonus: while the Middle East or Africa would be an understandable guess, the largest Muslim population in the world by 2050 will actually be India. 2008 Summer Olympics – Opening Ceremony – Beijing, China 同一个世界同一个梦想 – U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program – FMWRC. Photo via U.S. Army/Flickr 3. Because China: That Thing about Muslim Plurality in 2070 Might Not Actually Be T…

Pope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

…in the Maldives under Sharia law, and with the publication of a new Penal code in 2014, also under national law, and may be punishable by death penalty. The new Penal code transposes into national law provisions which were previously just in Sharia law and applicable to Muslim citizens. In any case these new provisions have not been put into legal practice so far and there is no record of trials for homosexual practices in the aftermath of the ne…