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Dispelling the Zombie Myth of White Evangelical Support for Trump

By Robert P. Jones

…Trump committed serious federal crimes (69% vs. 66%); and Disagree that the 2024 election of Trump to the White House poses a threat to American democracy and way of life (72% vs. 67%). Stated most conservatively and plainly: church attendance levels make no difference in support for Trump among White evangelical Protestants today. The data also indicates that Trump’s nostalgic appeal to protecting the ideal of a White Christian America resonates…

The Biblical Money Code!

By Gordon Haber

…we find an investment advisor named Sean Hyman pushing “The Biblical Money Code,” which claims that advice “woven” into Scripture has helped him go from earning $15,000 to giving away up to $50,000 a year. Unlike Hovind, Hyman is giving away his system for free. All you have to do is sit through an hour-long video, during which Hyman explains how “to unlock vast amounts of wealth safely and ethically.” Fancy explanations are provided, but it’s act…

Egypt Goes After Gays to Silence Islamist Critics; South Africa’s ‘Open Mosque’ is Closed; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ther setback in the struggle for gay rights on the continent. Chad’s penal code is more than half a century old and does not explicitly mention homosexuality. But section 361 of a draft new code states the punishment for anyone who has sexual intercourse with someone of the same sex is 15 to 20 years in jail and a fine of 50,000-500,000 Central African francs (£60-£600), according to a document seen by Agence France-Presse. The cabinet claims that…

Egyptian Da Vinci Code Author Angers Coptic Christians

By Joseph Mayton

…hurch based in Alexandria. But critics have argued that the book is a historical piece that means to deal with religion generally, using Christianity as a base for the narrative. Zeidan himself has said in previous interviews that the text is about how all religions can and have been “manipulated for worldly gains” and how, in the name of religious injustice, hatred, and cruelty have been committed. No Such Thing as Freedom of Speech Boutros and t…

Capricology: Tattoos, Blood, Cyber-Dating

By Anthea Butler

…dy to chalk it up to a sophisticated system of consciousness-enabling electrical processes. Caprica asks whether those processes could be akin to, or the same as, an animating spark of the divine. Clarice’s belief, and Zoe and Tamara’s virtual embodiment, suggests yes. (Compare Clarice’s appreciation for Zoe’s creation of a living avatar with Daniel’s desire to get his daughter back; Clarice sees apotheosis—a glorious future for humanity, while Da…

The Passion of Katniss: How the Hunger Games Confronts the Trauma of Violence

By Michael Schulson

…e of social and community values in pictures.” For the next 38 years, that code shaped Hollywood’s output. The Production Code insisted that movies were primarily “to be regarded as entertainment” that would “improve the race.” As such, movies should avoid explicit images that would be upsetting or play to “the lower and base element.” Those images included graphic violence, “excessive passion,” “white-slavery,” “scenes of actual child birth,” and…

Australian Church Leaders See Marriage Vote as Battle for Soul of Australia: Global LGBT Recap 10/30

By Peter Montgomery

…can human rights lawyers with the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa, who were among 13 human rights activists detained and charged with “promoting homosexuality,” were deported: Local police chief Lazaro Mambosasa said they had been “promoting homosexuality”. “Tanzanian law forbids this act between people of the same sex, it is a violation of our country’s laws,” said Mambosasa. Just days later an NGO, the Community Health Education Se…

Scope Bacon, Twttr Hoaxes & Joel Osteen’s Big Reveal

By Deborah Whitehead

…convincing was this product launch, complete with Facebook ad campaign and promotional website including a promo video that went viral, that a number of customers were disappointed and angry to find out that it was a fake. Part of the confusion seems to have been that the launch occurred on March 28, not the customary April 1. But just as important was consumer demand. Enough people were convinced by the slick product rollout that they actually wa…

Seventh-Day Adventists & Gay ‘Cures’; Legal Victory for Kenyan LGBTs; Political, Religious Leaders Spar on LGBT Issues in UK; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ay, in addition to struggling with an addiction to pornography. This short promo video offers an overview of their stories. By promoting these voices as representative of the entire experience within the LGBT community, even though they do not currently identify as such, the Adventist church elevates stories that portray all LGBT people as damaged, sex addicts, drug and alcohol abusers, unfaithful in relationships, and utterly lost if they do not…

ESPN Commentator says BYU Not Guilty of “Institutional Racism”

By Joanna Brooks

…at the enforcement of the BYU Honor Code has disproportionately targeted African-American male athletes. Critics of Smith’s findings have contested the quality of his statistical data and pointed out that the most egregious “bait and switch” recruitment of non-LDS athletes of color—including procurement of women and alcohol to entice recruits—took place under former coach Gary Crowton, not current coach Bronco Mendenhall. (Smith’s Deadspin article…