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Muslims Need Not Apply—To the White House or Congress

By Julie Ingersoll

…e 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 to be “well-educated,” is one of those tea p…

Gays to Ex-Gay Movement: “Lift My Luggage”

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ARTH) gathers next month in Philadelphia for their annual convention, they’ll be facing a lot of baggage—theirs certainly, but also luggage being brought to them in protest. Truth Wins Out, a group that works to expose the scientific quackery of groups like NARTH, will sponsor a “Lift My Luggage” protest on Nov. 6: The notorious “ex-gay” group is hoping that Americans have amnesia and won’t remember that its most “prominent” board member, George R…

How Should Mormons Respond to Leader’s Anti-Gay Comments?

By Joanna Brooks

…erstanding and to publishing messages of confidence and love. There are still a lot of people who are hurting and upset and questioning whether they should continue to be involved with their religion, but there are also people channeling that pain, frustration and anger into positive action, reaching out to one another and to strangers. Some orthodox Mormons have responded to Elder Packer’s talk by saying, “He was just defending basic Mormon doctr…

LDS Apostle Says Same-Sex Attraction Can be Overcome

By Joanna Brooks

…to the LDS Conference Center and was watched and listened to by cable, satellite, and internet transmission in 92 languages by millions more around the world. Those who tuned in heard Dieter Uchtdorf, a member of the Church’s First Presidency, promote a timely message against undue “pride” and in support of universal brotherhood on Saturday evening, even as anti-immigrant politics roil the American west: “All of God’s children wear the same jersey…

Dying in Dirty Places: How to Honor the Dead in the Era of Ecocide

By Ryann Croken

William Allen “Rookie” Kruse worked as a charter boat captain, leading fishing trips off the Gulf coast of Alabama for 25 years before the oil came. Then, as the sludge began to spread all over the place, no one felt much like fishing anymore, and Kruse, like many other Gulf captains in his position, was forced to work for BP to help with the cleanup operation. Kruse signed himself and his boat, “The Rookie,” up for the “Vessel of Opportunity” pr…

Will God-Gaming Alter the Bible?

By Rachel Wagner

…is releasing the beta version of The Bible Online: Heroes, the first installment of a projected series of MMORTS (massively multiplayer online real-time strategy) “games” based on the Bible. MMORTS games take place in a world that continues to exist and evolve even while any given player isn’t playing. According to the press release, there is an RPG (role-playing game) component too; players can expect to play as Abraham, and “as the leader of t…

Rapture Coming, Mark Your Calendars

By Lauri Lebo

…d Christ’s return. The big day is Oct. 21, 2011. That’s the day “when He will destroy the world and all that is therein.” This is not the first time Camping has predicted Judgment Day: On Sept. 6, 1994, dozens of Camping’s believers gathered inside Alameda’s Veterans Memorial Building to await the return of Christ, an event Camping had promised for two years. Followers dressed children in their Sunday best and held Bibles open-faced toward heaven….

Sarah Palin: Bus Tour of Destruction

By Anthea Butler

…rage. For my money, Max Blumenthal, Saturday Night live, and Levi have it all figured out—and Billy Graham has allowed himself to be co-opted. Simply put, many people, conservative and liberal alike, have underestimated Sarah Palin. She is a one woman wrecking crew. Blumenthal’s take on Palin in his TomDispatch.com article is striking for his focus on her destructive ability. By the time this book tour is finished, she will have succeeded in split…

Updated: Gay Activist Beheaded in Uganda…
Is it a Hoax?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

Update II: Go here for full hoax story. Update: Box Turtle Bulletin is now reporting that despite several different sources on this story, it may well not be true. Yes, a young man was murdered, but his connection to Integrity Uganda is now being questioned. Sources in the U.S. and Uganda now tell me that the young man in question was not connected with Integrity Uganda, and that Bishop Christopher Senyonjo did not make the statement attributed t…

Anti-Gay Groups Running Out of Search Engines

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ees special treatment. The information giant announced a new policy that will compensate its gay and lesbian employees for the federal taxes they must pay on when they take advantage of domestic partner health benefits. The perk, however, hasn’t been extended to unmarried heterosexual couples on the payroll, though, for obvious reasons, because heterosexuals “have the option of avoiding the tax by getting married.” Focus cried foul to FoxNews sayi…