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New Poll Reveals a Paradox in Evangelical Support for Donald Trump

By Daniel Schultz

…her hand, doesn’t directly define what they call “Christian nationalism,” but they do ask about it. White evangelicals once again stand out in their responses. For example, 86% think the Bible should have some or a great deal of influence on U.S. laws. The only other groups that come anywhere near that number are Hispanic Protestants (78%) and Black Protestants (74%). White evangelicals are also the most likely to say that when scripture and the w…

Conversion Story #643 (not a real number)

By Amina Wadud

…know when the politics of this refusal to be considered a convert came about, but I do know why. There is a popular misunderstanding that the Prophet said, “Everyone was born Muslim… and then their parents make them Jew or Christian (or whatever)…” Actually, the Arabic of that popular misunderstanding says, “kullun ‘ala al-fitrah.” Everyone was born ‘ala al-Fitrah. The word “Muslim” does not occur in that statement. Al-Fitrah, according to the Qu…

Anonymous Utah Group Distributes Vigilante “Illegal Immigrant” Watchlist

By Joanna Brooks

…ril, but when no response was observed Concern Citizens sent the list to a number of Utah sheriffs, police chiefs, legislators, and media outlets. Governor Gary Herbert has called for an investigation to determine if state records were improperly accessed to compile the list. In Utah, where conservative politics are dominated by the membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it’s pretty safe to assume that a significant number…

Uganda Isn’t Alone in Persecuting Gays

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…half a world away seems like an impossible task to get people riled up about – but we must. The religious right is using its influence in Africa to create the society it hasn’t been able to create here – a theocracy where gays and lesbians are disappeared – in very permanent ways. Even among the gay and lesbian community it can be easy to turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to the struggles of our brothers and sisters overseas. A new report from the…

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

…said on Monday that Univision’s coverage focused on the celebrations and shut out the voices of those who are still opposed to marriage equality. Correspondent Lourdes Del Río framed the report in a way that gave the impression that same sex marriage in Puerto Rico enjoys unified support, including among religious leaders. Specifically, Del Rio spoke of the ceremony’s “wide ecumenical touch” and pointed to the participation of various clergy membe…

DeSantis is a No-Show, the Right’s ‘Secret Sauce,’ and Final Thoughts on Pray Vote Stand

By PRA Staff

…s. Then he gives us his biblical worldview spin: the person who’s right about the number is the person who knows who made the number and for what purpose. Neither person in the meme can know the truth of whether it’s a six or a nine until the author of the meme tells them. In other words, while there might be many worldviews, only God can truly tell us the truth of the world. Thus the only worldview that’s correct is the one that acknowledges God…

Pornography’s Dirty Little Secret: What We Say vs. What We Do

By Shira Tarrant

…dds in knowing what to do. Associate Pastor Cameron Beyenberg works with youth at a Southern California church. In working with young people between the ages of 14 and 18, Beyenberg notes that teens have a lot of questions abut pornography, and they really want to talk about the issues—even if some of the teens are initially shy about it. It doesn’t help that pornography has been such a taboo topic in the church, he adds. Personally, Pastor Beyenb…

I Volunteer to Root Out Christian Extremism

By Peter Laarman

…ate all of the Christian congregations in the U.S., but they nevertheless put the number at roughly 338,000. I am willing to work with this number until a better one comes along. Of this number, roughly 8,000 congregations claim upwards of 1,000 members; most are smaller, indeed most are much smaller. My concept is this: I think we can create a Christian Honor Corps (CHC) of perhaps 10,000 persons. Persons like myself who take our responsibility t…

Insert Provocative Title Here: The New Media Landscape

By Onnesha Roychoudhuri

…that a lot of new age nonsense?” It proffers the illusion of a dialogue, but there’s about as much back and forth as a one-person game of tennis. Walsh observes that “On Faith” provides “a lot of programmatic statements… Everyone gets a free shot.” In this case, the role of the editors seems simply to post the sound bytes and wait for the torrent of reader comments to come in, leading Walsh to wonder if “the online media [will] be little more tha…

Does Multiverse Theory Bring Theology Into Science?

By Andrew Aghapour

…theology as well! To bring us back down to earth, I have two questions about writing Worlds Without End. First, the book has a number of striking images and a gorgeous cover—did you have some of these in mind as you were writing? The cover was designed by my brother, Kenan who is a graphic artist and web designer. He came up with the image on a family day at the beach, when I told him I couldn’t get Kandinsky’s “Several Circles” out of my head. C…