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Politicized Religion Fuels Christian-Muslim Violence In Nigeria

By Elizabeth Dickinson

…same faith too. Some responded to the failed shari’a experiment in the opposite way that my playwright friend did. Groups like the Boko Haram, the now infamous Islamist sect that called for a fully Islamic state and turned violent in late 2009, sunk deeper into their ideologies. Perhaps shari’a had not gone far enough; that’s why things had not gotten better, they reasoned. Perhaps a full implementation of shari’a would mean the end of the corrupt…

Growing Up Gay in 666: Fred Phelps in Retrospect

By Scott Blaine Swenson

…ndering if he was going to burn in Hell for eternity. Then he found my Web site and said it saved his life because he was to the point of despair.” Nate regularly fields inquiries from people caught up in violent family situations where narrow religious interpretations are used to justify control and abuse. While Rev. Sweeting worries about the children who hear the Phelps’ insults, and Nate Phelps is concerned for his nieces and nephews forced to…

The Real Goal of Pro-Life Movement Support for Scott Brown: Kill Health Care Reform

By Sarah Posner

…ing in health care reform), he supports Roe v. Wade. From his campaign web site: Abortion While this decision should ultimately be made by the woman in consultation with her doctor, I believe we need to reduce the number of abortions in America. I believe government has the responsibility to regulate in this area and I support parental consent and notification requirements and I oppose partial birth abortion. I also believe there are people of goo…

UPDATED: Religion Has Been Framed; Covering the Aga Khan’s Visit

By Hussein Rashid

…Aga Khan. He is the head of a Shi’ah community known as the Isma’ilis, who officially have 15-20 million members worldwide. CNN’s 360º Blog ran two pieces: one by Zarifmo Aslamshoyeva and one by Reza Aslan; OnFaith had a piece by Eboo Patel. There was no other national coverage I could find, although local coverage was fairly good, such as this piece from a Houston Chronicle blog. Aslamshoyeva’s piece focused on the meaning of the Aga Khan as both…

Focus on the Family Goes to Bat for Bullies

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ucation analyst for Focus on the Family, said on the recently launched Web site TrueTolerance.org. Cushman appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 Wednesday night on CNN, and tried to put a pretty face on their efforts, saying: “We absolutely think every child should be protected from bullying.” She went on to try to explain, and this is where I began to wonder if conservative Christians ever really listen to themselves when they speak—because she hit the…

Conservative Christians Insist the Toxic Theology Portrayed in the Duggar Family Doc is ‘Fringe’ — But is it Really All That Different?

By Caroline Matas

…contributors. TGC council member Kevin DeYoung wrote an editorial for the site in 2020 advocating that Christians “strongly consider having more children than you think you can handle” as a “culture war strategy” to out-breed the non-religious. “The future belongs to the fecund,” DeYoung concluded. John Piper, a fellow TGC council member, has argued that the sexual abuse of women highlighted by the #MeToo movement is the result of Americans’ fail…

WWJD Or The First Amendment?

By Sarah Posner

…hout our history and we will strive to follow those morals,” reads its web site. Yet the military doesn’t seem sure whether Christian engraving on military equipment is a problem — or even what kind of problem it might be. In contrast, the New Zealand military has plans to remove the engravings and is reconsidering its contract with Trijicon, because “the lettering on the gunsights is fundamentally wrong, could be easily misconstrued and could ra…

Big MoPublican Primary 2012: Dignity Watch

By Joanna Brooks

…e observers believe has staked out a netfoothold at this intriguing little site) has tried to explain away as sheer coincidence the fact that he showed up at a “Jasmine Revolution” protest in front of McDonalds sporting sunglasses and a leather jacket with an American flag patch on the shoulder. Recognized and then cheerfully interrogated by fellow protestors, Huntsman melted into the crowd. Both Huntsman and Romney remind me of the premium Mormon…

“Can You Tell Me Who The Villains Are?”: Rock and Religion, Irish-Style

By Lisa Bitel

…ids, captured public reaction with the upbeat “Howya Julia”, skewering episcopal hypocrisy and clerical cover-ups. In a cheery chorus, they imagined the spiritual predicament of Bishop Casey and Annie: Oh, mighty, mighty Lord almighty It’s off with the collar and off with the nightie Jesus, Mary, and holy Saint Joseph The beads are rattling now! In 1996, Moran and Carton tackled the subject of abortion, which is still illegal in Ireland. They call…

Freedom of Religion Means Freedom for All

By Lauri Lebo

…strong passions and keen sensitivities surrounding the World Trade Center site. We are ever mindful of the tragedy which befell our nation there, the pain we all still feel—and especially the anguish of the families and friends of those who were killed on September 11, 2001. The controversy which has emerged regarding the building of an Islamic Center at this location is counterproductive to the healing process. Therefore, under these unique circ…