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Death of a Self-Proclaimed God-Man: Sai Baba’s Controversial Career

By Andrea R. Jain

…s to a controversial figure like Sai Baba.) As Sai Baba’s devotees grew in numbers and influence so did his financial worth. In 1972 the Satya Sai Central Trust was set up. Today the trust is estimated to be worth at least $8.9 billion. It has funded water supply projects in poor areas of southern India as well as ashrams, hospitals, universities, and several schools across India and globally. Sai Baba was most famous for his miracles—mainly mater…

Sacred&Profane: The “Cult” of Oprah Inflames Religious Right

By Gary Laderman

…meaningful life—a point made starkly clear in her presence at the memorial service. Indeed, her celebrity status and enormous wealth only reinforces her sacred standing in contemporary culture and her trustworthy voice in intimate matters of love and romance, forgiveness and generosity, empathy and self-understanding, truth and transcendence; it makes people believe that following her lead can help them “live your best life,” a familiar phrase to…

From Licking Floors to Praying for an Inept Government, Churches React to C-19

By Daniel Schultz

…ciety, among the most physically intimate, and likely include the greatest number of vulnerable people. Even single members of large congregations can have a dramatic effect on how coronavirus spreads or doesn’t, as South Korea found out the hard way. While many aren’t meeting at all or are streaming services, some churches that do meet feel like they need to support those who need it, in worship or otherwise. My mother’s congregation in Madison,…

Asymmetrical Polarization and Common Ground

By Daniel Schultz

…und strategy as a matter of principle, but all too often it is deployed in service of an illusive moderation. A good example of how this works comes from Jim Wallis’ positions on health care reform. He started properly, in my opinion, by calling out Republican fealty to the gospel of Ayn Rand. But then came the Stupak amendment, and Wallis griped about the confrontation it provoked: Those shepherding this bill never invested the political capital…

The Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…rfully consider” Welby’s letter, reports Fredrick Nzwili for Religion News Service. But Wabukala said the problems in the communion are not about structure but about “false teaching” and that the solution is restoring the Bible to the heart of the Anglican Communion. Indonesia: Online photos of gay wedding ceremony spark backlash Photos of a wedding ceremony between two men being blessed by a Hindu holy man have reportedly sparked outrage among so…

Black Episcopal Congregation Celebrates Lesbian Marriage

By Rev. Irene Monroe

…nd I did the homily, blessing of rings and vows. At the end of the wedding service when Simmons and Hayes walked down the aisle as a married couple to the church clapping and the choir singing the gospel tune “Oh Happy Day” I turned to Sterling and asked what she thought about the service. “I’m feeling the history of the moment and what it must have been when black folks were able to marry.” Historically, as African Americans we have always focuse…

Why I Joined Over a Thousand Faith Leaders in Masterpiece Case Brief

By Marie Alford-Harkey

…rpiece Cakeshop is a business open to the public; it cannot choose to deny service to same-sex couples. If Phillips believes baking a cake for a same-sex couple violates his religious beliefs, he can choose not to operate a business. The same would be true if an atheist baker believed that baking a cake for a baptism violated their beliefs. An individual is free to hold and to practice such beliefs, but they are not free to use those beliefs to cl…

LGBTQ Methodists on Whether the United Methodist Church Will Ever Affirm LGBTQ People

By Tris Mamone

…inished with church until they both attended a late-night Methodist church service on a whim. They both quickly fell in love with the Methodist tradition. “Methodists have always emphasized the lived reality of faith,” Rebecca tells RD. “Salvation isn’t going to heaven (instead of hell) when you die, like the Baptists taught. It is dedicating your life, here and now, to building a better world….Any faith that is purely about an individual’s relati…

Why the Women’s Ordination Question Will Shape the Future of Mormonism

By Joanna Brooks

…rdination and a more equitable role for women in LDS Church leadership and service. Today, the global operations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are governed and directed by an all-male organizational chain of command. Mormon women may participate in some decision-making at the congregational level. But at all levels most forms of institutional power—from the power to shape the church’s global policies and finances to the powe…

The “Nones” Are Here… And Have Been for Over 100 Years

By Emily Mace

…inent Jewish leaders. Adler’s reason for holding such ritualistically bare services are surprisingly relevant, perhaps, to today’s religious “nones.” Said Adler: “You may have holier moods on a Tuesday than on a Sunday; you may enter into larger communion with the spirit of nature in the woods or by the sea. You may! But, as a matter of fact, actually do you?” Wouldn’t it be better to attend any kind of service—even one as secular as theirs—to inc…