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How the Logic of Law Enforcement Leads to Spying on Muslims

By Haroon Moghul

…y American taxpayer should—the long and convoluted history of American and Western governmental efforts to engage Muslims in a theological conversation. But allow me to dwell on these questions a little bit longer, and take them in my own direction. As a targeted minority, with questionable law enforcement strategies all around us, it’s not hard to see why American Muslims appreciate governmental endorsement of our faith at the highest levels. Esp…

Pastor Supporting Santorum: Romney Not a Christian

By Sarah Posner

…rum because he is a person of faith who understands that social ills are best cured at the family level and not by “big government.” Clark predicted that Romney’s Mormon faith will be a factor for Republicans in Tuesday’s Michigan primary, particularly in the western part of the state where evangelical Christians are expected to make up a larger share of the GOP vote. Asked if he believes Romney is a Christian, Clark answered: “No.” Asked whether…

“Pregnancy is Not a Disease”: Birth of an Anti-Contraception Rallying Cry

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…l and a board member for the Couple to Couple League, an organization that promotes Natural Family Planning based on Roman Catholic principles. Laird’s remarks came in response to HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ recent announcement that insurance plans will be required to offer contraception without copay, unless they meet the conditions allowing for a religious exemption. The HHS guidelines follow recent recommendations issued by the Institute o…

“The Left” and Islamists to Bring Down Judeo-Christian America

By Julie Ingersoll

…And he claimed they planned the “Arab Spring” as a first step in the more westernized Middle Eastern nations by showing a screenshot of a website from February 2010 with a banner headline proclaiming “Freedom!” And now, “Lots of guys who are al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood in the capitol” and in everyother important American institution. They see the “expansion of mosques” in the U.S. as a key part of the infiltration strategy. Building “mega Islami…

Ghana’s LGBT Population Safe From Persecution, But Not Prosecution

By Warren Throckmorton

…hn Atta Mills concerning homosexuals in the West African nation. Recently, Western Region Minister Paul Evans Aidoo called for the arrests of those suspected to be gay in order to test Ghana’s current law against “unnatural carnal knowledge.” In response, a coalition of human rights and civil society organizations has stepped up calls for decriminalization of homosexuality. Commissioner Lamptey’s statements about homosexuality are the closest the…

Beyond the Miniskirt-Wearing Nun: What Catholic Reform Looks Like

By Colleen McDannell

…take seriously mobile, middle-class life in the suburbs, especially in the western United States. What’s the most important take-home message for readers? In spite of efforts to downplay the significance of the Second Vatican Council, for many American Catholics it provided the theological justifications to demand sophisticated religious education, to engage ritually in the sacraments, to be accepting of non-Catholics, and to uphold cultural plura…

Tokyo Governor Says Tsunami is Divine Punishment—Religious Groups Ignore Him

By Levi McLaughlin

…funds; as an organization that survived the January 17, 1995 earthquake in western Japan and provided relief to residents in Kobe, they are eager to help victims of this latest natural disaster. World Vision Japan is gathering relief funds and is working to aid victims; Caritas Japan, the Catholic charity, is gathering donations and working with dioceses to provide support in the afflicted region; the United Church of Christ is housing refugees in…

Anti-J Street Inquisitor and Palin Israel Guide Close with Christian Zionists

By Sarah Posner

…an Zionists (who are ultimately for Israel’s destruction), who insist that Western civilization is locked in a cosmic battle with Islam. In a video appearance at the Freedom Federation conference at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University last year: Danny Danon, a Likud Party member of the Knesset and Chairman of World Likud who recently likened President Obama to Pharaoh, added that “we know you love us and want to commend you for unconditional suppor…

Ken Ham Uninvited for Mocking Fellow Speaker’s Version of Creationism

By Julie Ingersoll

…rity of the Word of God and the collapse of the Christian worldview in our Western world in this era of history.” So much of the discussion has focused on whether or not Ham exhibited an unchristian spirit in his campaign against compromise, but I’d like to suggest that another important question arises with regard to the Ark Park. The park is a joint venture between a group of investors that includes AiG, and the state of Kentucky—with the state’…

Catholic Church Targets Proponent of Women’s Ordination; Feminist Theologian

By Mary E. Hunt

…policy in Latin America and closing the Army’s SOA (recently renamed the “Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation”), a combat training school for Latin American soldiers whose graduates have been involved in torture and murders. Roy reiterated his support for the ordination of Catholic women, which he demonstrated earlier by being a part of the ordination of his friend Janice Sevre-Duszynska. He was automatically excommunicated in…