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Komen, Planned Parenthood, and Conspiracy Theories

By Sarah Posner

…arenthood referred patients for mammograms, rather than performing them on site. Kliff and Sun note that the statement released by Komen that “we will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities,” left ambiguities about future funding. FURTHER UPDA…

Glenn Beck’s History “Professor” David Barton On Racism and the Three-Fifths Rule

By Julie Ingersoll

…ves. In one notable example, first published on Barton’s Wallbuilders’ Web site in 2001, Barton argues in favor of the three-fifths rule which required that slaves be counted as three-fifths of a person for representation in Congress. Barton maintains that, while contemporary Americans are aghast that “we” could have ever considered African-Americans just three-fifths persons, the result was beneficial to the slaves, because the rule diminished th…

“Persecuted” Christians in China

By Kathryn Joyce

…religious persecution at Tiananmen Square. The three said they went to the site of the 1989 government crackdowns to “stand in solidarity with our oppressed Chinese brothers and sisters,” focusing particularly on religious persecution against Christians and other believers (namely the Falun Gong, on whose behalf Mahoney and Swindell have protested before), and the forced abortions that sometimes occur under China’s one-child population policy. The…

Warpaint: What Does George W. Bush See in His “Portraits of Courage”?

By Sarah Sentilles

…e known that the former President had started painting, the satirical news site The Onion ran a story titled, “George W. Bush Debuts New Paintings Of Dogs, Friends, Ghost Of Iraqi Child That Follows Him Everywhere.” In the background of every painting of pets and kitchen tables and couches was a dead Iraqi child. Painting of Sergeant Matthew Zbiec courtesy of George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Toward the end of Portraits of Courage, I…

10 Media Rules for Effective Theology

By Cynthia B. Astle

…to end poverty. Gimmicky? Yes, although the gimmick was created by an Episcopal clergywoman in Maryland and not by the band. The point is that the form gets people’s attention, combining ancient Christian worship with memorable music and achievable mission. What music, what lyric, could help frame public theologizing in new media? 7. Be a real-live action figure. We live in a world desperately seeking to cope with what’s facing us. Our times may…

The Revolution Will Be Whispered: An Excerpt From Everywhere a Guest, Nowhere at Home: A New Vision of Israel and Palestine

By Kim Chernin

…r the future. Older sister has told them that it is already happening; the site has been selected and the building has begun. The girls are less impressed than she has expected. They already know that the desert is just dry land waiting for water. They’ve heard of taking the salt out of seawater and diverting water from the Nile and bringing in water from a distance with pipes. They know the important thing is to get the fundamental ideas right an…

Fake, Evil, Spiritual, Commodified; What’s the Truth About Popular Yoga?

By Andrea R. Jain

…ry popular culture defies the ability to locate any cultural object at one site or sites. And in the case of postural yoga, we cannot locate it in my chosen sites alone. However, as a practical move, this study uses them as windows into the incalculable sites of the construction, dissemination, and practice of yoga. I had to carefully select from case studies in my effort to demonstrate that the postural practice we most associate with yoga today…

God is Love: A Desert Prophet’s Message

By Lauri Lebo

…e been on a cross-country journey for the past several weeks, in which I visited with the Westboro Baptist Church clan in Topeka, Kansas, and attended Ted Haggard’s comeback church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In addition, I’ve talked to many many people along the way about their faith and religion. Most recently, I drove to Slab City, which is a forsaken piece of land out in the Colorado Desert near California’s Mexican border. People here say…

Will God-Gaming Alter the Bible?

By Rachel Wagner

…ixed narrative of the Bible itself. The “About” feature of the nascent Web site tells us that the game “is designed for users to actually experience the Book of Genesis by fulfilling quests of Abraham, which is based on the true stories of the Genesis [sic].” In order not to offend most Christians, the game will have to leave the biblical narrative intact and only allow interactivity in the narrative gaps in the biblical text, making the game pote…

What Do ‘The Christians’ Believe? Easter Reflections from a Non-Christian

By Gary Laderman

…the growing number of artists and outlets for Christian rap (like the Web site Holy Culture) are challenging many stereotypes and perceptions about how entertainment and evangelization mix to bring a distinctly Christian message to young folks today. And in the recent efforts by conservative Christians to shape the content of educational textbooks in Texas, country and western music has been given a seal of approval as a significant cultural move…