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Declining Southern Baptists Double Down on Homophobia

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ntion is getting ready to double down on its anti-gay message. As an added bonus, their condemnation has gone all inclusive as they take special aim at the transgender community, who, up until now, had been largely ignored by the conservative Protestant denomination. As members gather this week in Baltimore, Md., for their annual meeting, Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has already fired the opening salvo…

How the Catholic Church Broke the Health Insurance it Advocated For

By Patricia Miller

…h care that humans with ovaries and vaginas use, were some kind of special bonus health care coverage that wasn’t included in “regular” insurance? The culprit might just be the Catholic Church. It was the Catholic Church after all that created the very first carve-out from health insurance when its own lobbyist crafted the Hyde Amendment that prevented Medicaid from paying for most abortions on the grounds that taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for…

Katie Couric, Reincarnated

By Michael Schulson

…History, distant lands; studios and cafes: you can occupy them. And, as a bonus, families can get reunited in life after life—“we come into lifetimes often with the same people,” Weiss explains—so there’s a wholesome message here, too. Reincarnation is the rare topic that provokes both scientists and the Southern Baptist Convention. But, as quack-ish doctors and bold religious repackaging goes, Couric’s reincarnation episode doesn’t seem so bad a…

Pop Star Ke$ha Punks Westboro Baptist Church

By Evan Derkacz

…hear, WBC members sang: Your hearts are turning hard God smacks this world of ours He’ll tear it all apart You think you’re superstars God hates who you are! Your proud and Bible dumb Your consciences are numb In God’s eyes you are dung You think you’re superstars God hates who you are! Bonus! Turns out the WBC has literally dozens of parodies you can listen to on its website, everything from Rogers and Hammerstein to Miley Cyrus. What strikes you…

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ramadan

By Haroon Moghul

…bes our resurrection with all humanity for Judgment, but, you know, that’s between you and anyone you tell and judges you for it), and a beautiful person has your pre-fast meal prepared for you. This person is your suhouri, your beautiful best friend in the world. No greater gorgeousness can be imagined or described. (Despite this beauty, please keep an eye on small children, who may fall asleep and drown in cereal bowls because they are like ‘dea…

Palin Bus Tour Like Gideon’s Fleece

By Anthea Butler

…own: a photo opportunity with Palin chatting it up with hoi polloi, with a bonus side of Piper sniping at her mom. The Palin bus rolled into Philadelphia yesterday so that Palin and family could visit Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Predictably, there was a crazy press scrum, complete with helicopters, police escorts, random Tea Partiers, a donkey, and an elephant. Traveling with Piper, Todd, her parents, and a media throng racing behind,…

Six Overlooked Gems from the Future of World Religions Report

By Timothy King

…s Muslim Plurality For the first time ever (or perhaps just since sometime between 1000 and 1600 CE when The Plague decimated the European Christian population, according to footnote #2 of the report), in 2070 there will be more Muslims in the world than Christians. Between 2010 and 2050 the Muslim population is projected to grow by 73%, far outpacing the total population growth rate of 35%. Islam is not likely to keep up that growth rate forever…

Manischewitz Bought By Romney’s Old Crew

By Gordon Haber

…the matzo fit only for brei and the wine is unspeakable—as soon as I knew better I insisted that we drink a good kosher cabernet at seder and leave the Concord Grape for Elijah. (In all fairness, the wine is now made by a giant beverage conglomerate that slaps a Manischewitz label on the bottle. But the Talmud says that if you put your name on something, you’re responsible for its quality… Actually I just made that up. But it should say that.) No…

4 Life Lessons from Episode Two of Preachers’ Daughters

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…ly—well, one begins to wonder whether you’ve thought even one step ahead. Bonus tip: When your dad asks you, three times, what happened at your friend’s house, and when he prefaces the third time with “I’m going to give you one last chance,” the jig is up, and it’s time to confess everything. 3. A large vocabulary is an asset. If a family member has just confessed something regarding her sexual history, and you’re surprised by the news, search yo…

Queer Nuns: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Are ‘Serious Parody,’ Forcing us to Redefine Nuns

By Melissa Wilcox

…et the new book or books are still just whispering at the back of my head. Bonus: Is there anything else you’d like our readers to know about your book? If you’re considering teaching all or part of the book, you might be interested to know that the Sisters have houses (non-residential chapters) in many large cities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. They are often happy to visit classrooms, and they will come in habit to discuss their ow…