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Illinois Bishop Greets Marriage Equality with Exorcism

By Peter Montgomery

…n the tone set by Pope Francis and some of the U.S. bishops continues. The latest example comes from Bishop Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, who greeted yesterday’s arrival of marriage equality in that state with an exorcism service. Paprocki said, “God is asking me to speak out and give these prayers.” From the report in the Chicago Sun-Times: “I exorcise you, every unclean spirit, every power of darkness, every incursion of the infernal enemy…

Forty Years Ago, the Worst Mass Murder of LGBT People in the U.S.

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…that this MCC met in on the day this fire was set. Forty years later, the latest data from the National Congregations Study reveals that “Nearly three in ten U.S. congregations permit gays and lesbians in committed relationships to hold volunteer leadership positions, a major increase from the 19 percent of congregations in 2006-2007 that allowed such opportunities.” The litany of denominations that have changed their stance toward LGBT people, n…

Using Science to Diss Religion

By Evan Derkacz

…dard magazine. Their entertaining, short posts and longer features use the latest research to examine conventional wisdom and to propose new ways of thinking about old or intractable problems… among other things. But, as one who’s often skeptical of the conclusions drawn from social science research—if not of the methodologies behind the research itself—I’m particularly disappointed to see misleading conclusions drawn from a PS post. I’ll explai…

Shutdown is Over, But There Will Be a Next Time

By Diane Winston

…r low-income Americans and for increased taxes on the wealthy are just the latest iteration of conservatives galvanized by FDR’s New Deal. And like older generations, many of today’s activists are as much motivated by religion as by politics and economics. Between 1933 and 1936, Roosevelt initiated a series of laws and executive orders to help Americans crushed by the Great Depression. Bereft of jobs, savings and security, millions willingly accep…

R.I. Christians Tweet Atheist Intolerance Like it’s 1663

By Becky Garrison

…h threats and required a police escort to attend classes. Judging from the latest round of tweets on her Twitter feed, the hatred has yet to subside. It started when Ahlquist posted this tweet: @jessicaahlquist: Cranston West put in new (secular) murals and had an invite-only unveiling and I wasn’t invited </3 (9/22/13) Most of those tweeting at @jessicaahlquist seem to be card carrying Christians. @RichardReed84: of course you weren’t invite…

When the Steve Jobs/Apple/Religion Analogy Goes Too Far

By Michael Schulson

…ing religion when discussing Apple and Jobs. O’Brien is just reviewing the latest, most scholarly contribution to this trend, Brett Robinson’s new book Appletopia: Media Technology and the Religious Imagination of Steve Jobs. In O’Brien’s description, Appletopia “examines the way that Steve Jobs drew on religious metaphors and iconography to elevate his products specifically, and technology more generally, into a kind of religion.” I haven’t yet s…

What Will Orthodox ‘Republicanity’ Look Like?

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…s a fight about numbers. And balance. And the virtue of justice. What this latest budget battle, and the question of raising the debt ceiling, and the straw polls are revealing, is just how Tertullian a wing of the Republican Party has become. It not only offers absurd arguments with a straight face, but actually insists that belief in the absurdity of the nation’s fundamental fiscal health is a central tenet of the true faith: patriotism. To expr…

Are They Jewish Bones? Battle for Separation of Synagogue & State in Israel

By Shalom Goldman

…e bones of Jews cavalierly are our enemies.” The bones that generated the latest controversy were found during construction of a hospital wing in the city of Ashkelon, on the Mediterranean. Barzilai Hospital, the city’s major medial center, which serves hundreds of thousands of people, is in dire need of a new emergency room. The plan was to build an ER that is bombproof, as Ashkelon lies within the trajectory of Qassam rockets fired from Gaza. T…

Burning Down the Temple: Religion and Irony in Black Rock City

By Sarah M. Pike

…Textiles at the Nevada State Museum, advised Burners looking to sport the latest trend: “boots are in; wings, stilts, crinolines, and ballet tutus are in; nudity and body paint are in; utili kilts are popular, as is wearing underwear as outerwear.” At Burning Man, bodies become works of art alongside giant sculptures and temples adorned with repurposed objects. All of these visual cues work together to signal to Burners that they have entered a r…

The Social Cost of Atheism

By Lauri Lebo

The results of an online survey published in the latest issue of Skeptic Magazine show that atheists in America fear paying a high social price in coming out as a non-believer. “The Stigma of Being an Atheist: An Empirical Study on the New Atheist Movement and its Consequences,” written by Tom Arcaro, was based on the results of 8,200 people who identify as atheists or non-believers in God. The survey, “Coming Out as an Atheist,” was posted live…