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Muslims Murder, Christians Don’t: What Went Missing in Analysis of Tiller’s Executioner

By Dan Mathewson

…abortion activism (which the prior article actually does include). In this latest article, however, we learn a new detail about Roeder that might account for his crime—namely a recent, newly developed pattern of erratic behavior. The Friday before he killed Dr. Tiller, Roeder invited his 22-year-old son to go to dinner and a movie; which was odd for him, claims his ex-wife, because Roeder normally celebrated the Sabbath beginning at dusk every Fri…

Silence of Latino Religious Leaders Enable GOP Tolerance of Trump Spectacle

By Arlene M. Sanchez Walsh

…er U.S. population into the much-debated “nones” category according to the latest Pew Religion Survey, is they view religion as simply not important. Part of that is the lack of political will so many of their religious leaders display especially when it comes to taking on someone with Trump’s vast financial resources. Lukewarm responses, Christians are fond of telling us, will bring the most feared of responses: being spit out for lack of steel t…

Hands in the Till: When Priests Steal

By Paul Gorrell

…abuses of power and cover-ups of immoralities are too often the norm. It can be argued that the unique lifestyle of the priest creates the need for compensation, the propensity toward addictive behavior, and an expression of immaturity when it comes to sexuality. The latest discovery of thefts by priests is yet another reason to examine the theology and polity of the Roman Catholic priesthood. While individual scandals grab the headlines, it is im…

Why Crux‘s Knights of Columbus “Partnership” is Problematic

By Kaya Oakes

…that the redefinition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples would promote pedophilia, pornography and unsafe sex.” As Marianne Duddy-Burke of the LGBTQ Catholic organization Dignity USA commented in a press release, “The Knights are deeply invested in advancing a particular brand of Catholicism, and I am concerned that Crux’s coverage of the diversity and breadth of our Church will be diminished.” Presidents Nixon, Reagan, H.W. Bush and G…

Karen Armstrong, Caped Anti-Anti-Muslim Crusader?

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford

…hen a friend recently saw me carrying around a galley of Karen Armstrong’s latest book Fields of Blood: A History of Religion and Violence to review, she was puzzled. “But you hate Karen Armstrong!” Hate may be too strong a word, but my friend was accurately remembered the attitude I had toward the universally admired, “name brand” in popular religion writing, circa our college years in the late 1990s. I would express frustration at Armstrong’s ge…

Medieval Multitasking: Did We Ever Focus?

By Elizabeth Drescher

…net helps you become well-informed—knowledgeable about current events, the latest controversies and important trends. The internet also helps you become hip…” Really? I’ve taken a gander at Brooks’ 924 Facebook friends, and, if I may say so, there’s not a lot of hip there. Okay, you could probably say the same about my meager 438 friends. But my friends are smart—both well informed and cultured; savvy with regard to current trends and true masters…

The Bible as Security Blanket, Blindfold, or Weapon

By Amy Benson Brown

…Suskin Ostriker (Rutgers University Press, 2009). Alicia Suskin Ostriker’s latest book of essays will make provocative reading for liberals who want to say “Yes, We Can” to taking back the Bible as it seeks to pry a few more fingers from the iron grip conservatives have had on its meaning in the American cultural imagination. This Bible is not, Ostriker wants us to see, the sole property of those who deny the links between “spirituality and sex, s…

More Bleak Times For Indonesian LGBTs; South Africa Bans Extremist Anti-Gay US Pastor; Mexican Marriage Struggle Heats Up; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…aditional values against the decadent heresies, notably liberal democracy, promoted by the United States and what they frequently call “Gayropa.” “The church has become an instrument of the Russian state. It is used to extend and legitimize the interests of the Kremlin,” said Sergei Chapnin, who is the former editor of the official journal of the Moscow Patriarchate, the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church and affiliated churches outside Russia. Q…

Pastor Implicated in Sex Abuse Scandal is Back

By Rob Shryock

…Mohler’s “world-class gifts.” This public display of affection is just the latest in a long-running and highly public friendship. Not only has Mahaney praised Mohler, he donatedover $100,000 to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mahaney’s former “flagship” church, Covenant Life, gave an additional $15,000 to SBTS. And Mohler has been just as steadfast a friend to Mahaney, using his influence to help promote Mahaney’s work in the past with no s…

5 Reasons We Shouldn’t Be Surprised that Catholics Support LGBT Rights

By Paul Gorrell

…f liberal perspectives when it comes to social order, caring for the poor, promoting social justice, and living Gospel values. The teaching challenged many capitalistic hegemonies and called people to pay attention to those who suffer most. Against this backdrop, Catholics get the fact that LGBT folks face social injustice in a society based on hetero-normative structures, so it should come as no shock that they’d respond with compassion and a str…