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Show Me the Way of the Hebrews: The Making of an African American Rabbi

By J. Lester Feder

…ual requirements. When a group in Washington asked him to leave Bethel and help them build a synagogue, he had no desire to leave. But then he remembered the deal he had made for his training. “I’m willing to help you because I had promised Rabbi Shoulson,” Aronoff told the organizer of the Washington group, Shelliyah Iyomahan. “I will do this even if it comes at some personal sacrifice … if this means that this helps me to fulfill my obligation.”…

A Peek Inside the ‘Onion’ of Scientology

By Kristin Rawls

…ashaw, who I discuss in the book, had a complete breakdown and received no help. He ultimately killed himself. It was different than the McPherson case because no one attempted to help. They wanted nothing to do with him. Do they let these people go because they fear legal trouble? Right, they don’t want legal trouble. See, Scientology is always supposed to “work.” It’s supposed to make you better. If you’re not better, if something goes wrong,…

A Question for Hobby Lobby Supporters…

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…suddenly there are all these religious convictions. (Of course it doesn’t help that Hobby Lobby has been happy enough to invest in contraceptive manufacturers.) So help me out. What’s the moral difference between one piece of paper that says “This is compensation I’m giving you, my employee; and it can, by force of law, be used for a big range of things, one of which is contraception” and a second piece of paper that says “This is compensation I’…

‘Miracle’ in Manila

By Jonathan T Chow

…of the “EDSA heroes” and the “People Power” revolutions of 1986 and 2001 helped to link the current movement to past political revolutions and activate cultural scripts of belief and behavior. Other scripted rituals like the singing of protest songs (like “Bayan Ko”), raising one’s right fist, the invocation of national hero Jose Rizal, the holding of candlelight vigils, and even Lozada’s reference to a Filipino Christian culture help to reinfor…

Fox News Controversy on Yoga and White Supremacy Reveals Problem of Yoga Discussion

By Andrea R. Jain

…of popular culture until the late twentieth century when it was tied to a number of social trends, including the rise of the 1960s British-American counterculture and the concomitant appeal of yoga’s South Asian roots, changes in global consumer culture toward a consumer-oriented approach to spirituality and wellness among bourgeois urban dwellers, and the continued Orientalist gaze that pictured yoga as the spiritual filler to a Western cultural…

Good News: Religious Outreach Works On Vaccine Hesitancy. Bad News: We Need It.

By Daniel Schultz

…ation might be to convince them that in this particular case at least, God helps those who helps themselves. The vaccine is the protection, for them and for everyone around them. The good news here is that significant numbers of the hesitant and resistant respond to faith-based approaches. And although PRRI estimates that about 13% of all Americans are “generally agreeable to QAnon theories,” those same people respond the best to those approaches….

What Irish Marriage Vote Means for Catholic Church; The Lonely Fight for Equality in Belize; Progress and Backlash in Tunisia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…clear arms, of the possibility to annihilate in a few instants a very high number of human beings,” he was quoted as saying. “Let’s think also of genetic manipulation, of the manipulation of life, or of the gender theory, that does not recognize the order of creation. … God has placed man and woman and the summit of creation and has entrusted them with the earth. The design of the Creator is written in nature.” Kaoma accuses Francis of playing “hi…

Dieting, Sex, Jesus: The Body as Moral Battleground

By Lynne Gerber

…ckfire when people stop making positive changes in their lives because the number on a scale doesn’t change. In terms of ex-gay ministries I think it is the perception that people who engage in these ministries are in deep denial and are self-deluded. Some probably are. But many whom I spoke with who have been in these ministries for years or decades foster no illusions about having become heterosexual. What they do know is that they have made a s…

Leper Messiah: A Jesus Freak’s Search for the Meaning of Bowie—A Critical Novella

By Mark Dery

…n Mick Rock, Blood and Glitter (London, UK: Vision On Publishing, 2001), unnumbered page. [2] Marc Spitz, Bowie: A Biography (New York: Crown, 2009), p. 214. [3] Quoted in Mick Rock, Blood and Glitter (London, UK: Vision On Publishing, 2001), unnumbered page. [4] Ellen Degeneres: Search YouTube. As of this writing, an excerpt from the episode in question could be found here. “Totally credible plastic rock star”: Quoted in the booklet accompanying…

Clashing human rights visions for LGBTs at United Nations; More Mixed Messages from the Vatican as Family Synod Begins; Timeline of Worsening Homophobia by Turkey’s AKP Party; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ultimately understand that this Act does not harm the majority, but rather helps a small minority, which definitely needs a new law. I wanted to believe that his intentions were to help those who actually need it. For me, the President failed his humanity test. He denied trans people life in accordance with their gender identity”. The Polish Catholic Church declared war on “gender ideology” at the end of 2013. Nigeria: Catholic bishops say their a…