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Famous Atheists, Fat Ministers, Papal Tweets, and a Mega-Hoax

By Michael J. Altman

…Jesus in Peru. The FBI invited Westboro Baptist Church to be a part of its domestic terrorism training program. The goal was to give officers a chance to see extremists up close and “understand what makes them tick.” The Southern Poverty Law Center has released a new report on anti-Muslim hate. Lynne Torgerson, a candidate for a Minnesota congressional seat, claims that the incumbent, Keith Ellison, who happens to be one of Congress’ two Muslims,…

Neo-Confederates and the Revival of “Theological War” for the “Christian Nation”

By Sarah Posner

…‘depraved’ lower classes.” He supported secession as “the only relation of domestic slavery as authorized by God, that we defend,” denounced abolition as “infidel” and “anti-scriptural,” and argued that opposing slavery was “tantamount to rejecting Christianity.” Dabney, largely marginalized and rejected outside his Southern Presbyterian circles by the end of his life, was revived, Sebesta and Hague argue, as “since the mid-1960s conservative scho…

Elections Show Growing Support for LGBT from People of Faith

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…oyment Non-Discrimination Act, Defense of Marriage Act repeal, and passing domestic partner benefits for government employees would be nonstarters in the 112th Congress. But most also agreed that “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal might still garner bipartisan support. The only gay people who seem to be happy with the results are the gay Republicans over at GOProud. Christopher Barron, chairman of the Board of GOProud said the LGBT community should se…

A Seminary for Nonbelievers: Is A. C. Grayling Creating His Own Religion?

By Jessica Weisberg

…greater number of foreign students, whose tuition costs are double that of domestic students. He insists that many scholarships will be available. But when accused of religious intolerance, he just laughs. “How can you be a militant atheist?” Grayling said in an interview with the Guardian. “How can you be militant non-stamp collector? This is really what it comes down to. You just don’t collect stamps. So how can you be a fundamentalist non-stamp…

Who Gets Paid to Make America Hate? The Roots of the Islamophobia Network

By Haroon Moghul

…ontribution. Previously well known for his extremely well received play, “Domestic Crusaders,” Ali is now working with the Center to better understand “the Islamophobia Network.” The Well-Oiled Anti-Muslim Machine You might wonder if this industry has any relevance to you. Fair enough: I’m not just concerned about the misrepresentations of Islam, though as a Muslim that concerns me quite a bit. Beyond Islam, we should all be worried by how such…

A Campaign About Values Voters, or Justice?

By Sarah Posner

…should not cut humanitarian and poverty-focused foreign assistance or U.S. domestic poverty programs. The faithful way forward to fiscal health calls for a focus on job creation, revenue increases, reducing unnecessary military spending and a shared commitment to the common good. As I wrote back in April, while faithy leaders who have the ear of the White House were fasting for a “moral” budget, although Democrats do need to fight to maintain such…

The Revolujah! Will Be Performed: Reverend Billy’s Reality Joke

By Nathan Schneider

…s of Billy’s preaching; it’s not the decadence of apostolic authorities or domestic art, but corporate power and Victoria’s Secret catalogs. To the wedding industry, Billy says, “Corporate marketing’s repeated effort to mediate our life passage events is the Devil showing his hand,” and he praises the look shared by a couple in the marriage rite that is, to him, more real and more powerful than anything marketers can design. He writes, “Consumeris…

Catholics Fire Back at Bishops’ Anti-Gay Campaign

By Peter Montgomery

…s also adamantly opposed to legal protections for same-sex couples such as domestic partnerships or civil unions. That, of course, puts the bishops at even greater distance from the people for whom they claim to speak, three-quarters of whom support some form of legal recognition for LGBT relationships. Attey and Palacios suggest that the new “religious liberty” campaign is a way to distract attention from that huge and growing gap. Palacios and A…

In Praise of Mary Magdalene

By Garret Keizer

…ce That’s Luke in the King James Bible. Traditionalists will want to put a domestic spin on “ministered”: Mary of Magdala and her female companions in Martha of Bethany’s aprons, bustling among the Twelve, asking Bartholomew if he’d like another dumpling. Commentators of a different stripe will latch onto the “follow” in Mark’s version—“who . . . followed him, and ministered unto him”—hoping to discern a higher-status ministry. Bishop trumps deaco…

Muslim Boycott of Bloomberg’s Interfaith Breakfast

By Hussein Rashid

…NYPD has turned itself into a combination of the 1960s COINTELPRO FBI and domestic CIA operation. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has recently called the NYPD his own “private army,” and offers no condemnation of the broad spying powers arrogated by the NYPD. The Mayor is hosting his annual Interfaith Breakfast on Friday, December 30, and the New York Times is reporting that Muslim leaders will be boycotting the event. I do know that the request for a bo…