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Flagship Biblical Studies Group Faces Bitter Divide Over Statements on Israel/Palestine

By Seth Sanders

…sure [students] know that there are also plenty of people who don’t agree that that level of uncritical support is an actual prerequisite for belonging.” By contrast, few of the senior scholars I asked expressed concern about the consequences of openly sharing their political views—with an interesting exception. The senior Israeli scholars said that, in this case, they cared less or not at all about freedom of speech. Former SBL President Athalya…

Gays Are Oppressing Christian Florists, and Other Dishonest Arguments

By Eric C. Miller

…iage is the exclusive, unalterable union of a man and woman were promised that all that the LGBT community wanted was equal treatment like everybody else. They advertised a “live and let live” mentality that would supposedly allow for difference in viewpoint. We were told a lie, many of which knew was a lie to begin with. As the LGBT activist wing reveals its true intentions, there can apparently be no grand bargain where religious conservatives w…

Tony Perkins: Atheists Can’t Be Chaplains

By Chris Stedman

…non-confidential in the military, so chaplains play an important role in that context. So what about the debate surrounding the use of the word chaplain? Personally, I don’t feel particularly attached to it. But when it is the standard used for other community care practitioners, as it is at Harvard and in the military, then it should be applied across the board. I feel similarly about the debate over whether to call legally-recognized same-sex p…

Interview with Karen Armstrong

By Andrea Bistrich

…t Fisk is right: when I was in Pakistan recently and quoted Mr. Bush—“They hate our freedom!”—the whole audience roared with laughter. Democracy cannot be imposed by armies and tanks and coercion. The modern spirit has two essential ingredients; if these are not present, no matter how many fighter jets, computers or sky scrapers you have, your country is not really “modern.” The first of these is independence. The modernization of Europe from 16th…

Russia Expels Gay American Pastor, An Epidemic of Anti-LGBT Violence in Brazil, And More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…are putting aside their doctrinal differences and uniting on a campaign to promote what they see as the biblical basis for family life in the Cayman Islands in a stand against ‘alternative lifestyles’ and same-sex unions in particular.” The project, designed to “raise awareness of biblical teachings,” will kick off with an “island-wide rally” in September. Pastor Alson Ebanks, deputy chair of the Cayman Ministers Association and senior pastor of t…

The Conservative Bible Project: Looking for Conservative Diamonds in a Liberal Dung-Hill

By Thomas Fabisiak

…analysis of the manuscripts that make up the New Testament, so it is somewhat surprising that the CBP has embraced it. It’s all Greek to Him Still, Schlafly’s belief that “liberals” added John 7:53-8:11 and Luke 23:34 to the Bible is manifestly ludicrous from a historical point of view. Both texts are already attested by manuscripts in the fourth century, long before modern liberals—or conservatives—were around to pen them. A history of reception…

Is Refusal to Write Anti-Gay Cake Message a Violation of Religious Freedom?

By Kara Loewentheil

…ports, the plaintiff in the suit requested that the baker bake him a cake that said “God hates gays” along with a picture of two men holding hands with an X over them. When the baker—who identifies as Christian herself—refused, the plaintiff filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division, accusing her of religious discrimination. It’s a snappy inversion of the now-classic example of bakers who refuse to provide wedding cakes for gay mar…

Mitt Romney and the Ghost of Anti-Mormonism

By Joanna Brooks

…highest source of authority was public opinion. The Enlightenment wagered that a free press and rational, open debate would lead to better decision-making, and people would exercise their franchise accordingly. But Mormonism seemed like a concentration of authority in a group of people impervious to the majority opinion. And not only were they impervious, but they appeared to follow one man who claimed to have divine revelation. This tapped into a…

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

…including, he explained, needing to “prohibit foreigners who are likely to promote hate speech”. Gigaba revealed that not only had he declared Anderson an “undesirable person” under the Immigration Act (as someone who advocates “social violence”), but that he had also withdrawn his visa waiver status, granted to US citizens. “South Africa does not need more hatred advocated to our people,” said Gigaba, confirming that if the pastor attempted to en…

‘Cancel Culture’ Is as Old as Religion, And It’s Only a Thing Because of Who’s Doing the Cancelling

By Shaul Magid

…ur church, or even on your Facebook page, seems like protesting too much. That kind of freedom was never given, nor should it be foisted on, any community, publication, or platform. In addition, the “cancel culture” police seem to be playing both sides of the wager. That is, they decry being “cancelled” but maintain their state of privilege and thus use their “cancellation” as proof they’re saying something important. That’s because, ironically, t…