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With ‘Vermin’ Remark Trump Crosses Fully into Nazi Territory

By Robert P. Jones

…RI’s American Values Survey was the increase in support for political violence. The number of Americans who agreed that “Because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country” has jumped from 15% to 23% over the past two years. Today approximately one in three Republicans (33%) and White evangelical Protestants (31%) believe that political violence might be necessary to save…

Scott Walker Loves Jesus. That’s Nice

By Peter Laarman

…akes place in Wisconsin’s very graceful Capitol building (I loved its elegance and its distinctive sounds and smells when I would visit Madison as a wide-eyed kid). Kate Zernike had a very good piece in last Sunday’s New York Times about the deeper-level antagonism between capital and labor that lies beneath the seemingly placid soil of the Upper Midwest—America’s industrial heartland. Zernike cited the Allis-Chalmers dispute of 1946 outside of Mi…

‘It’s a Gay Problem,’ and Other Myths From the Catholic Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis

By Joelle Casteix

…e Vatican culture war, Vigano’s letter feeds into old stereotypes that silence victims, minimize abuse, and encourage the continued cover-up. If we want to address the scope and scale of the problem and put an end to the crisis and those who enable it, we must first work to dispel the myths and stereotypes that aim to silence victims and normalize criminal sexual behavior. A problem of “homosexual priests” This is a complicated issue, though it’s…

Exclusive: Religious Leaders for Immigration Equality for Gay and Lesbian Couples

By Sarah Posner

…m came out in support of an immigration reform package, but characterized inclusion of UAFA in any bill a dealbreaker, going so far as to threaten to withdraw their support for the comprehensive reform they otherwise called vital if it also included equality for gays and lesbians. Frequently politicians and pundits point to large coalitions like the Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, which includes leadership from the Catholic Ch…

Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) and the Rise of Extreme Evangelicalism

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…Christianity Today, alongside works by C.S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Francis Schaffer, and Rick Warren. Her influence is well noted in her obituary by Kate Shellnutt at Christianity Today. Through Elliot’s book, evangelicals latched on to the deaths of these five young men, and their story became a galvanizing force for keeping the faith, and perhaps for inspiration to get up and go. Gates of Splendor continues to be evoked in books, songs, and…

Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Declare Shared View of Marriage & Family; Government & Muslim Officials Ramp Up Anti-LGBT Rhetoric in Indonesia; Australian Religious Leaders Ask Parliament to Act on Marriage Equality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ed the rights of members of the LGBT community but was concerned with the increasing number of television programs promoting or starring members of the LGBT community, such as the popular transgender actor and comedian Dorce Gamalama. Erlinda said the commission was concerned that many young boys were starting to cross dress or adopt feminine characteristics because they had been “brainwashed” by these television programs. “The KPAI has stated cle…

6 Overlooked Takeaways From a Reviewer of Controversial Texas Textbooks

By David R. Brockman

…into the Christian America myth, the scholarly consensus finds little convincing evidence that these three legal concepts are Jewish or Christian in origin. The message to publishers is clear: the SBOE wants textbooks that emphasize Christianity and put a positive spin on it. 2. No Religious Studies Experts In the 2014 adoption cycle the official review panels were woefully short on credentialed specialists in the various social studies fields. Wh…

The Role of Faith in the Lives of Abortion Providers

By Sarah Posner

…Mike Quigley and Jan Schakowsky. The doctor said she is worried about the increasing number of restrictions on abortion states are implementing. (To get a sense how women’s access to abortion is shrinking across the country, take a look at this map assembled by the Guttmacher Institute.) Twenty-four hour waiting periods, for example, can cause a woman to miss the one day a week a clinic performs abortions, pushing the procedure off another week an…

As Psychedelics Experience a Renaissance, Emory’s New Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Seeks a Novel Approach

By Hollis Phelps

…ost part, approached the suggestion that certain drugs may occasion experiences that resemble experiences we deem ‘religious’ with skepticism. Most, having come from religious backgrounds, been taught that drugs and religion simply don’t mix, a suspicion that not only tracked with broader sociocultural and political assumptions about psychedelics, but one that consigned the use of these substances to the underground. The Controlled Substances Act…

Gen Z’s Religious Affiliation Stats Are Confusing … But Only When Viewed From a Christian-Centric Perspective

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford

…ay they “believe in God without a doubt,” broken down by generation: Gen Z numbers drop off precipitously since the late nineties. The second showed the number who say they “believe in some higher power.” Here, Gen Z showed an equally precipitous rise, since around 2012. Thompson’s tweet betrays some exasperation with the apparently contradictory results: “Depending on how you ask the question,” he wrote, Gen Z was either “leading a stunning athei…