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Facebook, Twitter, and the Death of Body Language

By Anthony B. Pinn

…ng that technology comes with a price, and this price has something of a postmodern twist. By this I mean that tweeting and other high-tech modalities of exchange send information about happenings, attitudes, feelings, and events—but in a way that disconnects life moments from bodies. We, through our dependency on quick pieces of information, are dispersed and outside our bodies. Life developments become confined to the written word (often in shor…

The ‘Evolving’ Story of Teacher Who Burned Cross into Student’s Arm

By Lauri Lebo

…ppointed referee. The hearing has continued for more than a year and has cost the district more than a half million dollars. He remains suspended without pay. Brand v. Bible Attacks against the teaching of evolution are not uncommon in small towns across America. But the grisly accusations and the extremism of some of Freshwater’s supporters have recently caught the attention of both the New York Times and the Guardian UK, both of which sent repor…

Can You Make a Comedy About UFO Cult Mass Suicide?

By Joseph Laycock

…elieve our anxiety that our own religious beliefs and practices might be just as strange as than those of the cult. But satire can just as easily call these distinctions into question. In 1998 The Simpsons aired an episode about cults in which Bart opines: “Church, cult, cult, church. So we’ll get bored someplace else every Sunday. Does this really change our everyday lives?” I met with filmmaker David Jones at a south Austin cafe to discuss his p…

Abortion’s Not in Kansas Anymore?

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…do specify room temperature, but stipulate only that the entire facility must stay between 68 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. (Licensed birth centers are intended for low-risk laboring women. They offer only three minor surgical procedures: episiotomy, laceration repair, and circumcision.) For all these reasons (the appearance of a double standard for abortion facilities; the speed with which the new regulations were handed down and compliance mandated…

UNESCO on Religion, Culture and SOGI in Asia; Orthodox Family Sues to Stop Cremation of Israeli Trans Woman; Struggles of Iraqi Queer Activists; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ation. Canada: Trudeau targets discrimination on gender identity Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote a public letter to Minister of Justice and Attorney General Joy Wilson-Raybould laying out an agenda for his administration. Among his expectations: Introduce government legislation to add gender identity as a prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, and to the list of distinguishing characteristics of “identifiable…

Will a Video Game Make Sense of Qaddafi’s Death?

By Rachel Wagner

…ated. Games like the one that will “tell” the story of Qaddafi’s death are dangerous; less for any single political view they proffer than for the simplistic, dualistic, atomized worldview they promote. Some events just aren’t games….

Looking For Answers at the Oscars: A Guide to This Year’s Contenders

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…. What was once considered intimate is now shared among millions with a keystroke.” Stengel further suggests that “the way we connect with one another and with the institutions in our lives is evolving.” Who we are, how we relate to others, and our places within larger social structures are going through a profound shift in light of the technologies of new media—but also in social institutions at all levels. Pope Benedict XVI apparently agrees, (a…

James Foley Prayed, But He Was Not a Martyr

By Alana Massey

…o do not engage in prayer. Though the old aphorism that “There are no atheists in foxholes” isn’t just untrue but is also offensive to non-believers, there’s still something to be said for the idea people in need might be more inclined to prayer than others if they have some existing belief. The prayers that were going back and forth between Libya in 2011 and Foley’s family and community were a silent but deeply felt exchange of love. Whether it’s…

Maybe The Question Is: Should Shabbat Be The New Yoga?

By Michael Schulson

…course. But I do suspect that companies like Arq, the Brooklyn Jewish lifestyle startup, offer a kind of warning. On a day that is traditionally set aside from consumption, Arq’s guide to observing Shabbat offers, essentially, shopping suggestions. “Get your phone out of your room and use this very effective and very good-looking alarm clock instead,” Arq suggests, with a link to a $65 battery-powered alarm bell. Take a relaxing ride on this $400…

Gay Marriage Bill Totalitarian Says Head Bishop

By Peter Montgomery

…ws of Dolan and NOM are far from universal, particularly in New York, where polls show that marriage equality enjoys the support of a strong majority of the state’s residents….