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Dispatch from Charlottesville: “It Was a War Zone. It Felt Like There Were a Million Nazis.”

By Sunnivie Brydum

…m were gathered outside the church. So in the middle of a peaceful worship service, a prayer service for the city of Charlottesville, I was unable to be present in the work that I had been brought in to do because of safety concerns. Along with that, a member of the so-called alt-right had infiltrated our worship service. And so there were lots of things happening at one time. Security became a real concern; not just for those of us who were in cl…

The Theological Hijacking of Religious “Freedom”

By Timothy K. Snyder

…hy he supported the law, the minister responded: I, as a pastor, provide a service to my parishioners, but also to the community at large in officiating weddings. I receive compensation for these services as well as the state issues a marriage license after I officiate a wedding. So if I say no to a same-sex couple or there are issues of divorce in someone’s past that I will not do the wedding, some people are going to say that’s discrimination. B…

The Leadership Failure of Park51

By Hussein Rashid

…a problem in leadership. In terms of purpose, is it a mosque, a community center, a community center with a mosque, or a community center with a generic prayer space? We have heard all these answers from spokespeople, but no one gave a firm answer until the FAQ was published. Since the FAQ is not on the official project website, the purpose of Park51 may still change. A project can, should and will evolve, yes, but the base case or starting point…

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

By Hollis Phelps

…ing the mechanisms, effects, and efficacy of psychedelics, including NYU’s Center for Psychedelic Medicine, Johns Hopkins’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, and UC Berkeley’s Center for the Science of Psychedelics. In addition, and anticipating the legal and sociocultural acceptance of the therapeutic value of psychedelics, a number of institutions have started to offer certificate programs for clinicians and chaplains in psyched…

Rev. Barber: A “Moral Center,” Not a “Religious Left,” Will Save Us in 2017

By Peter Montgomery

…the “religious left,” insisting that it represents the same kind of “moral center” that powered previous social justice movements. Joining Barber at the press conference were Rev. James Forbes, former pastor of Riverside Church; Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary; Imam Al-Hajj Talib ‘Abdur-Rashid of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in New York City; Rev. Rob…

New Poll: Americans Disagree with Hobby Lobby

By Sunnivie Brydum

…ondents were essentially even (49% to 48%) on whether providers of wedding services should be able to refuse those services to same-sex couples on religious grounds. It’s an interesting split, given that a clear majority of Americans have supported marriage equality since at least 2013, according to Pew. It’s worth noting that Pew asked respondents about their feelings on these issues, but did not include information about the current state of law…

No Room for Non-Theists at Boston Interfaith Service

By Becky Garrison

…disappointed to see that Humanists were not included in today’s interfaith service. Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core offered these comments: Atheists and secular humanists should absolutely be included in interfaith memorial ceremonies. They represent 20% of the population, and they grieve and hope with the same intensity that believers do. Furthermore, institutions like the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard are shaping lang…

Discovering “Little Syria”—New York’s Long-Lost Arab Neighborhood

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford

…ed the Landmark Commission to preserve a tenement building and a community center as well as the church. They only succeeded with the church, which was owned by a private family. There is an understanding that with the others, too much development money is at stake. The community center, 105-107 Washington Street, had been built by the Wall Street tycoons after World War I to care for the poor in their midst. “Wouldn’t that be something today?” Jo…

Christian Terrorist in TX Was Paid ‘Investigator’ for Prominent GOP Activists and Donors

By Chrissy Stroop

…audit of all 50 states” and calls on its readers to do so. Meanwhile, the center’s Facebook page hosts photos of an absolutely bonkers letter to Trump from Hotze himself, which identifies Hotze as CEO of the Liberty Center for God and Country and reads in part: “The Democrat Communists are thieves who had an organized fraud scheme to steal the election from the American Patriots” [sic]. It also states, “Please find enclosed a letter to the member…

Rage Against the New Age Machine: Three Days at the Osho International Meditation Resort

By Diane Winston

…ynist lectures, I felt like screaming. So I did. I screamed at the Welcome Center and the registrar left the couple to take care of me. I screamed at the Orientation Center, and the staffers asked what I needed, I screamed at the woman sent to calm me down, and she promised help soon. Why was I feeling so much anger? I was jetlagged, check. I felt hassled, check. My brother was still dead, check. But there was more. I was angry because Osho wasn’t…