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What ‘Faith Groups Do X’ Journalism Reveals About the Press’s Priorities

By Chrissy Stroop

…variety of opinions on issues related to the public interest. Ideally, the press promotes democracy and pluralism. And many journalists do, to give credit where it’s due. Most journalists are not elite pundits, and working in the media is often neither easy nor lucrative. Even so, when the press promotes certain groups and voices on the basis of their religious identity, while erasing the contributions of secular Americans and former members of ha…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…r addresses Jerusalem pride, but is criticized for lack of action on ‘LGBT problem’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke via video to the record-breaking Jerusalem pride parade, declaring, “We are all Israelis, we are all citizens of the state, we are one people.” Writing in Matzav blog, Eli Kowaz welcomes Netanyahu’s words but challenges his actions in failing to defend LGBT rights. While writing that “Israel is light-years ahead of every othe…

What Did ISIS Have to Do With Nice?

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…ous rampage. This phrase, however, is somewhat like the English language expression, “Lord of mercy,” that can be expressed by anyone in a moment of travail regardless of the degree of their religiosity. More interesting, the online community of ISIS supporters were quick to adopt him as their own. According to my research assistants who have been following jihadi-related Twitter feeds, there was online cheering minutes after the act. When the att…

Florida Primary Winner: ‘War on Religion’ Talking Point

By Sarah Posner

…aid. “Where’s the separation of church and power?” At a a campaign stop in Orlando yesterday, Gingrich pledged to protect “the right to worship God without government interference.” Gingrich, a convert to Catholicism, could not even win the Catholic vote. Thirty-one percent of voters are Catholic, and Romney won them handily, 56% to Gingrich’s 30%. In his victory speech tonight, Romney showed he’s getting the message, pledging to eliminate the reg…

Harry Jackson Shakes Religious Right Money Tree for “Below the Radar” Anti-Obama Campaign

By Peter Montgomery

…e, and they can again shift power in America and “put the right man in the presidency.” Jackson slammed Obama for his administration’s decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act. “What the president really has done is an impeachable offense, let’s start there, ok?” He warned that if Obama is able to put new justices on the Supreme Court, gay marriage could be the law of the land. And he repeated religious right claims that the advance…

#SorryNotSorry: What U.S. Christian Denominations Teach About Homosexuality

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

…human spirit and distorts God’s intent,” and other similarly unyielding expressions of disapproval. While we can’t overlook statements of compassion and solidarity from conservative Christians in the wake of a tragedy like Orlando, it’s also important to remember, particularly at moments like these, that such public statements don’t tell the whole story. So, in the hope of telling more of that story, RD set out to assemble the stated beliefs of s…

The Americans Season Finale: Teach Your Parents Well

By Cathleen Falsani

…asses God notion. Paige’s spiritual explorations, which began last season, prompt a number of difficult, intriguing conversations between parent and child, and the parents themselves about identity, values, beliefs—what they are, what they should be, and how they can pass them on to their progeny. When Elizabeth and Philip’s KGB handler tells them that “the center” wants Paige to become one of the first “second-generation illegals,” Philip is horr…

What’s Huntsman’s Game Plan?

By Joanna Brooks

…ne him. In his ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos, Hunstman vastly improved his previously dodgy answer to the question of his religious affiliation, declaring that he believed in God, that he considered himself a “good Christian,” and that he was “very proud” of his “Mormon heritage.” He also reminded the world that Mormonism today is a “diverse” faith tradition and, intriguingly, that he “adds to that diversity,” which is probably code for…

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Men “Stand Up” for “Religious Freedom”… On a Plane

By Kara Loewentheil

…gue that contraception shouldn’t be included in mandatory requirements for prescription coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Second, if that doesn’t work, you try to make it seem like complying is really in the person’s own best interests: you offer to pay your seatmate to vacate, or you claim that contraception is harmful to women. Third, if none of that works, you create costs for both the authority attempting to regulate you and the innocent…

What the Lost Finale is Really About

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…refer back to the ABC-TV television show. If you don’t follow Lost you’ll probably still know that May 23 is the series finale. You’ll probably also know that the show is full of religious references and implications. What’s the hype? What’s it all about? Is it worth watching? Plenty of writers have chimed in, proclaiming it the best show ever on regular television, that standard television will never be the same, that the ending leaves much to b…