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Red Riding Hood Arouses Man’s Inner (Were)Wolf

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…o the spooky fairy tale has now transformed into a sort of love-story. The latest film version, Red Riding Hood, is thus a knowing participant in a very long folkloric tradition that takes us all the way back to Early Modern Europe. There are intriguing gestures toward each of the tales Orenstein rehearses, and they’ve even added a little vampire logic for good measure. These werewolves can pass their powers on with a bite, but only in the once-ev…

Sniffing the Zeigeist

By Sarah Posner

Hot off the press: the latest religion Bloggingheads, with yours truly and the American Conservative’s Michael Brendan Dougherty. We discussed Peter King’s Muslim “radicalization” hearings, the shari’ah conspiracy theory industry, and then digressed on to Newt Gingrich’s patriotic infidelity and how that squares (or not) with his new-found Catholicism. And last — but not least — we chatted about Rob Bell’s possible heresy, a favorite topic here a…

My Lent: Ashes, Addiction, and the Reality of Hell (Pace Rob Bell)

By Debra Dean Murphy

…”) are not entertaining, nor are the tweets and status updates hurling the latest zingers, looking for easy laughs. But I understand that we all want to be funny on Facebook (and to be “liked”) and that we live in an age when everyone is an armchair therapist. The depths one descends to while in the grip of addiction and its associated pathologies are rightly called “hell” since they constitute a black hole of alienation, torment, and anguish. Fri…

Creationists Try to Claim Scopes

By Lauri Lebo

A Tennessee lawmaker is leading efforts to introduce the latest anti-evolution strategy into public school science class. I have an article in today’s Scientific American about the proposed legislation, as well as continuing efforts in Texas and Louisiana to water down the teaching of evolution. What makes the Tennessee bill so interesting is that the man who leading the campaign is invoking the name of John Scopes, the science teacher convicted…

Pence Amendment not Just About Abortion, but About Thwarting Contraception

By Sarah Posner

…o focus on ending family planning. In the press release, the Howard Center promotes the most recent issue of its quarterly journal, which is centered on the theme of what the Center contends are the horrific societal effects of family planning and contraception. From the press release: “How timely is it that the most recent issue of The Family in America: A Journal of Public Policy would highlight the harm and exploitation of women and children un…

Can Poetry Heal the Planet?

By Gary Gach

…40-year interval between Stephen Levine’s previous book of poetry and his latest—that’s quite a span. In the interim, he’s not remained silent. Indeed, you may recognize his name as a bestselling spiritual author. If you’ve read any of his books, you might have noted how poetic his prose is: its awakening quality of mind, and openness of heart. So, when a reader once complained to the author how his book Who Dies? made no mention of what poets wr…

The Republican Assault on Reproductive Rights…

By Sarah Posner

…In the latest Bloggingheads.tv Slate‘s David Weigel and I discuss the political implications of the Republican assault on reproductive rights in Congress, a possible GOP “truce” on abortion in the 2012 primary, and the internal conservative movement culture wars, from the inclusion of gay groups in the conservative coalition, to what I’ve taken to calling the “Islamophobia Industrial Complex.”…

Hell, in Rob Bell’s Own Words: State of Belief Radio

By The Editors

…tist church in Grand Rapids Michigan, is the author of numerous books. His latest, “Love Wins: [A Book About] Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived” is a provocative, thoughtful, and ultimately generous meditation on meaning, and life, and afterlife… And you probably shouldn’t read it if you don’t want to feel better. Pastor Bell, great thanks for being with us on State of Belief Radio. [RB]: You’re great. It was a good time. Th…

The Scandal of the Cross

By Jeremy Biles

…olence of the barbarous acts that were committed.” This incident marks the latest, and perhaps most spectacular, in a line of attacks on the image. Piss Christ, as the photo is commonly referred to, was among the first shots fired (or first casualties suffered, depending on your perspective) in the culture wars of Reagan-era America. In 1989, Republican senator Jesse Helms denounced the photo, characterizing Serrano as “not an artist” but a “jerk….

Possible Heir to Dalai Lama Cleared of Corruption Charges

By Tsering Namgyal

…ever, given the prospective role—which actually now looks more and more like an obligation—that this Karmapa could play going forward, this latest incident may have served a significant purpose….