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The Battle for the Bible Against Christian Nationalism Seeks to Continue Historic Campaign

By Frederick Clarkson

…ly undermining justice, supporting the destruction of the planet, and even promoting violence. Rooted in the values of religious freedom, pluralism and separation of church and state, it’s led by the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and Union Theological Seminary’s Kairos Center, which jointly sponsored the conference. Nosie, who now leads Apache Stronghold, an organization that seeks to “battle continued colonization, def…

Conventional Wisdom: RNC/DNC Giving God a Bad Name?

By Peter Laarman

…at regard, Ted Strickland, a certified Methodist preacher, was on somewhat better ground actually quoting Matthew 6 and denouncing Romney as someone whose riches have hardened his heart and distanced him from any identification with the Reign of God, in which those who are now first will be last, and vice versa. To me at least, the cringe factor over creeping religiosity was mitigated by the broader populist appeal, the volcanic “us vs. them” core…

Bush’s Favorite Catholic Departs The Scene

By Peter Laarman

…plished author who devoted his life to the service of the Almighty and the betterment of our world,” gushed the 43rd president in a statement. “He was also a dear friend, and I have treasured his wise counsel and guidance.” I guess that is what you get when you wear a collar and pat the president on the head for standing firm against the baby killers. The through-line in most of the hagiographic remembrances goes like this: Neuhaus, and—by extensi…

Jeff Sharlet’s Weird Religion, in 13 Chapters

By S. Brent Rodriguez Plate

…era makes Brad Will a martyr. Meanwhile, Luce needs the wide-open space of east Texas to ground a globetrotting evangelistic enterprise, while Will’s globetrotting activism leans on his grounding in Kenilworth, Illinois. Plots are constantly plotted. Ultimately, emplotting people’s tales and locations entails their humanity, and hence we stumble over the third emplotment, the cemetery plot. In “Begin with the Dead,” Cornel West offers his attitu…

Hagee Hangs On

By Bill Berkowitz

…r participant ever since. “Christian Zionist leaders have, for decades at least, been making coded and covert anti-Semitic statements and some of them have been pushing conspiracy theories that derive historically from such works as the Protocols of The Elders of Zion,” according to Wilson. “If one thing is clear, it’s that from now on there’s going to be a somewhat heightened level of scrutiny of public speech from Christian Zionist leaders.” “Th…

Don’t Blame Secularism: Reading Blind Spot: When Journalists Don’t Get Religion

By Jeffrey Feldman

…ot even know the box exists. As Rubin’s analysis shows us, we would all be better off if we just opened the darned box and got up to speed on the basics of Islam globally, as well as some specifics about Islam in those parts of the world germane to our lives today. American attitudes towards Iran and Iraq, not to mention our foreign policy choices, would be much more sound if we spent some time learning how to distinguish between Sunni, Shi’a, and…

Pope Decries ‘Ideological Colonization’ of Family; Islamic State Executes Gays and Others; Gay Couple Gets Long-Delayed Wedding in Mexico; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e the LGBT community, have been caught in the middle. “I believe we are in between two evils: Russian homophobic culture and Ukrainian homophobic intolerance,” says Olena Semenova, an LGBT activist…. For years, the Ukrainian state has passively stood by and sometimes even encouraged homophobia. In 2012, a few members of parliament proposed a bill to “prohibit promotion of homosexuality,” fashioned after the notorious Russian laws against “gay prop…

CNN Editor Leaves Over Tweet on Hezbollah ‘Giant’

By Hussein Rashid

…cannot be nothing by monolithically evil. As Glenn Greenwald argues, it is better to look at war-mongering neocons as the most influential force in the media now. Anything that upsets the rhythm of the war drums is to be removed. Cole’s point on the biases we have in the media prompted Andrew Sullivan to take Bailey’s question one step further. He asks if any reporter has been fired for making anti-Muslim remarks. The answer is yes, they have, and…

In the Story of the New Testament We Are the Romans—No Matter Who Wins the Election

By Stephen Hinerman

…e statues were less about honoring the Civil War dead than they were about promoting 20th century white supremacy). In some ways, it’s not all that different from the ideas that sold people on the first Crusade back in the 11th century. And it’s not all that different from the story we tell ourselves today, every time we enter another country for their “own good.” Sure, we went into Iraq on the basis of false information about WMDs. But in the rhe…

When Religious Disagreement Seems the Least of Our Problems: The Future for “Interfaith” in a Divided Society

By Michael Schulson

…at Americans—and especially white Americans, of all political stripes—need better methods with which to listen to their fellow citizens. Can the interfaith movement play a role there? Certainly, Patel’s primer is a savvy guide to pluralistic listening. But the book also illustrates some of the shortcomings that the interfaith movement brings to any larger pursuit for a more pluralistic society. There may not be a unified Interfaith Movement, but P…