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What the Hail: Satanists Got Busy in 2018

By Joseph Laycock

…orney Marc Randazza to represent them pro bono. Randazza has represented a number of far-right figures including Alex Jones, Mike Cernovich, and Andrew Anglin. TST-Santa Cruz announced their adoption of a local beach. Locals described being “shocked” that Satanists would clean up a beach but were not averse to the idea. Menstruatin’ with Satan art by Tina Scott. http://christina-scott.com TST-Arizona had a falling out with the local branch of the…

Dispatches from the Workplace: Bishops Lead the Cry to Stop Workplace Raids

By Kim Bobo

…ptions: they could plead guilty to knowingly using a false Social Security number and the government would withdraw the more serious charge of “aggravated identity theft.” By pleading guilty, they would serve five months in jail and be deported without a hearing. If they pleaded not guilty, they could wait in jail for six to eight months for a trial without the right to bail. If they won at trial, they would be deported. If they lost, they would g…

Status of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill Unclear; U.S. Religious Right Support Isn’t

By Peter Montgomery

…on, President Yoweri Museveni’s prayer of national atonement (delivered in October), which claimed that the nation is “at the threshold of a new dispensation.” With an emphasis on overcoming demonic influences like witchcraft and dedicating the nation to God it sounded a lot like prayers given at American events sponsored by religious right organizations and groups affiliated with the New Apostolic Reformation: We want to dedicate this nation to y…

Is Religion to Blame for Violence? Karen Armstrong’s Flawed Case

By Paul Harvey

…luding the deaths by drone strikes of women such as Mamana Bibi, killed in October of 2012 while out picking vegetables in a field in north Waziristan. Armstrong concludes that, contrary to what Cain asked sarcastically of his brother Abel in the Old Testament – “Am I my brother’s guardian?” – we are now “all implicated in one another’s history and one another’s tragedies.” Armstrong’s is an intervention – well-intentioned, extremely informative,…

Israel’s Chief Rabbis Say No to Christian Zionist Event

By Sarah Posner

…ion of the Feast of the Tabernacles, or Sukkot, is scheduled to take place October 15 at the southern wall of the Temple Mount. Other portions of the ICEJ’s program will take place at the new Jerusalem Pais sports arena, and activities include a march through the city “to express our solidarity with Israel.” (The ICEJ website currently touts a letter from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, thanking the group for its support during the recent Gaza…

Vatican Enlists Allies Against Gay Marriage; Iranian Gays Pushed to Change Gender; And More in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…rsal Periodic Review of Iran by the United Nations Human Rights Council on October 31, 2014, at least ten countries—including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Spain, Iceland, Denmark, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, and Luxemburg—made recommendations to the Iranian government regarding decriminalization of homosexuality and respect for the rights of LGBT people in that country. Hossein Alizadeh, Regional Program Coordinator for Middle East and North Afr…

With the End of ‘Roe’ the Verdict is in: The Supreme Court Majority is Christian Nationalist

By Andrew L. Seidel

…dow docket, noted at the time that this “ruling was the seventh time since October that the justices have issued an emergency injunction—all of which have blocked Covid restrictions in blue states on religious exercise grounds. Before these rulings, the court had gone five years without issuing a single injunction pending appeal.” For these justices, religion deserves special treatment. Several studies have convincingly shown that this activism on…

Conservative Black Preacher Leads Crusade Against Hate Crimes Legislation

By Bill Berkowitz

…ury’—not speech, not preaching.” Hate Crime Statistics According to a late-October 2008 report by the FBI, hate crimes against gays were up 6% in 2007 (from 2006), despite the fact that the overall number of hate crimes dropped slightly. USA Today reported that there were 7,624 hate crimes reported in 2007, down 1% from 2006. Crimes based on sexual orientation—1,265 in 2007—have been rising since 2005. At around the same time, Coral Ridge Ministri…

How Long Before Trump Claims ‘Religious Freedom’ to Avoid Paying Taxes?

By Sunnivie Brydum

…r at avoiding paying what he owes. As The New York Times reported in early October, a leaked page from Trump’s 1995 tax returns indicated that the billionaire reported a $916 billion net loss that year, which, experts estimate, means he could have essentially avoided paying taxes for 18 years. Trump managed to pull off that financial sleight of hand without any kind of religious exemption. So it’s only reasonable to expect that, with Pence whisper…

Romney Banking on Trump’s Birthers Pulling Him Over Finish Line

By Sarah Posner

…hat unite us – let no agenda narrow our vision or drive us apart. That was October. In February, that Romney was replaced by this one: [W]ithout question, the legal code in this country is based upon Judeo-Christian values and teachings, Biblical teachings, and for the president not to understand that a wide array of religions and a conviction that Judeo-Christian philosophy is an integral part of our foundation is really an extraordinary thing. I…