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Knighting Viktor Orbán for ‘Defending Christianity,’ Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Demonstrates That ‘Culture War’ is the Only Theology That Matters to the Global Right

By Katherine Kelaidis

…re the threat. This was most clear in his homily following Sunday’s prayer service, in which he said: “…we do not impose our way of life on anyone, but we also do not want anyone, from any part of the world, to come and impose their values, their view of the world, or their way of life on us. Brothers and sisters, I repeat: we will not [accept this]. Since we do not impose our way of life on anyone, we will not allow anyone to impose on us, his ru…

My House, My Rules: 3 Women Speakers “Rejected” From Women’s Day Event at Vatican (on Full Inclusion of Women in the Church)

By Mary E. Hunt

…eting space. The Götz Foundation is a generous donor to the Jesuit Refugee Service so it’s safe to assume some influence there. Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin made clear that he was informed of the dissing by Ms. McAleese, not by his Roman colleagues. In fact, she has remained silent publicly on the matter, awaiting response to her private letter to Pope Francis who is Mr. Farrell’s boss. I wonder if this time the men are a little over their sk…

The Tense History Behind Jimmy Carter’s Liberty U. Commencement Address

By John Fea

…ty by talking about the Christian roots of American freedom and connecting American destiny to the old belief, dating back to the 17th-century Puritans who settled New England, that America was God’s great “city upon a hill.” Reagan opposed abortion, promised to fight moral decay in American culture, and assured Falwell and the rising Religious Right that he would keep the federal government from intruding on the lives and schools of ordinary evan…

Bush’s Favorite Catholic Departs The Scene

By Peter Laarman

…entually became encapsulated in the famous report of The Project for a New American Century. Back in the day, they gave us Iran-Contra (they all lionized Ollie North, and one of their number—the execrable Elliott Abrams—is still running our disastrous Middle East policy as Assistant Secretary of State). They also tried, unsuccessfully in this case, to discredit the anti-apartheid forces in South Africa and their allies here in the United States. T…

Challenging 2-D Depictions of Islam on CNN

By Hussein Rashid

…an as a terrorist, absent any facts, denigrating the service of the Muslim-American service members who serve with honor. Lemon then says that most acts are carried about by Muslims, ignoring the points raised by Arsalan and Soumaya. I wish I mentioned that a Muslim was involved in reporting the Times Square bomb car, or that Soumaya mentioned that it was a Muslim who turned in the Hutaree, but I am glad Arsalan got in the racial component of the…

Ponzi Schemes and Prophecy

By Sarah Posner

…any conclusions about Perry being influenced by the likes of Jeremiah, the American Family Association’s news service reports today that Jeremiah is “impressed” with Perry but that the Texas governor has some explaining to do about his relationship with Ismaili Muslim Community leader the Aga Khan, a subject about which Justin Elliott reported at Salon. The notoriously anti-Muslim AFA, aparently unaware or unconcerned about this relationship, bank…

In 2012 Bishops Join Fight to Repackage Discrimination as ‘Religious Freedom’

By Sarah Posner

…nizations that play a vital role in providing health care and other needed services either to violate their conscience or severely curtail those services.” They conveniently avoid discussing the fact that many Catholic institutions already voluntarily provide insurance coverage for contraception. Nonetheless, Republicans, with a handful of Democratic co-sponsors, have introduced the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, which would amend the Affor…

“Under God…It’s a Great Thing”: Trump Delivers for His Christian Base

By Diane Winston

…his 2009 bestseller, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power. I don’t know if Donald Trump is part of this group. But I do know that his speech to the prayer breakfast was unlike any other and that, in its own peculiarly bombastic way, it was one step closer to Vereide’s vision of a Christian nation. That’s because the heart of Trump’s speech was a defense of “religious liberty” that sounded a lot like protecting Chris…

Trendwatch: Thieves Taking the Christ out of Christmas. Literally.

By Daniel Silliman

…ristmas tree, 65 percent send cards, and more than half attend a religious service. More than 70 percent of Americans grow up with visits from Santa Claus. Even among the small segment that doesn’t celebrate Christmas, a majority say they gather with friends and family on that holiday. Stealing the baby Jesus is a stupid prank, not a threat to this way of life. But it’s because of this stupidity, and not some other reason, that if you want to pay…

Catholics for Choice Blasts New Proposed Contraception Coverage Rule

By Sarah Posner

…est for exemption, exempt organizations can now include schools and social service organizations, operated by churches, that nonetheless employ and serve people of other faiths. Organizations that do not qualify for the exemption will likely include institutions of higher education, large social services organizations, and Catholic hospitals, said Hutchinson. The new proposed rule permits these organizations, she said, to self-certify that they ar…