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Lindsey Graham and Al Qaeda Share the Same “Allahu Akbar”

By Nathan Lean

…outing it after some ghastly act. When the Westboro Baptist Church says “Thank God for 9/11” and “Praise the Lord for dead US soldiers” few would argue that “Thank God” or “Praise the Lord” are somehow inextricably linked to fundamentalists. By controlling the way we talk about Islam, the powerful and ideologically driven elites in our society influence the way we think about Islam, which can have the effect of justifying wars in the Middle East,…

Strange Bedfellows: The American Far-Right and Today’s Jihad Do Have Something in Common — Just Not What You Think

By Suzanne Schneider

…y to articulate a vision outside of the normative epistemic framework in a way that’s reminiscent of other “traditionalist” movements. Consider, for instance, the way the American religious right has long sought the imprimatur of science to affirm its biblical view of the origin of the universe. If this appeal to individual agency serves as one of the central acts of seduction within the new far-right, it’s important to consider it alongside the w…

By the Way: Fractured Religious Right Endorses McCain

By Randall Balmer

…e group also trotted out the tired warnings about “judicial activism” as a way of rallying support for McCain (presumably, Barack Obama’s judicial appointments would be “judicial activists”). Am I the only person who finds it a tad curious that whenever conservatives invoke the canard of “judicial activism” they fail to cite the most egregious example of judicial activism in recent years: Bush v. Gore? And I wonder if anyone at the meeting bothere…

Obama and the Unbelievers: The Future of Secularism

By Bruce Ledewitz

…d to walk humbly with your God’’—but he managed to put this reference in a way that included everyone but the most hardened atheists, and maybe did not even exclude them. I know there are atheists who do justice and love mercy. So, Warren and Lowery engaged in two different kinds of prayer in terms of inclusiveness. Why do I say then that America is on its way to resolving this disagreement about public prayer? Secularism is Growing For one thing,…

Jesus, Carpet Bomb My Heart: An Undercover Muslim in Detroit

By Haroon Moghul

…to heal America’s profound crisis—while allying with those who seek to do away with much of our government is anything but apolitical. It just doesn’t have the courage to admit it. Engle argues that America is in crisis. So do a lot of folks. But then he argues that the only way out is through Jesus. Undoubtedly every political and social crisis has a moral dimension, though to admit that means little. What matters more is to think this logic thro…

No One Can Tell I’m a Muslim: All-American Muslim Debuts

By Su?ad Abdul Khabeer

…may come to the show believing that all Muslims are religious in the same way, adhere to tradition in the same way, and are therefore quite unlike the rest of “us”; Americans, that is. Depite these strengths, the show really missed an opportunity by not showcasing a fuller range of the ethnic (and class) diversity of the American Muslim community. Why does this matter? Because one of the clear aims of this reality TV show is to challenge anti-Mus…

What’s Behind a Conservative Mormon’s Call For “Religious Freedom” Advocates to “Stand Down” on LGBT Rights

By Sunnivie Brydum

…ristics protected in federal law, like race. “I’ve never been a ‘born that way’ guy, and I’ve never been ‘it’s a civil rights issue’ guy,” says Mero of his response to the modern framing of LGBT rights. “Our sexuality is: we are either male or female, and we have moral agency. And if there are issues at birth, like physiological issues that cause… [an] anomaly—if those things happen, they happen, but it doesn’t change the norm, if you will.” Argui…

King as Inspiration, Not Guide

By William D. Hart

…ice between the “cross” and the “flag,” King chose the cross. That was his way of saying “God damn America.” And there was much that deserved damnation. In the name of God, King condemned America for killing the poor of Vietnam and neglecting the poor at home. Romans crucified Jews and Christians; Americans carpetbombed, mined, and napalmed the Buddhists of Vietnam. (By the way, unlike Jesus, King and Wright do not call their critics “vipers” and…

Can Mormonism Save Mitt Romney’s Campaign?

By Joanna Brooks

…people not in the room (cue the 47%) but also to stark disparities in the way a man views himself and the way he is viewed at large. As Lemann writes, Romney sees himself as a “rescuer,” “not a guy who used debt to buy and resell businesses.” Hard facts stand on the side of the latter. The insularity, privacy, and opacity of Romney’s worlds and his guardedness are rooted, I believe, in the historic experience of LDS people as a historically perse…

Fr. John Dear, Dismissed from Jesuits: “It Is So Strange to Be Hated by So Many Church Leaders”

By Megan Sweas

…s right? The whole world has said they are wrong—that violence is the only way to respond to violence. Or passivity—run away and do nothing. Jesus is very clear in the Sermon on the Mount—offer no violent resistance to one who does evil, he says. Gandhi says nonviolence is infinitely creative: you have to pray over it, think about it, talk about it with friends, try experiments with nonviolent conflict resolution. You have to be really centered an…