Religion Dispatches
…and Buddhist Leaders are Moving Beyond the Culture Wars and Transforming American Public Life. The book is available for pre-order from Amazon.com and will be in bookstores nationwide in August 2008….
Read More…? Husain Abdullah was penalized for praying after a pick6…. Smh pic.twitter.com/G2j7plEawE — NBA RETWEET (@RTNBA) September 30, 2014 UPDATE: This is revealing: a 2012 slideshow from Bleacher Report, “Tim Tebow and the 10 Most Religious Players in NFL History,” cites only Christian players, even though Abdullah had played in the league since 2008 and was known to observe the Ramadan fast even while playing football. “I’m putting nothing before God,…
Read More…ts have nothing to do with scripture, and America is not a theocracy, no matter how hard some of its citizens may try to make it so. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
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…raise taxes for more than half of Americans including pensioners and low-income people—harking back to Mitt Romney’s ’47-percent’ comment in 2012. After criticism from Jen Psaki and Chuck Schumer, Scott sat with Sean Hannity for a softball-interview during which he denied that his plan included any tax hikes—a lie that Hannity happily let slide. The tax hike, Scott claims in the document, would be necessary to “grow America’s economy, starve Washi…
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…n, the way journalist Greg Garrison framed his write-up of the story for Al.com provides a neat illustration of how the media normalizes Christian supremacism and evangelical extremism by failing to unpack evangelical rhetoric. To be sure, Garrison notes, “People have speculated about ulterior motives in attempting to affect the race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.” But instead of finding such people to talk to,…
Read More…RD contributing editor Anthea Butler, who wrote about Trayvon Martin and American Exceptionalism this week, appeared on Melissa Harris Perry’s MSNBC program this morning to talk more about the tragic shooting and its aftermath. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
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…recent viral tweet, “people who don’t have any questions.” https://twitter.com/JemarTisby/status/1569727675333492740 And now, implored to examine honestly the intricate array of forces informing matters pertinent to sex and gender, Mohler and his team have again plugged their ears. Their position on each of these issues, as on so many others, is appealing to many because it peddles an easy answer in place of thoughtful questions. And the no-nonse…
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…r hero narrative spun by the Bush administration? In an interview with ESPN.com, Lt. Col. Ralph Kauzlarich, who led the second investigation into Tillman’s death, said the reason for the family’s dogged pursuit of the truth of his death was because they didn’t believe in God. “When you die, I mean, there is supposedly a better life, right? Well, if you are an atheist and you don’t believe in anything, if you die, what is there to go to? Nothing. Y…
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…seed, thereby allowing the root of compassion to break forth. Eventually, compassion becomes the sturdy stalk that gives life to the fruit of kindness. Rule #3: Practice Hospitality Hospitality is the gracious honoring of one’s neighbors, especially strangers. A compelling gesture of hospitality is contained in the Sanskrit greeting: “Namaste,” or “the sacred in me greets the sacred in you.” Even as people stand firm on their differences of opini…
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…ther uses the question as a headline (in, gasp, the Washington Post). Here come the lesbians! Here come the lesbians! And, of course, where there are lesbians, religion is relevant, right? So, The Huffington Post is asking: “Why is the Christian Right Afraid of a ‘Lesbian, Homosexual Elena Kagan’?” Where there are rumors of lesbians, there are odd responses because, remember, this is all about politics, right? As HuffPo’s Michael Kieschnick puts i…
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