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State Department Finds Religion, But Whose?

By Melani McAlister

…ough the new office, the US is also likely to directly support groups that promote particular interpretations of their own religion—specifically those that are friendly to US policy. Here, “moderate Muslims” are first on the list. As Elizabeth Shakman-Hurd has pointed out, the decision of which groups to support, with funds and perhaps visits from the Secretary of State, is fraught in ways that US policy barely acknowledges. Throwing US power and…

Pew and the Jews: “So What?”

By The Editors

…esus-as-Messiah—even more curious as to how that question made it onto the list. (And yes, we’re working on that story as we speak.) But in the end, we decided to go above our own heads and ask an eminent group of writers, scholars and activists to respond to the brief prompt: “So what?” Their answers, linked below, tease unexpected meaning from Pew’s results. ________________________ Good News For Bad News Addicts J.J. GOLDBERG Once again we obse…

Bibi’s Bad History

By Shaul Magid

…thing they get is only an act of Israeli generosity. The speech goes on to list Rohani’s duplicity and the danger of Iran, topped off with a tragic story of Netanyahu’s grandfather and great-uncle being pursued and beaten by anti-semites somewhere in “the heart of Europe,” gesturing to the Nazis but extending beyond them. The finale proclaims that “biblical prophecies are being realized,” supported by a quote from the prophet Amos that the Jews “w…

The Explanation for Everything

By Lauren Grodstein

…how they tried to refashion a ninth-grade science curriculum; but as a novelist I found myself interested in their attempt, and in their sad plight after the judge handed down the decision. What’s the most important take-home message for readers? That we all believe what we need to believe to get through our lives. For some of us (many of us?) it’s that a supernatural deity is watching out for us. For others, it’s that a supernatural deity crea…

From Pastor to Harvard’s ‘Godless Church’ Planter

By Becky Garrison

…word “church.” For others even a liberal church like the Unitarian Universalists will not meet their needs. For this reason, we’re using the term “Humanist community.” When you establish a community, the principles of community organizing are the same regardless of whether the group is religious or secular. But in creating these communities we’re lacking some important elements found in religion, and that’s a deity, doctrine, dogma, and theology….

Pro-Gay Christians Breaking Out

By Peter Montgomery

…would still be commonplace. In fact, if we were today to adhere to a literalist rendition of the Christian scriptures, the 21st century would be a deeply troubling place, and the list of legitimised social oppressions would be disturbingly long. Slavery would still be regarded as normal, as political constituencies around the world, like the pre-civil war American south, continued to invoke the New Testament injunction that “slaves be obedient to…

A How-To Guide for Keeping Up With the Events in #Egypt

By Haroon Moghul

…tunately, for us, the counter-revolution is being tweeted, too. Here’s a list of some of the best voices and thinkers on the situation on the ground in Egypt. I don’t endorse all their views and opinions, of course, but I believe they are nuanced, interesting, intriguing, provocative or deeply insightful persons, whether on the ground or reporting from farther away. In no particular order: @Arabist @HSMoghul (hell why not?) @BelTrew @MaxBlumenth…

The Protestant Mainline Makes a (Literary) Comeback

By Gary Dorrien

…Union Theological Seminary, where I teach. Neither is it spoken at a long list of other former bastions of liberal Protestant theology, including many divinity schools and denominational seminaries. Theology versus religious studies is not the issue. These institutions still teach theology, and religious studies too, but we do not say that we are liberal Protestant schools. Most of us say that we are pluralistic, ecumenical Christian institutions…

What is Interfaith Cooperation For?

By Eboo Patel

…icts, and American military campaigns abroad as some examples that fit her list of priorities. She writes, “Appeals to ‘interfaith’ often prioritize projects for recognition of such identities over attention to systemic forms of material and social inequality” and “interfaith programs always provide means to other ends.” All in all, it is a well-articulated view of what might be called a progressive social justice understanding of interfaith work….

New Book: God Favors Supply-Side Economics

By Gordon Haber

…a myriad of external and internal factors,” “laziness” comes first on his list of causes. “The United States is so prosperous that even our poor are rich compared to people in most of the world,” Hovind writes. “The poor in America usually have air conditioning, a car, a television, and a telephone.” These (alleged) facts must be a great comfort to the Americans struggling with joblessness and poverty. There is some decent advice about budgeting…