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The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ‘n’ Roll

By Eric C. Miller

…They are constantly identifying social evils that will lead to the end of Western civilization—rock ‘n’ roll, of course, but more recently same-sex marriage, national health care, etc. What can this study teach us about evangelical cultural engagement more broadly? In the book, I wanted to talk about evangelicalism in a way that went beyond politics, because there has already been quite a bit of focus on conservative Christianity and politics—to…

God is a Terrifying Monster, and Other Takeaways from the Study of Vampires in Pop Culture

By Jess Peacock

…films Dracula Untold and What We Do in the Shadows each reached back into western vampire lore and instilled the crucifix with its traditional power over the undead. What’s the most important take-home message for readers? Above all, I wanted to frame the traditional vampire narrative as a form of resistance literature, serving as a metaphorical blueprint for the fight against oppression within society. If nothing else, I would want the reader to…

End-Times Watcher Sees Satan in an Energy Drink

By William R. Black

…Ever since the Book of Revelation was written, Christians have tried to decode it. They have used gematria to prove that Muhammad, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Napoleon, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and countless popes were the Beast. Some have noted with dread that each of Ronald Wilson Reagan’s three names contained six letters. Indeed, when the Reagans retired to Bel Air in 1989, they asked to have their new address changed from 666 to 668 St. Cloud Road…

Crisis in Sudan: ‘If the World Stands Idly By This Time, They Will Bring Genocide’

By Frederick Clarkson

…his church—the diocesan cathedral, a small brick structure, very humble by Western Anglican standards—was looted and burned, as was his home. Andudu came to Washington to call on the international community to intervene in order to save his people. In so doing he carries a Christian message at odds with those voices seemingly eager for religious war with Islam. As the head of an Episcopal interfaith committee in South Kordofan, he says he maintain…

RD News Round-Up—September 22, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…ent of the Iraq War, Regnery has added defense of the Bush administration, promotion of the war on terror and Islam: [This year] Regnery published two books that fanned fears of Islam and justified the U.S. invasion of Iraq and war on terror using the clash of civilizations language of Bernard Lewis and Samuel Huntington: Mark Steyn’s America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, and Mark Sieff’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle…

Is Proselytizing Ever Okay? Are We All Proselytizing All The Time?

By Chrissy Stroop

…the largest concentration outside Israel in the United States. In medieval Western Europe, where the notorious blood libel—the false belief that Jews need the blood of a ritually murdered Christian boy to make Passover matzah—originated, Jewish communities’ positions were always tenuous relative to the Christian rulers in power. The Jewish population was expelled from England in 1290, and Jews and Muslims were expelled from the Iberian Peninsula i…

First Things First: Sexual Equality Just Is

By Kate Blanchard

…ect its authors to make strong arguments, informed by the best thinking of Western religious traditions. First Things is published by the Institute on Religion and Public Life “to confront the ideology of secularism, which insists that…faith has no place in shaping the public conversation or in shaping public policy.” So I was astonished by Mark Regnerus’s laughable piece, “The Death of Eros,” which makes an entirely secular (and frankly tired) ar…

Global Precap: 5 Religion and LGBT Stories to Look For in 2015

By Peter Montgomery

…omen for America, who has lavished praise on Putin’s Russia for resisting “western LGBTIQ fascists” and suggested that Islamic jihadists are right about the “moral and spiritual bankruptcy” of the “decadent West.” Political Network for Values: Conservatives on Offense in Global Culture War In December, 60 parliamentarians from 20 countries gathered in New York with leaders of religious right organizations from around the globe for a “transatlantic…

“Pregnancy is Not a Disease”: Birth of an Anti-Contraception Rallying Cry

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…l and a board member for the Couple to Couple League, an organization that promotes Natural Family Planning based on Roman Catholic principles. Laird’s remarks came in response to HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ recent announcement that insurance plans will be required to offer contraception without copay, unless they meet the conditions allowing for a religious exemption. The HHS guidelines follow recent recommendations issued by the Institute o…

What Do ‘The Christians’ Believe? Easter Reflections from a Non-Christian

By Gary Laderman

…stians to shape the content of educational textbooks in Texas, country and western music has been given a seal of approval as a significant cultural movement worthy of study. Yet for rappers as well as country crooners, Jesus inspires musicians and the music they create. What do the Christians believe? Same-sex marriage, euthanasia, immigration, race relations… the list of topics that demonstrate the vast and often heavily contested views of Chris…