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Creationist Publisher Says No Plans for Pandas Redux

By Lauri Lebo

…raise doubt about the validity of evolution. Last week, according to FTE’s web site, it sent a letter to the state education agency, saying now that it would not be submitting any materials. As I wrote last week, FTE is the same publisher who wrote Of Pandas and People, the intelligent design textbook that was so famously exposed as rehashed creationist literature during the trial of Kitzmiller v. Dover. The Board of Education will review material…

Guns and the Wyoming Legislator Proposing the Shari’ah Law Ban

By Sarah Posner

…l.” The eulogy concluded, “With the loss of such a man as Aaron Zelman, a fair question now is: Who can replace him? Who can fill the void? Who can provide the incisive clarity, the backbone, the leadership, and the courage needed in this most vital of battles? Who, indeed?” Last year, JPFO sent a survey to its members, “Can the Second Amendment and Islam Co-Exist?”, which it urged them to complete after reading a short article called “The Leader….

Captain America v. The Collective: Redemption in Tucson

By Christopher H. Evans

…vision of redemption in American history which requires us to enter into a web of suffering and tragedy in the hope that a genuine transformation might occur; Martin Luther King Jr. embodies this theme. Part of King’s compelling legacy was his synthesis of theological, philosophical, and civil religious languages that outlined a vision of justice that required Americans to see collective meaning in suffering—even in the face of apparent failure. I…

What Does Anti-Christian Even Mean?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…has come out with his top ten “Anti-Christian Acts of 2010.” Coming it at number one on the hit parade is the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that ended employment discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans. Cass warns that the new law “would force ministries to hire people who oppose the beliefs or values of the organization.” That might be something to worry about if it were true, but it’s n…

CPAC Conservatives Shun “Crazy Bigot” Gaffney

By Sarah Posner

…ting Congress to investigate “creeping shari’ah,” talked to the conspiracy web site World Net Daily, claiming “that CPAC has come under the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is working to bring America under Saudi-style Shariah law.” Gaffney’s exhibit A is Suhail Khan, a member of the American Conservative Union board, which annually sponsors the Conservative Political Action Conference. WND’s piece is based on Gaffney’s charges “that Is…

Would Tea Partiers Consider Jefferson a Heretic?

By Lauri Lebo

…ose who follow attacks by the religious right on civil liberties. From the web site: 1) The faith of Thomas Paine — the man who inspired the American Revolution, and the writing of the Declaration of Independence. This film shows how Paine’s influence over the Revolution was critical, while his anti-Christian writings revealed much of what the other founders truly believed. 2) The faith of Thomas Jefferson — author of the Declaration of Independen…

Evangelicals, Oppose Park51 At Your Own Eschatological Risk

By Stephen V. Anderson

…k. A recent blog post by Chuck Norris on the American Family Association’s Web site summarizes what many evangelical commentators think about the president’s recent foray into all that is Park51. “Obama is not just rebooting America’s image in the Muslim world. He’s deepening and expanding Islamic belief, practice, culture around the world, like a Muslim missionary.” I think not… but if true… it might be exactly what the Creator ordered (cf. The L…

After Westboro: The Trouble With “Tolerance”

By Cody J. Sanders

…military funerals. There is no shortage of commentary in print and on the web concerning the constitutional merits of the Court’s decision and the myriad emotional reactions to Westboro’s particular brand of protest. But what do the actions of Westboro and the Supreme Court’s decision have to do with theology? Perhaps not much. Most readily dismiss Westboro as a fanatical fringe group that receives a disproportionate amount of media attention for…

Chilean Mine Rescue: Largest Global Spiritual Event Ever?

By Elizabeth Drescher

…the day to live feeds from the mine shaft to computers, laptops, and smartphones around the world. Millions, likewise, participated in the digital call-and-response of tweeted and retweeted updates from Chilean officials, onsite reporters, and friends and family members of the miners; along with prayers and encouragements from the millions watching the rescue. In addition, hundreds of Facebook groups sprung up as global digital sanctuaries for pr…

Feisal Abdul-Rauf Still not Providing Leadership on Park51

By Hussein Rashid

…onstantly calls the center Cordoba House, the same day Park51 revamped its Web site, and one of principals says he wants to sell. Apparently no one told him that in his absence the Cordoba House name was dropped in favor of Park51. Either he is being kept out of the information loop or there is a leadership struggle happening within the team. The only other alternative is that he really is just clueless, as his wife constantly referred to the proj…