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The March for Life: Grassroots Movement or Agitprop?

By Patricia Miller

…k down on abortion; an article questioning whether the march can heal the divide in the anti-abortion movement over Trump; a piece from John Gehring about how the march will show that pro-life doesn’t stop at birth; and an article about thousands assembling for the march. For comparison, this photo is from the 2017 Women’s March in DC. Neither the beginning nor the end of the crowd is visible and there’s no space on the sides. From the New York Ti…

From Shofars to Hammers: The Spiritual Warriors of MAGA are ‘ReAwakening’ to Political Violence

By Mark Clatterbuck

…16 US cities, drawing sold-out crowds at every stop, with regularly priced tickets ranging between $250 and $500. It is arguably the dominant brand of today’s Republican Party. For good reason, a growing number of expert observers have begun sounding the alarm. I suggest it’s time we hit the panic button. The rally featured plenty of repugnant elements—from the relentless attacks on transgender youth consistent with fascist scapegoating, to the st…

Argue-by-Number: A Suggestion for the Church

By Mark D. Jordan

…e just can’t tell a joke. Some days I wonder whether we shouldn’t adopt a similar system for church arguments about homosexuality. Not the raucous laughter (though there are plenty of causes for it), but the numbering. Instead of reciting the familiar arguments once again, we could simply call out the numbers to cue support from those on our side. Number 1 could be “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” Number 2: “God doesn’t discriminate.”…

In the Aftermath of the “Himalayan Tsunami”

By Luke Whitmore

…of the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. Their destinations include the divine sources of the Yamuna and Ganga rivers, the abode of the god Shiva in Kedarnath, the famous residence of the god Vishnu in Badrinath, and the Sikh site of Hemkund Sahib, associated with Tenth Guru of the Sikh tradition, Guru Gobind Singh. This year in mid-June the monsoon rains came early and poured down upon the Land of the Gods with the sort of unexpected intensity…

The Sacred and the Dead: Operator, Can You Help Me?

By Maren Haynes

…e with the sonic clarity of being in the same room. A special series on religion and culture produced in collaboration with the Office of Religious Life at the University of Southern California Though initially only accessible to the very wealthy, the telephone soon proliferated, and with it, a promise of relational immediacy—no longer did a person need to wait days or weeks to communicate by exchange of letter or telegram. The telephone promised…

Swiss Priest Sacked for Blessing Lesbian Couple; Mormon Equality Advocate Excommunicated; Pope-Backed Anti-Gay Referendum Fails; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…nd: Queen reportedly sees marriage equality as ‘wonderful’ Queen Elizabeth II signed the country’s marriage equality law in 2013 but has avoided making public comments on the matter, which is reportedly “in line with Royal Protocol.” But comedian Stephen Fry said in an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show last Saturday that he had a “well founded” source for a story about Elizabeth: “It was only last summer that Her Majesty The Queen gave the Roya…

Yes, It’s Worse To Be Gay in Russia

By Chrissy Stroop

When I taught English at the American Home in Vladimir, Russia during the 2003-2004 academic year, I unabashedly brought up the issue of gay marriage in an advanced English class. In fact, I had my students read a news article on the debate surrounding the issue in the US that had been sparked by the ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that the denial to same-sex couples of the right to marry was unconstitutional. Part of what I wa…

Trayvon Martin and American Exceptionalism

By Anthea Butler

…merman even calls Trayvon a “F’in coon” in the 911 recording. As of this writing, Zimmerman is not charged with any crime, courtesy of his friends on the Sanford, Florida, Police department reading of the “stand your ground law” which allows one to shoot if they feel threatened. Last time I looked, a pack of Skittles isn’t threatening, nor can it pack a gun. Zimmerman and Trayvon are players in America’s ongoing narrative of racial strife and anim…

“You’ve Never Met a Muslim”

By Hussein Rashid

…community life, on the courage and goodness of New Yorkers, and on the horrific event that has shaped a generation of American Muslim life. Hussein Rashid_________ September 11, 2001. The day I became Muslim. That’s a lie. I am now a Muslim. I was not always. America made me Muslim. I was born into a Muslim family. Like all good children of immigrants, I rebelled. By the time I was 16, I was a firm Marxist, rejecting religion as an opiate of the…

Recovering From Rejection: The Second Coming of Ted Haggard

By Wendy Norris

Pastor Ted stands astride two hay bales triumphant and seemingly oblivious to the frigid night air inside the Haggard family barn, where 75 people have gathered for a prayer service. Dressed in jeans and a favorite gray NYC sweatshirt, Haggard launches into a Borscht Belt routine for evangelicals that plays to raucous laughter. He wisecracks that God’s preoccupation with keeping tabs on Barack Obama may delay immediate answers to their prayers. A…