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As COVID-19 Spreads, Nicaragua’s Leaders Opt For Trumpian Denial and Misinformation

By Jeannine M. Pitas

…ings. While the July 19 celebration of the Sandinista Revolution was moved online, many other concerts, dances, and other activities have continued. “It’s as if they want people to get sick,” says Edward, an American church worker who’s lived in Nicaragua since the 1980s. The motives for this approach to the virus seem clear to many Nicaraguans. “Early on they made a conscious decision to try to protect the economy,” says Dr. Quant. “They said the…

Love the Scholarship But Hate the Scholar’s Sin?: ‘Himpathy’ for an Academic Pedophile Enables a Culture of Abuse

By Stephen Young

…Reed, Professor of Ancient Judaism at NYU, articulated within this diffuse online discussion, “the rhetoric of separating a person from their scholarship is just RHETORIC. In PRACTICE, it is applied unevenly to different kinds of people—and nowhere more often heard than when protecting prestigious white men from responsibility for their own deeds.” https://twitter.com/AnnetteYReed/status/1275414467501793280 Or, more sharply, Anthea Butler (Profess…

Whether it’s Celebrated by CT or Denied in NYC, Evangelical Proselytizing Isn’t in Quarantine

By Chrissy Stroop

…ia campaigns themed around fear. In the first four weeks, 173,000 people visited the websites and more than 10,000 clicked a button indicating they made decisions for Christ, said Mark Appleton, BGEA’s director of internet evangelism. The article goes on to relate how a teenager named Donmere who happened upon one of the sites began chatting with a volunteer, saying “I’m not really a religious person, but I don’t know who else to turn to but God.”…

DeSantis’ Religious Exemption Will Kill—And it Violates the 1st Amendment

By Andrew L. Seidel

…the country are worshipping alone, in small groups or even in large groups online. The short-term ban is simply on the unsafe activity, regardless of purpose. These policies are guided by clear science: The more people that gather, the more viruses spread. Viruses do not respect boundaries or holy ground, they simply travel from person to person. Second, these exemptions unconstitutionally favor churches. The Supreme Court has also held that the F…

The Religious Mourning of ‘Saint’ Kobe Bryant Continues

By Terry Shoemaker

…tion of his career) while others broke down on the bench. Tributes emerged online as well as globally, including a court-sized mural depicting Bryant and his daughter in the Philippines. A man in North Carolina even made a custom casket in honor of Bryant that’s currently on display at the Staples Center. During this year’s All-Star game, one team wore Kobe’s number 24, while the other wore number 2, Gianna’s uniform number. The MVP award, given t…

#Churchtoo: Apology of Evangelical Pastor Accused of Sexual Assault Shows Why Sorry Isn’t Enough

By Jessica Johnson

…ee intoned, “Highpoint Church, in all of our locations, everybody watching online, I want you to know that we love you in an incredible way, and we are sincerely sorry.” Conlee adds that he is sorry to all the guests who may be visiting or viewing a service for the first time, but prays that “what you witness today will give you incredible confidence in what love is all about,” as he begins to sob. Steadying his voice quickly, he concludes, “any p…

Oedipus Complexity: Is it Enough to Fire Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct?

By Benjamin Dueholm

…ty and mutual interest can shield miscreants. Before his resignation, some online progressives (and Garrison Keillor) flocked to Franken’s defense, sometimes even borrowing the standard tactics of counter-attacking the victim. Donald Trump, accused by many women of groping, went after Franken on Twitter but stood by Moore, his fellow partisan in politics and denial. If Moore should win his election, he will be treated—much as Trump has been—as hav…

Why Kaepernick’s Refusal to Stand Is an Act of Religious Dissent

By Benjamin E. Zeller

…ort of vitriol Kaepernick’s action inspired, simply scan the comments from online news reports, which call him un-American, selfish, naïve, treasonous, and dangerous. Donald Trump even laid into him, “I think it’s a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him.” As a scholar of religion what interests me in this instance is the power of the flag as symbol—particularly in the way that people have reacted. T…

Anti-Gay, Anti Catholic Evangelical Sworn In As Mayor of Rio; More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…. Catholic church leaders were also active locally. According to MalayMail Online, Fr. Francis Tambala told marchers in the major city of Blantyre, “We say no to gay and lesbian unions. (Lawmakers) must vote no to homosexuality as history will judge us harshly if we don’t stand against abortion and same-sex marriages.” …Actions by Catholic officials come about nine months after Malawi’s bishops called for the government to begin enforcing the nati…

New Mag Provides a Platform for Christians of Color

By Anita Little

…, gets people more excited because it’s easier to visualize than just a website. It’s something that’ll endure as opposed to the web where sometimes stories are ephemeral and can disappear. You’ve had more than a decade of experience as a religion reporter and have bylines at these various religion outlets like Religion News Service and The Christian Post. What about your previous experiences made you recognize that there was a lack of perspective…