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Trump May Be “a Big Fan of Hindu,” But Hindus Are Running—and Winning—as Democrats

By Murali Balaji

…Democratic Party to be more open to a multitude of faiths, and on certain domestic policy issues, the party matches up with more of what they believe in,” he said. According to Padma Kuppa, a progressive activist and Hindu who is running for state representative in Michigan, Democratic values are in general alignment with what the Hindu American community prioritizes, namely “support of education, care for the environment, and fairness.” “It’s ab…

Neo-Confederates and the Revival of “Theological War” for the “Christian Nation”

By Sarah Posner

…‘depraved’ lower classes.” He supported secession as “the only relation of domestic slavery as authorized by God, that we defend,” denounced abolition as “infidel” and “anti-scriptural,” and argued that opposing slavery was “tantamount to rejecting Christianity.” Dabney, largely marginalized and rejected outside his Southern Presbyterian circles by the end of his life, was revived, Sebesta and Hague argue, as “since the mid-1960s conservative scho…

Hajj Journal: The Journey Begins and Ends

By Amina Wadud

…e and disembark last. Let the other passengers, many whom will transfer to domestic flights, get off first. Well, if the rest of us are hajjis, we don’t all look like hajjis. Only one other woman has on white: an African sister, whose partner does not wear the two cloths. In fact, several Africans were in their native dress. Okay, so maybe they will change on the plane. Well, about four and a half hours into the flight, they announce over the spea…

When Religious Disagreement Seems the Least of Our Problems: The Future for “Interfaith” in a Divided Society

By Michael Schulson

…. In the heat of a bitter national election, a book calling for toned-down domestic diplomacy seemed out-of-sync with the political mood. Why talk with other people when you can vote them into submission? Interfaith Leadership: A Primer Eboo Patel Beacon Press September 2016 Now, after an election that has left many Americans feeling baffled, infuriated, and terrified by the beliefs of their fellow citizens, Patel’s message seems a little more apt…

The Angel of Death and Pam Tebow

By Sarah Posner

…man of the right — makes an appearance as well, in service of another lie: that the US government funds abortions overseas. The video claims — again, falsely — that the Obama administration has classified conservatives as domestic extremists. (It has not.) “A vote for Amendment 62 is a vote for life, liberty, and traditional American values,” the video concludes, and “a vote against Amendment 62 is a vote for the Obama agenda.” Watch: …

New Study: Three-Quarters of American Giving Goes to Religion

By Jay Michaelson

…our tax policy, school voucher programs, and “faith-based implementers” of domestic and international policies constitute massive giveaways to religious organizations that artificially inflate their power and appeal. Third, it’s these “religiously-identified organizations” —RIO’s in the hideous acronymization of Washington—that are at the center of the current controversy over religious exemptions to civil rights laws. Almost all Americans believ…

Purchasing Morality: What Happens When “Buying Local” Itself is Marketed?

By Laurie Patton

…o…” And here I anticipate a word: enjoy, appreciate, understand, know… any number of verbs will do, but none is the word given. The word is: purchase. As in: “To revive the beauty of Palestinian tradition so it could be available for all to purchase.” Even here, I quickly overcome my own negative response to the phrasing. Of course, I said to myself after a moment, the word should be “purchase,” and not “enjoy” or “appreciate” or even “know.” Beca…

With Trump’s Failure to Protect Religious Minorities, Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Face an Uncertain Future in India

By Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal

…e device went off near the gate of a crematorium. These attacks elicited a number of responses from Sikhs in the diaspora, including the Sikh community in the United States which urged members of Congress to take action and provide refuge to members of the deteriorating Afghan Sikh community. On April 1, over two dozen civil rights, human rights and interfaith organizations sent a letter to members of Congress to intervene on behalf of Sikhs and H…

Pope Francis Dithering About Women, Skittish About Cops

By Mary E. Hunt

…desty) who were baptized by immersion. They also examined women victims of domestic violence for bruises as part of the process of seeking ecclesial dissolution of their marriages. Whether and how male deacons or priests dealt in any way with perpetrators is left unexplored. But what weighs on this pope is whether said women deacons were sacramentally ordained like their male counterparts, or whether they were just women being helpful in situation…

Obama’s Speech a Right Hook to the Right

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…n Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and to pass the Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act.” That’s cold comfort. He’s also called on Congress to do the right thing on health care and we see how that’s been working out so far. I hold out little hope that this Congress will do anything like repeal DOMA. The president can call on them all he wants, that doesn’t mean anything good will come of it. Just as I only believe…