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It’s Preposterous That We Can’t Question Nominees on Religion

By Patricia Miller

…y within you, and that’s of concern when you come to big issues that large numbers of people have fought for for years in this country. The odd Yoda-like phrasing of “the dogma lives loudly within you,” aside, Feinstein was asking a fair question about how the execution of Barrett’s religious beliefs would comport with her duties as a judge—a question that Barrett herself had raised, albeit in an article written some years ago. Barrett assured the…

Kirk Cameron’s Monumental Reveals Subtle Influence of Christian Reconstructionism

By Julie Ingersoll

…ructionist ties, including Stephen McDowell, whose essay on David Barton’s website on biblical slavery draws extensively on Rushdoony’s controversial and oft-cited work on the topic. The film includes ongoing renunciation, and even ridicule, of premillennialism in favor of an “optimistic vision.” Cameron repeats the critique of secular humanism based in presuppositionalism; explores “God’s hand in the founding of America,” with Puritan New England…

Does Atheism Have a Misogyny Problem?

By Julia Galef

…-known skeptic blogger named Rebecca Watson, who maintains the “Skepchick” website, complained in a video about something that had happened to her at an atheist conference in Dublin. She had been out with a large group of conference guests at the hotel bar, and finally at four in the morning announced that she was exhausted and headed up to bed. One of the men from the group followed her into the elevator, and said, “Don’t take this the wrong way,…

No Henpecked Men Here:
The Black-Robed Regiment Before Beck

By Sarah Posner

…ross the country who have joined his regiment, including, according to his website, the husband of Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern, known for her extreme anti-gay views and her “Proclamation for Morality;” Wiley Drake, the Southern Baptist preacher who has prayed for the death of President Obama; and Steven Anderson, who also prayed for that and believes that the Bible calls for the execution of gay people, and that killing them is not mu…

Sacred&Profane: The “Cult” of Oprah Inflames Religious Right

By Gary Laderman

…ne, buying the titles she includes in her book club, visiting her official website, oprah.com, journaling at her suggestion for greater self-awareness—these are only some of the ritual activities enacted in everyday life by millions of her followers. But how can watching, reading, buying, visiting, journaling be religious ritual in this case when, in so many other circumstances, the same kinds of activity cannot be classified in a similar way? Are…

This Year in Satanism

By Joseph Laycock

…alism that Harvard has traditionally espoused. JUNE In June, Greaves did a number of interviews taking aim at Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and his efforts to ban gay marriage and limit access to abortion. A native of Detroit, Greaves called Snyder “an idiot governor.” He discussed campaigns that would invoke the free exercise clause to challenge Snyder’s legislation, including the assertions that gay marriage is a Satanic sacrament and that Satan…

Do iPads Cause Religious Experiences?

By Andrew Aghapour

…basal ganglia, and other brain regions have been proposed to accomplish a number of specific functions. Imagine, for example, working intently on some task until you notice that your stomach is rumbling and that the daylight has shifted. You think back to when you last ate, gauge how long you’ve been working, and give yourself five minutes to finish up before having a light snack, so as not to ruin your dinner. An MRI scan of this thought proces…

Regent University Hosts a Trump Revival Rally

By Jonathan Root

…Gender, and Identity.” “In today’s political and social climate,” the CFH website explained, “issues of race, gender, and identity continually polarize public discourse and historical scholarship. As Christian historians, we must address these issues in ways that responsibly deal with contemporary events, with the past, and with our faith.” Donald Trump crashed the CFH’s party. On Saturday, the Republican presidential candidate held a rally on th…

Ordain Women Transforms Mormon Feminism

By Holly Welker

…ated the creation of the Relief Society on March 17, 1842 by launching its website with 19 profiles of individuals calling for the ordination of Mormon women. Today it has more than 250 profiles—and has completely transformed Mormon feminism. I continue to be impressed and pleased with the extremely thoughtful work Laurie Goodstein and Jodi Kantor are doing on Mormon women. I recommend a conversation on “The Evolving Role of Mormon Women” they had…

In Speech to White Evangelical Broadcasters, Trump Lays Out his White Christian Nationalist Vision

By Robert P. Jones

…that operate specifically in the White evangelical world. According to its website, NRB, founded in 1944, “exists to represent the Christian broadcasters’ right to communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world.” In his rambling 75-minute speech, Trump delivered his most thorough articulation of his vision of White Christian nationalism to date. It was received by an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom sported red hats emblazoned wi…