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Because God Tells Me So; Do Jews Have a “Historic Right” to Israel?

By Shaul Magid

…ael in that it would geographically make a two-state solution (with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital) impossible. Back in November, in a Times of Israel blog post, Rabbi Dr. Daniel Gordis, Senior Vice-president of the Shalem Center in Jerusalem and self-appointed “defender of Israel,” penned a scathing critique of a letter written by Rabbi Sharon Brous to her congregation IKAR in Los Angeles. Brous, Gordis’ former student, had “dared” to…

New Apostolic Reformation Faces Profound Rift Due to Trump Prophecies and ‘Spiritual Manipulation of the Prophetic Gift’

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

…at Asbury Theological Seminary, defended the idea that the Bible contains stories of false and true prophets, and that even true prophets sometimes deliver prophetic words which turn out to be false. Lance Wallnau (best known as a theorist of the Seven Mountains of Dominion) essentially blamed Christians for Trump’s defeat, explaining that while God had wanted a second term for Trump, it was Christians who had simply failed to back him up! Prophe…

Obama Changes Course on Islam

By Hussein Rashid

…ck just on America, or even NATO, but on the very fabric and well-being of international society. In others words, create a situation where AQ cannot have safe havens, because there are no countries that would risk being ostracized by being a safe haven. Unfortunately, though, Brennan still slips into the mode of thinking of terrorism as Muslim only. He ignores the Hutaree, who were turned in by a Muslim, and Joseph Stack, who flew his plane into…

Gambian President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers

By Peter Montgomery

…tity of European culture.” The Orthodox Church’s statements were mocked by Russian blogger Rustem Adagamov, who, reports the Independent, “tweeted a picture of [heavily bearded] priests wearing full ceremonial robes with the message: ‘The ROC categorically opposes bearded men in dresses!’” Russian politicians and anti-gay activists had also slammed Wurst as the singer advanced in the competition. India: Profile of an Openly Gay Prince Manvendra Si…

Response to Daniel Philpott: the Politics of Religious Freedom

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

…and elsewhere see no way forward but to take their place in the burgeoning international infrastructure of religion and development, religion and humanitarianism, religion and legal reform, interfaith understanding, religious rights protections, and so on. There is pressure to sign on to these projects, and, in many cases, strong financial incentives. The field has become an important source of grants, institutional support, career stability, and…

Muslim Women “Warriors”

By Frances Kissling

…dden; women are beaten with impunity by husbands, fathers and sons. One moderator of a “talk show”-format session, in which women leaders described their personal efforts to change conditions for women, called them “warriors.” In some quarters of feminism and religion, such a word would raise hackles. We are a “kind and gentle people.” But in other circles we combine a fierce sense of bravery and rage, a willingness to do battle for women with the…

My House, My Rules: 3 Women Speakers “Rejected” From Women’s Day Event at Vatican (on Full Inclusion of Women in the Church)

By Mary E. Hunt

…roles that incorporate their faith, gifts, expertise and education into structures of authority at all levels. Our world is facing a future more meaningful by the inclusion of women in significant positions. We will not let gender inequality undermine the longevity of the Church. Our voices stir the winds of change, so we must speak. Will Pope Francis and our pastoral leaders listen? For now, the answer is apparently not. Cold, hard real estate r…

UK Atheist Church Invasion

By Becky Garrison

…is has become an international organization so quickly. We were sort of OK running Sunday Assembly from our bedrooms but international movements can’t be done by emails at three am in the morning anymore. Jones: We’re also working on our branding. Humanism is such a wonderful idea but it’s got some of the worst marketing that I’ve ever seen around it. How does Sunday Assembly address the sexism and homophobia inherent in US church culture? Ev…

A One-State Solution for Israel and Why It Will Work

By Haroon Moghul

…cannot vote; their neighborhoods have been annexed to Israel, even though international law and the international community recognize that East Jerusalem would belong to a Palestinian state, assuming it were to have existed. We need even more hands to write this story out: The West Bank is cut open and torn apart by settlements, many of whose inhabitants are fervent ideologues. But not all of them. Some settlers prefer the convenience of cheaper…

How 95% of Jewish Israelis Support a ‘Plausible’ Genocide

By Zachary Foster

…Barak claimed that it was in the “DNA of the Israeli military” to abide by international humanitarian law. In other words, Barak’s argument was not that Israel has not been committing atrocities, his argument was that Israel cannot commit atrocities. It’s a sort of impossibility. There is at least one obvious reason the “IDF are the good guys” myth is so effective among Israeli Jews: for most, service in the Israeli military is compulsory. It’s no…