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A Tea Party Case Study: Jacksonville’s Divisive Mayoral Race

By Julie Ingersoll

…ed in senior citizens to the polls to vote and helped them do so.” Oooohh. Signs? Busses? Rides to the polls? Signing people up to vote? So let me get this right: she, and the chorus of fawning commenters on her blog, are worried that some of our neighbors who haven’t traditionally voted because they find it difficult to do so (senior citizens? really?) will be encouraged (even helped?) by “outsiders” to exercise their rights of citizenship? Or ma…

Conservative Christians Get in Touch with Feminist Side in Islamophobia

By Julie Ingersoll

…mote their own Christian version of women’s subordination and patriarchy. What are the chances that their sudden concern for the rights of women is little more that a scare tactic to garner support for their effort to foster hatred and persecution of an American religious minority? Hmmm. [see also: ABC’s “Good Christian Bitches” Makes Feminists of Religious Right — ed] And, now, Al Mohler is concerned for what he calls “gendercide.” On his blog ye…

LGBT “Welcome” Ad Rejected by Sojourners, Nation’s Premier Progressive Christian Org.

By Rev. Robert Chase

…of this viral video with a multi-layered, web-based advertising strategy that included a significant ad buy on the Sojourners website and email newsletters—home to one of the largest networks of progressive Christians in the United States. So, you can imagine our dismay when Sojourners refused to run our ads. In a written statement, Sojourners said, “I’m afraid we’ll have to decline. Sojourners position is to avoid taking sides on this issue. In…

Death of a Self-Proclaimed God-Man: Sai Baba’s Controversial Career

By Andrea R. Jain

…confront Sai Baba or perhaps kill him in retribution. In retribution for what? There are accusations that Sai Baba sexually abused some of his young male devotees. Such accusations received global attention when in 2004 the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) aired Secret Swami, a documentary featuring interviews with American male devotees who claimed that Sai Baba had coerced them as young men into sexual relationships. They described how he…

Eddie Long off the Cross in Time for Easter?

By Anthea Butler

…e, settled. Judge Johnny Panos met with media on Friday afternoon, saying that mediation between all the parties has been “difficult” but that a settlement is close, perhaps in the next few days. Reports say that mediation sessions have lasted all day into the wee hours of the morning, even until 3 am. If the mediation is completed during Holy Week, it would be a boon for Long. With no sign of the five smooth stones he was going to throw back in S…

Catholic Church Targets Proponent of Women’s Ordination; Feminist Theologian

By Mary E. Hunt

…is attention; in other words they would have told her not to print it and that would have been that. Of course, Catholic theology doesn’t work that way anymore—a shift Mr. Wuerl evidently isn’t aware of. To the contrary, as one of the leading feminist theologians once remarked, there is so much research to do that when she see a book with an imprimatur she knows she doesn’t have to read it! At issue here is not theology but power—the power to name…

Hypocritical Freakout over Shari’ah, but Not Biblical Law

By Sarah Posner

…l, but also by requiring application of religious law over state law. But what they ignore is the fact that Christians and Jews also make such arrangements in private contracts as well, with nary a peep from conservatives. Anyone who joins Samaritan agrees to give up their right to sue in court; they agree to be bound by “Biblically based” alternative dispute resolution. That’s their right to choose to give up their right to sue in court, just as…

Exclusive: Religious Leaders for Immigration Equality for Gay and Lesbian Couples

By Sarah Posner

…e the state or outside the country. Still, though, Ralls noted that passage of UAFA would provide an “immediate non-judicial solution that would help the most number of families.” Ralls acknowledged that “this Congress presents a steeper hill to climb,” but that “we’re hopeful that other coalitions like the faith coalition will help us deepen support among lawmakers to built the support for the votes we need to go forward.” I think that’s optimist…

Gay Marriage Measure Dies in Maryland

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…nd stood up and told their stories, got involved and built grassroots support to extend the freedom to marry to all loving and committed couples.” It’s frustrating to see the legislation die while there is a governor willing to sign it, of course, but the struggle in Maryland also shows that religious arguments—and big money threats to delegates’ job security—can still convince lawmakers to continue to treat some of their fellow citizens as second…

King Hearings: Right to Attorney = Enabling Extremism?

By Hussein Rashid

…not single out a group of people as a class for the actions of a few from that class. That’s not equal protection under the law. But while Jasser is absolutely right about the debates that need to happen within religious communities it’s not the government’s job to interfere or dictate which conversations religions have in this country. You cannot protect the Constitution by being unconstitutional. Oddly enough, while he criticizes the criticism o…