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Faith or Trauma: Questioning the Motivation of the Fort Hood Shooter

By Louise A. Cainkar

…ajor Hasan’s actions to Al-Qaeda and suicide bombings. For example, Foxnews.com reported on November 6: “Federal law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that Hasan had come to their attention at least six months ago because of [note the word “his” is absent] Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings. The officials said they are still trying to confirm that [they could have said “determine whether”] he was the author.” The langu…

Prophetess Juanita Bynum: Hardly “Redefined”

By Jonathan L. Walton

…title “Redefined,” donning her wedding dress. In an interview with Essence.com Bynum expressed that she wore the gown to show the world that she had “stepped into my womanhood.” And since the Prophetess believes herself to be currently walking in her purpose she wanted to “give the dress the honor for which it had been made.” This is the reason she held a “sacred ceremony” before all her invited guests to show that, in her words, “I am married to…

The Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…iage as between a man and woman. According to a story from Australia’s News.com, In Indonesia, where marriage between couples of differing religion is also banned, many couples marry outside the law, meaning their union is not legal but is legitimate in the eyes of their families and friends. The controversy in this case is not the marriage itself but the apparent involvement of the Hindu religion which is against gay marriage. According to the re…

Gay Judge’s Prop. 8 Decision Holds

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ial in a case in which women seek legal relief. The move by ProtectMarriage.com was an obvious Hail Mary attempt to get the ruling nullified. Their reaction has been pretty typical—now training their sights on Judge Ware—pointing to a story that the judge “misrepresenting himself as the brother of a boy killed by racists in Alabama in 1963.” Ed Whelan at the National Review quotes an email from an attorney friend who goes on to characterize Ware a…

A Note To Churches During Pride: If You’re Not LGBTQ-Affirming, Keep Your Water

By Chrissy Stroop

…Twitter to suggest that Catholics should do the same thing: https://twitter.com/Chris_SmithsJ/status/1397528844748345348?s=20 Christians always have a visible presence at Pride. Seeing those who are there to represent churches always makes me feel ambivalent at best (and often at least a little suspicious), but I can’t take issue with affirming churches showing up. After all, Pride is about community. Many queer folks are Christians, and they can…

Facing White Christianity’s Role in the January 6th Insurrection

By Robert P. Jones

…iginally published on Jones’ #WhiteTooLong substack newsletter. To read more or sign up, go to robertpjones.substack.com.…

Unmasking the Intention Behind the “Unmasking” of Obama

By Nicky Loomis

…8” stamped above a photo of the candidate. In a recent posting on Beliefnet.com, Mara Vanderslice, an evangelical Democrat who started Common Good Strategies, a consulting firm that helps Democrats reach out to Christian communities, describes the McCain ad as playing to the basest elements of human nature. Vanderslice, who was the Director of Religious Outreach for the Kerry-Edwards campaign and the first national religious outreach liaison for…

Will God-Gaming Alter the Bible?

By Rachel Wagner

…theology, and performance of belief. If you’re curious to learn of my progress, you can follow my tweets at www.twitter.com/godwired….

Aasif Mandvi on Islamophobia, Acting, and the Long Shadow of Jon Stewart

By Haroon Moghul

…es, the standard stuff—the stories that kept coming up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJQr1Go9ldw&t=2s You work as an actor, a writer, a comedian, in a lot of creative spaces. What’s the line between free speech and bigotry? Wow. What is the line between free speech and bigotry? Look, there’s always going to be free speech, and it’s a fundamental right. We are allowed to speak our minds. But bigotry will always exist—there will always be a certa…

SCOTUS’s Incoherent ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Decision

By Daniel Schultz

…enator Richard Painter summed it up pretty well on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RWPUSA/status/1003690740696993792 The court could and should have made a strong ruling against discrimination. Instead they kicked the can down the road, which is going to give every cultural revanchist an excuse to deny services based on “sincerely held religious beliefs.” I look forward to America adopting the Northern Irish model of social cohesion. Talk about stupi…