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The ‘Dreher Affair’ Highlights the Right’s International Networks

By Annika Brockschmidt

…s across the world: The Mont Pèlerin Society. Founded in 1947 by Friedrich August von Hayek, the organization itself is a network of think tanks and foundations across the US and Europe that are politically aligned and use their influence and resources to agitate for a free market fundamentalism devoid of government regulation. Amongst its members (past and present): Charles G. Koch of Koch Industries (one of the American Right’s most important me…

Over Objections of Catholic Church, Mexico City Upholds Abortion Law

By Kate Childs Graham

On August 28, the Supreme Court of Mexico voted to uphold legislation that legalizes abortion in Mexico City, the nation’s capital. Legislators of Mexico City passed the law, which allows for unrestricted abortions in the first trimester, in April 2007. Currently, the majority of Mexican states only permit abortion in certain cases, such as rape or if the mother’s life were at risk. However, many believe that the Supreme Court decision for Mexico…

How “Mindfulness” Lost Its Mind

By Thomas Joiner

…rruption of Mindfulness in a Culture of Narcissism Thomas Joiner Oxford UP August 2017 What are some of the biggest misconceptions about your topic? That true mindfulness mostly emphasizes attunement to the self. The self is trivial as compared to all the rest of the cosmos and true mindfulness is heedful of this; it thus emphasizes attunement to everything (insofar as possible), moment by moment. The book decries the modern tendency toward navel-…

What Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Shares with Insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…d never been retracted. Finally, it seemed, someone had carried it out. On August 12, at the historical Chautauqua Institution in Upstate New York, a young man leapt onto the stage and stabbed the novelist ten times, seriously injuring him. But why? The alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, was an American, born in California and living in New Jersey at the time of the attack. He came from a Lebanese family, and at age 24 he was born years after the origi…

Seven-in-Heaven Way, Hybrid Pope, & “Chrislam”

By Michael J. Altman

…in Spain have lined up corporate sponsors for Benedict the XVI’s visit in August, much to the chagrin of some Spanish priests. The Pope’s plans for a solar-powered popemobile failed but he was able to get a hybrid. The Vatican isn’t giving up on technology, though, as they are lending out iPods to pilgrims at basilicas with an app that highlights the location’s history and architecture. End-times broadcaster Jack Van Impe has parted ways with the…

The Year in Mormons: Top 7 Stories of 2012

By Joanna Brooks

…sion of religion—excepting a few hand-picked character testimonials at the August GOP Convention—and campaign-season mainstream media coverage of the faith was neutral to positive. Still, Romney’s reticence to present his Mormonism-steeped human side may have allowed the Obama campaign to define him as a wealthy mogul detached from the everyday worries of everyday Americans. After a post-debate early October surge, Romney loses the November electi…

Are Mormons Changing Their Stance on Homosexuality?

By John-Charles Duffy

…es at least, 2010 was an encouraging year for gay and lesbian equality. In August, a federal judge delivered a strong ruling against California’s Proposition 8, and this past week Congress finally repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which banned gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. The trend in general appears to be toward greater acceptance of gay and lesbian civil rights—even the LDS Church, the leading proponent and generous fun…

Satanic Temple Attorney Discusses Cancelled Scottsdale Prayer Invite

By Joseph Laycock

…t discriminate and to be able to participate as any other denomination. In August 2018 a federal judge for the Arizona district court ruled that Satanic Temple v. Scottsdale was “a case of first impression.” Can you explain what this means and why it’s significant? That term means that no case like this has ever been brought in the region. The Ninth Circuit encompasses most of the West coast and is the largest region and includes Arizona. In effec…

The Islamophobia Election: How “Muslim” Became a Racial Identity

By Michael Schulson

…us from a fascinating, throwaway line in a Guardian article published last August, when a voter named Keith, asked about Trump’s Muslim ban, protested that “You can’t just ban a certain race from coming into the country…It doesn’t work that way, especially as it’s the land of the free.” Islam isn’t a racial group. But here in the United States of 2016, Muslims are often treated as if they’re part of a single, fundamental category, endowed with cer…

5 Key Moments From the Year of the ‘Exvangelicals’

By Chrissy Stroop

…gelical complicity in the atrocities that took place in Charlottesville in August 2017. Hashtag highlights from 2018 include the snarky #HowToEvangelical, a perfectly millennial phrase first crafted, to the best of my knowledge, by Twitter user @petuniasfalling, who tweeted “how to evangelical: gaslight yourself, constantly” on March 27. I suggested we hashtag it, and #HowToEvangelical quickly trended, hitting over 10,000 tweets in a day. In addit…