Religion Dispatches
…ce That’s Luke in the King James Bible. Traditionalists will want to put a domestic spin on “ministered”: Mary of Magdala and her female companions in Martha of Bethany’s aprons, bustling among the Twelve, asking Bartholomew if he’d like another dumpling. Commentators of a different stripe will latch onto the “follow” in Mark’s version—“who . . . followed him, and ministered unto him”—hoping to discern a higher-status ministry. Bishop trumps deaco…
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Words are insufficient. Words—like horror, atrocity and domestic terrorism—are inadequate. Words—like sin, evil and blasphemy—are wholly lacking. “Violence is woven into the fabric of our country. Violence has been deployed against black folk from the moment we arrived on this continent — and for some even before that, the journey itself an act of violence.” Gun violence in America took an even more despicable turn last night. Five police officer…
Read More…ontribution. Previously well known for his extremely well received play, “Domestic Crusaders,” Ali is now working with the Center to better understand “the Islamophobia Network.” The Well-Oiled Anti-Muslim Machine You might wonder if this industry has any relevance to you. Fair enough: I’m not just concerned about the misrepresentations of Islam, though as a Muslim that concerns me quite a bit. Beyond Islam, we should all be worried by how such…
Read More…is that the campaign caved to a demagogue who has claimedthat gay sex is “domestic terrorism”; called gay adoption a “terrible, terrible, inexcusable, inhumane thing to do to children”; and has written “today in America, it is chic in some homosexual circles for individuals to wear replicas of Nazi Germany uniforms, complete with iron crosses, storm trooper outfits, military boots, and even swastikas.” Republican politicians have had many opportu…
Read More…y LGBTQ faith-based organization in the region. It works primarily in Anglophone countries but has plans to expand further in Africa, with additional focus on Francophone regions. There is no group or organization in the region that addresses the needs of LGBTQ and MSM Muslims. Mambaonline.com published an interview this week with a lesbian couple whose marriage in December generated media coverage that led to both positive and negative responses,…
Read More…of their co-religionists.” According to O’Brien and Catholics for Choice’s Domestic Program Director, Sara Hutchinson, the new definition of religious employer expands exempt employers from just houses of worship to organizations that are operated or financed by houses of worship, including Catholic parishes or dioceses. As a result, said Hutchinson, many Catholic elementary, middle, and high schools, in addition to some Catholic charities and soc…
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…litical community. Despite this, I’m very excited at the re-emergence of a domestic public political discourse in Myanmar over the past few years and hope that this book can encourage people (inside and outside of Myanmar) to look to this tradition for creative ways of thinking about politics and political matters. What alternative title would you give the book? Well, I was a little bummed at the rather mundane title that Cambridge preferred, but…
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…ly modern and centrist in the overall scheme of things) take on hot-button domestic issues. The Pope believes in climate change! He cares if people are starving! He’s willing to let priests forgive women for abortions, at least for a single year of “mercy” (normally, you see, abortion is such a grave sin that a bishop has to be entreated for forgiveness). And then the news leaked that the Pope had met with Kim Davis, and suddenly all that changed:…
Read More…any kind of legal recognition of same-sex couples, including benefits for domestic partners. WRAL’s reporters have dug through the recent campaign finance filings and concluded that the anti-gay initiative is being pushed overwhelmingly by churches and religious nonprofits, while the opposition to the amendment is drawing most of its funds from individuals. The biggest contributor to the anti-gay effort is the state-level Christian Action League,…
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…. According to Boykin, US weakness in the international arena stems from a domestic move to pursue “wokeness.” Any policy that fights climate change, enforces public health measures like vaccines, and protects LGBTQ people “disrupts” the military by reducing its numbers in both personnel and resources. This prevents the US military from “preparing for war in times of peace,” which Boykin considers its most important responsibility. “Is there an in…
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