Claiming Yoga for India
Modi’s recent efforts are mired in inaccurate myths of yoga’s static essence and Indian origin.
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Russian Politician Wants to Ban Apple CEO Who Says Being Gay is God’s Gift; Violence After Preachers Blame Liberian Gays for Ebola; Global LGBT Recap
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who heads what is certainly one of the most visible global…
Read MoreUgandan Anti-Gay Fallout: New Laws, New Violence, New Underground Railroad
This week’s global LGBT recap again highlights vast differences in legal status for LGBT people,…
Read MoreBill to Stone Gays to Death Introduced in Kenya
This week’s global LGBT justice roundup, with a focus on Africa.
Read MoreGlobal Anti-Gay Forces Plot Against ‘Satanic’ Equality Movement
This week’s recap includes evidence of ongoing struggles over LGBT equality within Europe and between…
Read MoreGlobal LGBT Recap: Mandela and Equality; Elton John Defies Russian Ban; Fake-Healing of AIDS
From India to China to Africa, events this month leave no doubt that the struggle for LGBT rights has gone global.
Read MoreAuthor Response to Commenters on Buddhism and Violence Article
Asaram Bapu continues to make trouble, even without speaking.
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In the Aftermath of the “Himalayan Tsunami”
The numbers may be low compared to global-scale disasters of recent years, but there is a wrenching poignancy to what is happening in Uttarakhand right now. Many of the forces that frame daily life in South Asia are suddenly on display like a raw wound: the wages of development and globalization, the power of the natural world, divine agency, altruism, self-interest, and the political nature of both government action and religious ritual.
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Caste First, Christ Second, for Some Indian Christians
Church leaders have had to admit that Christianity in India is tainted by caste—a strange argument for American Christians, especially evangelicals, who pour millions of dollars into missionary work in India.
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The Fire Next Time: Tibetan Protests Spread
A report from India in the wake of new protests. “The emotions are much stronger—the sense of concern, the sense of anxiety, the urgency,” an activist says. “You have your fellow beings torturing themselves… So when this is happening in Tibet, of course people here feel very intense and strongly. But what we can do is very limited.”
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