Disaster Theology: Blame and Powerlessness in Japan
The desire to regain control in the face of terrifying events is so strong we’ll do or say almost anything to put ourselves back in charge.
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Tokyo Governor Says Tsunami is Divine Punishment—Religious Groups Ignore Him
Scenes of destruction and human suffering in Japan have elicited worldwide support, both material and spiritual. But amid global calls for prayer and other religious responses, the most widely publicized example of a religious response to Japan’s worst disaster since the Second World War is…
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Jesus Hates Taxes: Biblical Capitalism Created Fertile Anti-Union Soil
While the current assault on unions seems driven mostly by the billionaire Koch brothers and corporate-funded groups, religious right leaders and activists have spent decades creating fertile soil for anti-union campaigns through the promotion of biblical capitalism.
Read More“Japan Gave Us Pokemon, God Gave Them an Earthquake”
Forget Pat Robertson blaming homosexuality or Buddha for natural disasters, Twitter now gives everyone a 140-character virtual sandwich board.
Read MoreAt National Prayer B’fast Obama Defends His Faith… Again
Some unsolicited advice on how Mr. Obama should talk about his faith.
Read MoreMichele Bachmann Launches Constitutional Fundamentalist Seminars
Bachmann’s Tea Party Caucus seminars will require a citation of ‘chapter and verse’ for all proposed legislation. Sound familiar?
Read MoreReligious Right Dream of Privatized Public Education Gets Boost
“Reform” in the interest of cost cutting does what 30 years of activism has not yet been able to do.
Read MoreCompassion for AZ Shooter?
Talk of compassion in the wake of the shootings seems like the typical namby-pamby response of religious liberals. Could it be the answer?
Read MoreThe Washington Post’s New Religious Right Now Blogger
Newspaper picks activist Jordan Sekulow for insight on what conservative Christians want.
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Is Downward Dog the Path to Hell?
Evangelicals and fundamentalist Hindus come together in their denunciation of yoga.
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