‘I Don’t Buy It’: The Gospel According to Frank Underwood
With bonus: 12 Quotes from the Underwood Bible
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The Death of Truthiness: A True Believer Mourns The Colbert Report
“I believe that everyone has the right to their own religion, be you Hindu, Jewish or Muslim. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior.”
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Forget History Channel’s The Bible, Meet Omar
In the US half the books on Islam are devoted to telling you what’s wrong with it. Where is the serious literature by thoughtful Muslims engaging their faith? That may take some time, but for now, take a gander at a 30-part series on the Prophet Muhammad’s father-in-law.
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Why We’ve Opened Our Doors for Polygamy USA
There is a general misconception that men among the community look to plural marriage as a means to satisfy their lust and exploit and degrade women. It is this stereotype that we would like to dispel.
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Preachers’ Daughters, Episode One: Viewer Discretion Advised
Blogging Lifetime’s new docu-soap, “unsuitable language” and all.
Read MoreMuslims Helped Legitimize Lowes’ Decision to Pull Ads From All-American Muslim
Can a single reality TV show represent all Muslims? Should it?
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All-American Muslim is Just TV, Folks
I have limited expectations of reality TV and so maybe my bar was too low, but I actually enjoyed All-American Muslim. That is until about fifteen minutes into the show when I looked at my Facebook and Twitter feeds.
Read MoreMake Aeronautic Jobs, Not Jihad
What can you possibly say in response to Victoria Jackson’s Politichicks, a new right wing alternative to The View?
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No One Can Tell I’m a Muslim: All-American Muslim Debuts
Even with all its imperfections “All-American Muslim” will open a conversation. The question is: what kind of conversation and where will it take us?
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Praying to the Zombie Jesus: The Spirituality of Horror
Zombie Jesus might seem silly to you and horror may not be your thing. But spiritual seekers might want to ponder the imagery of horror precisely because it runs against some of their instincts. Freud famously argued in his essay “The Uncanny” that horrific fairy tales terrified us as children because they reminded us of the vulnerability of our bodies. The horror tradition, maybe especially the zombie narrative, does the same for adults.
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