Seidel, ffrfs director of strategic response, has written an oped for religion dispatches about the supreme courts school vouchers case, which it heard today. Religion dispatches peter laarman led a roundtable conversation on religious nones with kaya oakes, the nones are alright. Some mormons see a message in the angel moronis fallen trumpet on march 18, 2020, at 7. Dispatche s went undercover to reveal the truth about the production of american chemically washed chicken which is being pushed as part of. Religion dispatches finds new home at usc annenberg usc. Religion news association was founded in 1949 to advance the professional standards of religion reporting and. Ive also written extensively on religion, politics, culture, movies, and books for the christian century, aeon, religion dispatches, the atlantic, pacific standard, the washington monthly, the american conservative, and a few other places. A new generation of seekers, believers and those in between, sikivu hutchinson, atheist scholar and author, and crccs director of research and evaluation, richard flory. Two leaders in religion and media will join forces this fall as usc annenberg becomes the new home of religion dispatches rd, an influential daily online magazine. Beckys recent writing credits include work for american atheist magazine, the humanist, beverage master, grapevine, fresh toast, religion dispatches, killing the buddha, and the now defunct wittenburg door. Some mormons see a message in the angel moronis fallen. The usc center for religion and civic culture studies, documents and helps communities understand the changes that shape religious cultures in southern california and across the globe. A pandemic isnt a war, but recognizing what they share may help us heal.
Sex, speech, and the politics of concerned women for america. As america reels from the exposure of a massive child sexual abuse scandal in the southern baptist convention, we should pause to take stock of the culpability of the broader conservative, mostly white evangelical subculture. Tulsi gabbard soldiers on in democratic primary as big names drop out. Rachael dunlop is an als and ageing researcher and vice president of the new south wales committee of the australian skeptics. Country music minus the culture wars in mosaic, skaggs hits a vein of southern religious populist imagery that neither the folkieleft from days of yore nor the. She also won the most hilarious internet award ever. In the article, called school voucher scotus case isnt about choice, its about coerced support for religion, seidel writes. Over at religion dispatches, new directions in the study of prayer grantee peter manseau talks about the use of twitter as a venue for prayer. Review of books, and religion dispatches, and listed in the top ten best lgbt nonfiction of 2015 by the bay area reporter. Religion and school choice at heart of new supreme court battle. We talk about science communication, homeopathy, the antivaccination craze and some of the other pseudoscience she and her fellow skeptics deal with in australia.
Let us call this an ethics of religious responsibility. Trump launches unhinged late night twitter attack on sleepy joe biden. If a commercial enterprise ever felt the need to rebrand as much as the mormons their stock would surely fall and investors would ask what was wrong. Twitter stock soars after the company reports firstever. Trump is a big egotistical loser says christian finance expert in stimulus twitter rant. Restart the economy is a prayer to a conservative god who. Cathleen falsani, awardwinning religion journalist, will spearhead religion dispatches coverage of the changing landscape of american religious practice, identity and belief.
The news rocketed twitter s stock price by more than 23 in early trading thursday. Documentaries have always been artificial constructs blurring the line between fact and fiction, but new developments have changed the stakes. Christopher james blythe, religion dispatches on march 18, 2020, at 7. Religion and school choice at heart of new supreme court. Muslim brotherhood falters as egypt outflanks islamists wsj. A prominent exevangelical writer, speaker, and advocate, chrissy stroop is with lauren oneal coeditor of the essay anthology empty the pews. The following article was first published in religion dispatches on december 15, 2014. In last weeks column here on religion dispatches, ivan strenski argued strongly against american academy of religion president laurie zoloths call for religious studies to be interrupted by a focus on climate change, writing that asking a religious studies professor to do something about. By zachary moon atheologies, archive, new books april, 2020. Supreme court voucher case not about choice, ffrfs andrew. Katherine stewart, religion dispatches katherine stewart is an author and journalist. Religion dispatches is a secular, independent online magazine that stands at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture. Supreme court should protect religious liberty by guarding. Religion dispatches preachers and public intellectuals are responsible for the categories they create, since such classifications tend to outlive pandemics, wars, and disasters.
In particular, he highlights the catholic fraternal group knights of columbus. Why conservatives really oppose federal aid for the. Satan may provide a comforting story in times of crisis, but it comes with a price. Religion students petition baylor to become sanctuary.
What the newsletter does not include is any information about the primary question that is currently being asked on twitter. Rebranding the mormons religion dispatches the mormons are rebranding again. Religion dispatches is a daily nonprofit online magazine covering religion, politics, and culture from a progressive or liberal interfaith perspective. It was featured in huffington post, religion and politics, thel. Megachurch pastor joel osteens lakewood church, housed in a former basketball arena, looked to be dry and quiet, even as thousands of houstonians.
Trump white house cranks religion to 11 as impeachment. She is the author of the protestant ethic or the spirit of capitalism cascade 2010, coeditor of lady parts. Cnbcs jim cramer blows up at trump white house as stock market crashes again how the seven missions of the doomsday couple connect them to the larger lds prophecy subculture. Heather also coedited an anthology with gillian frank and bethany moreton, titled devotions and desires. This article originally appeared on religion dispatches. Kate blanchard has been teaching religious studies to undergraduates in central michigan for over a decade. Religion dispatches sex gender justice purity guru joshua harris may have left evangelicalism but hes still a member of the church of patriarchy nov 11, 1. Becky garrison satiriststoryteller religion writer. The latest attempts to get in god we trust into schools is a coordinated christian nationalist push part 3 the story of in god we trust, our christian nationalist motto part 1 the religious motto that isnt religious. Dispatche s went undercover to reveal the truth about the production of american chemically washed chicken which is being pushed as part of a postbrexit us trade deal. As america reels from the exposure of a massive child sexual abuse scandal in the southern baptist convention, we should pause to take stock of the culpability of the broader conservative, mostly white.
Ever wonder how the public debate between religion and science is like professional wrestling. A religion dispatches roundtable discussion on religious. Religion students petition baylor to become sanctuary campus news bob allen february 14, 2017 a group of doctoral students in baylor universitys religion department recently launched an online petition asking the administration to join the growing sanctuary campus movement, appealing to the private baptist schools christian identity. See what people are saying and join the conversation. A complete list of books where becky has served as solo author, editor, or contributor can be found here on amazon. A pair of christian colleges quietly cracking down on lgbtq acceptance. Religion dispatches recently interviewed our own leslie dorrough smith on her recentlyreleased book righteous rhetoric. A pair of christian colleges quietly cracking down on. To entice the turkish president to go easy on saudi arabia, the trump administration floated the idea of extraditing a permanent u. Linell cady, a religion studies scholar from arizona state university. In this multimedia presentation to skip intro go directly to 3. Trump launches unhinged late night twitter attack on.
Religious affects is a truly interdisciplinary work that does a good job synthesizing a range of social and critical theory, phenomenology, and religious studies material in service of its goalnamely, to affectively theorize religion beyond the confines of certain reified contemporary debates in. Twitter rockets more than 20 percent after the company reports firstever net profit. Diane winston, who holds the knight chair in media and religion at usc, will now spearhead the nonprofit publication, in operation since 2008. Curated religion dispatches the new godfearers formerly known as the nones and where to find them the spiritualbutnotreligious subset of nones havent given up on god whoever or whatever they conceive god to be. The founders were gary laderman, a religion studies scholar from emory university. Mccane and dan mathewson reveal how the equally toothless performances of new atheists like richard dawkins and creationists like ken ham share more with the. Todays edition of the slingshot leads with aggregation blurbs pointing to articles at the orange country register, religion dispatches, nbc news and an rns news piece from yesterday. Ordained in 2009, im a lutheran pastor currently serving christ lutheran church in dallas, texas. Religion dispatches is your independent, nonprofit, awardwinning source for the best writing on critical and timely issues at the intersection of religion, politics, and culture. As a senior editor for religion dispatches, a daily online magazine about religion, politics and culture, falsani will lead the threeyear remapping american. Alexandria, egypt egypts muslim brotherhood is on the defensive, its struggles reverberating throughout islamist movements that the secretive organization has spawned worldwide.
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