The Theology of Kidnapping

Camillia Shehata seems to have been kidnapped, by someone, for choosing the wrong religion. This places her in a long line of religious tradition.

“Religious Harmony” in India vs. China – Part 2

The Dalai Lama’s suggestion that China should learn religious harmony from India says more about his own political status than about the realities on the ground.

Leader in religious intolerance: India vs. China, Part 1

The Dalai Lama is suggesting that China learn about religious harmony from India. Let’s hope it doesn’t get the message.

Zoned Out

When it comes to zoning, “equal justice” under “Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act” is a sham.

Democracy Hypocrisy

Catholics and Protestants are up in arms after a Federal judge overturned Proposition 8, horrified that he ignored “the will of the people”. The history of Christianity, including its recent history, has never been concerned about the will of the people.

Something Rotten in Utah

Warren Jeffs, Fundamentalist LDS “prophet” who coerced a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin, has been freed from prison and relieved of his responsibility in her statutory rape by the Utah State Supreme Court. The bizarre court decision has roots deep in Utah’s religious history.

What’s a Jew?

Israel is having trouble defining exactly what a “Jew” is. So have other states that sought to treat “Jews” differently from other people.

Loyalty, Catholic style

Why is the Catholic Church petitioning Chile’s government to pardon Pinochet’s thugs, responsible for the “disappearance” of thousands of Pinochet’s opponents? Why not, say, marijuana dealers?

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