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May 2012

May 15, 2012

Renewing a Queer (Religious) Agenda

The last couple of weeks have been difficult for queer folk. The United Methodist Church...

May 14, 2012

Answering Facebook Inboxes: Me, God, and Same-Sex Anything…

by Valerie Bridgmanfrom:inthisplacewefleshSeveral people sent me inbox messages chiding me about my postings on Facebook...

May 14, 2012

Remembering Ada María Isasi-Diaz

by Robyn Henderson EspinozaRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorToday is a sad day for so many....

May 14, 2012

Washington Post Perpetuates “Religion vs. Gay” Myth with Marriage Equality Story

Today's Washington Post’s story, “Obama decision on gay marriage divides local residents” inaccurately and unfairly...

May 14, 2012

Coming Out As a Heretic

I could very much relate to the recent NPR story about a Christian minister losing...

May 14, 2012

Queering Democracy and Christianity

A few years ago, I interviewed to serve as the Senior Minister of a church...

May 14, 2012

Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Defining Kissing And Holding Hands As ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’ Into Law

Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Haslem has signed the ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’ bill into law. Earlier...

May 14, 2012

Rapper Mase Regrets Becoming A Pastor

Mason Betha, also known as Mase, a multi-platinum-selling rapper from the late 1990s, who retired...

May 14, 2012

Michael Eric Dyson on President Obama’s stand on same sex marriage

May 14, 2012

Love Your Neighbor: Worship With Dr. James Cone

Editor's Reminder: On May 14, 2012 at 7:15pm(CST), we will continue our discussion on Twitter...

May 12, 2012

Resurrect American Christianity

Three decades ago, the evangelical faithful was galvanized by public debates over abortion, the future...

May 10, 2012

And They Are Still Here: Seeing and Affirming the Humanity of Others

By Giovanni Neal, BKA BlameGirlRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorIf you ignore a problem it doesn’t...

May 10, 2012

Faith and Race: A Dialogue Worth Having

According to the Abrahamic traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha’i Faith, the universe...

May 09, 2012

The “Evolution” of the President: Coming Clean and Out of the Closet

By Earle FisherRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorThe news surrounding our President's “endorsement” of same-sex marriage...

May 09, 2012

Ephren Taylor Accused of $11 Million Christian Ponzi Scheme by SEC

May 09, 2012

Clergy Rebukes Media for Asking Wrong Questions About Amendment One

May 08, 2012

The Disappointment of Religion

Reading the lives of the saints often raises our expectations. We read of someone transfigured...

May 07, 2012

Book Club Gathering: June 4, 2012

The Rhetoric Race and Religion book club will convene on June 4, 2012 at 6:00pm at...

May 06, 2012

African-American Spirituals

African-American Spirituals on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.

May 06, 2012

Analytic thinking, religion and science – the rhetoric and the psychology

Over the past few decades there has been an increasingly large literature on styles of...

May 06, 2012

Schism over women’s rights in Israel

by Samuel BurkeCNNIsraeli feminist Anat Hoffman has just finished a tour in the U.S., campaigning...

May 06, 2012

Danforth Center unveils online magazine ‘Religion & Politics’

Since it opened its doors in the fall of 2010, the Danforth Center on Religion...

May 03, 2012

Professor Luther Ivory Wins Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching

Religious Studies Professor Dr. Luther Ivory is the recipient of Rhodes College’s highest faculty honor...

May 03, 2012

Race, religion collide in presidential campaign

How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a...

May 03, 2012

A Different Intersection of Church and Politics

by GINIA BELLAFANTEOn Tuesday afternoon, on the steps of Federal Hall, in Lower Manhattan, where...

May 03, 2012

Questions on death penalty raises several more

By Andre E. JohnsonEditor: Rhetoric Race and ReligionI am blessed to be a part of...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

F**k the Police, the Scribes, and Pharisees: Rodney King, Jesus, and Hip Hop’s Prophetic Tradition

by Gee Joyner and Earle FisherRhetoric Race and Religion Contributors*The authors first presented a version...

April 30, 2012

At the Intersection of Gender, Religion, and Race

by Jameelah X. MedinaSince 9/11, many Muslim women in the USA are in a similar...

April 30, 2012

Africa: Water and Reconstruction – an Agenda for Transformation

The unification of the water resources of Africa is one of the primary bases for...

April 30, 2012

Use And Abuse Of Religion And Nationalism

The conflict of intertwined forces of nationalism and religion with similar opposing forces has been...

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