Daily Links: Unscrupulous Scribes
Orientalism, feminism, sexism, hedonism and beauty. Continue Reading →
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Daily Links: Off the Wagon Edition
Ok, they’re not daily but they are really good links to stuff you should be reading! Continue Reading →
Struggle for Acceptance: Media Visibility and Minority Religion
Our very own Ann Neumann, editor of The Revealer, was interviewed by Stephanie Whiteside for her piece, “Struggle for Acceptance: Media Visibility and Minority Religion.” Continue Reading →
Daily Links: What Social Contract? Edition
Jim Davis on the death of a predatory priest. Amy Levin on liberalism and feminism. The Immanent Frame’s fantastic “Politics of Religious Freedom” series. Catholics roll up their sleeves over a Wendell Berry lecture. Hasidic Jews trying to stay out of court. Rowan Williams on the blood market. Continue Reading →
Daily Links: Grand Jury Duty Blues
I’m three weeks down, one to go. Serving justice in Brooklyn has kept me quiet, but here’s what I’m reading between testimonials:
Jane Iwamura at The Scoop on Tupac’s undead appearance at Coachella.
One wonders if Mark Oppenheimer just didn’t have any critical thinking to apply to his recent review of Ross Douthat’s new book, Bad Religion, or if the NYT editors just sliced it right out for the sake of their home-base columnist. (Regardless, I send a shout-out to one beat man who knows what real bad religion means, Pete Finestone. Hey Stone, wanna write a review for us? Word.)
Ahem! Mennonites are exploring their “martyr complex,” a trait “many Mennonites carry—especially ethnic German and Swiss Mennonites—and the consequences of that mindset.”
Remember when Sojourners backed away from the gays? Becky Garrison does. It was a true grit moment, one the “faith in action for social justice” magazine sadly failed to pass, a turning point in our desire to like Sojourners for all their ramble, an end to our guilt for never really getting Jim Wallis’ swagger.
New crits on the religion chopping block. Religion & Politics launched this week.
The Grand Mufti of the Republic of Tatarstan recounts his version of the past year.
Church artwork is moving to where the devout are; from Europe to Latin America, Africa and Asia.
What do atheist billboards do?
Fredrick Clarkson writes at Women’s ENews about the latest doings of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. Continue Reading →
Intubated Women, Catholic Health Care and What it Means to be Alive
The Catholic Church understands far better than patients’ rights advocates do how religion, gender and sexuality work in society. If the debate about health care were focused on men’s bodies, the Church understands there would be a resounding call to make their hospitals subject to legal and medical standards. But because it’s about women’s bodies, the public conversation on all sides gets confused over issues of shame, pain, inconvenience, autonomy, social responsibility and voice. Continue Reading →
The Gender & Sexual Politics of End of Life Care, April 10
I’ll be on a panel with the amazing Susan Gerbino, Amber Hollibaugh, Ai-Jen Poo and Robert Campbell on April 10. Come say hi.
The Gender and Sexual Politics of End of Life Care
April 10, Tuesday
6 to 8 pm
Performance Studies Studio
21 Broadway, 6th Floor, Room 612 Continue Reading →
Daily Links: Big Fat Tolerance Edition
Russian gay extremists; Patronizing employers; A Brownback woman; Jesus’ juice; Milquetoast Patel; Other, the world’s 12th religion; Liberty wolves; ideology-smashing samaritan; Damn anarchists; Government by any other name (like the presidency); Tolerance ponies. Continue Reading →
"Religion Behind the Headlines" Panel, March 20
Come see me, Paul Raushenbush (HuffPo), Laurie Goodstein (NYT), Bruce Clarke (Economist) and others discuss the state of religion in the media on March 20th at 4:30 at NYU’s Rosenthal Pavilion. Here’s a description:
A moderated panel discussion with leading journalists and broadcasters on issues and trends around they way in which religious identities and communities are represented and reported in the media. The panel will explore the challenges and barriers within the current media landscape that further division and fuel prejudices. They will also identify ways in which the media can be used as a tool to advance understanding and coexistence. The discussion will offer opportunities, methods and resources that enable social activists, religious communicators and aspiring journalism students to be a part of the solution of addressing these challenges. The audience is targeted at a mix of religious communicators, social activists, scholars and NYU journalism students. The event is envisioned to be delivered in partnership with NYU Center for Media and Religion, Odyssey Networks and Religion Communicators Council.
“Religion Behind the Headlines” Panel, March 20
Come see me, Paul Raushenbush (HuffPo), Laurie Goodstein (NYT), Bruce Clarke (Economist) and others discuss the state of religion in the media on March 20th at 4:30 at NYU’s Rosenthal Pavilion. Here’s a description:
A moderated panel discussion with leading journalists and broadcasters on issues and trends around they way in which religious identities and communities are represented and reported in the media. The panel will explore the challenges and barriers within the current media landscape that further division and fuel prejudices. They will also identify ways in which the media can be used as a tool to advance understanding and coexistence. The discussion will offer opportunities, methods and resources that enable social activists, religious communicators and aspiring journalism students to be a part of the solution of addressing these challenges. The audience is targeted at a mix of religious communicators, social activists, scholars and NYU journalism students. The event is envisioned to be delivered in partnership with NYU Center for Media and Religion, Odyssey Networks and Religion Communicators Council.