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Archive for the ‘Religion and Politics’ Category
January 8th, 2012
Category: Conservatism, Intellectual disability, Personal moment, Religion and Politics, Watching Conservatives
January 4th, 2012
Category: Religion and Politics, Watching Conservatives
If Santorum is defending the Crusades, how about the Inquisition?
December 31st, 2011
Category: 501(c)(3), charity, Good news, Higher education, Human rights, Law Notes, Management, Music, NonProfits, Organizing, Philanthropy, Religion and Politics, Think Tanks, Uncategorized
Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits by Lesley Rosenthal (John Wiley & Sons 2012) As I embarked on writing Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits, well-meaning and concerned folks cited at least three reasons why no one had written such a book before, and (implicitly) why I shouldn’t try: it’s too [...]
December 29th, 2011
Category: Religion and Politics
… is perfectly justified in telling a big government contractor such as Catholic Charities to treat gay people decently.
December 26th, 2011
Category: Airline Industry and Travel, Religion and Politics
An out of control passenger, foaming at the mouth, tried to open the exit door of an airplane at 30,000 feet. This could have been a disaster, but fortunately, there was a hero on board. Give it up for practicing Muslim Jabir Hazziez Jr. (h/t Steve Benen)
December 20th, 2011
Category: Personal moment, Religion and Politics
Saint Francis instructed: “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.” Not bad advice, even for atheists.
November 20th, 2011
Category: Campaign 2012, Religion and Politics
Newt Gingrich is rising in the polls to challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination now that Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman Cain have gotten their turn and flamed out. Given the desperation of anti-Romney GOP primary voters, it has to be asked why they felt that these three people all merited a serious [...]
November 17th, 2011
Category: Britain, Religion and Politics
Bill Bryson said that Durham Cathedral had his vote for “Best cathedral on Planet Earth”. Nathaniel Hawthorne called it “grand, venerable, and sweet, all at once”. It is the most beloved building in the UK and not just among the faithful. A UN World Heritage Site, it is visited by over 500,000 people from more [...]
November 13th, 2011
Really! TIME’s Amy Sullivan notes how Michigan’s Republican-controlled legislature agreed to allow anti-bullying legislation only if it contained an exemption for “a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction”. (h/t Cohn) It’s obvious where this is coming from: Republicans wanted to empower evangelical bullies to harass gay and lesbian children on campus. It’s an ugly — and in [...]
November 7th, 2011
I read Charles Clotfelter’s very thoughtful, data-rich, book about college sports (mostly football, of course) this weekend. It has a whole chapter reflecting on the extraordinary manifestations of fan loyalty to this or that team, including lifetime allegiance beginning not just as an undergrad but at birth and imbued by family, and some confusion between [...]
