https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to charlie hebdo en https://religiondispatches.org/2019/03/21/myth-lone-wolf-terrorist-continues-new-zealand-attack It makes no difference whether or not Tarrant or Breivik were card-carrying members of racist organizations. They imagined themselves as triumphant warriors in a great social struggle. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:34:22 EDT Mark Juergensmeyer cb904e2e-897f-40bd-9fdd-270e529166a9 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/11/17/new-poll-finds-increased-xenophobic-streak-republicans-heighten-anti-muslim-rhetoric As Republican presidential candidates and governors pronounce Muslims and Syrian refugees personae non grata after the horrific massacres in Paris on Friday, a major new poll about Americans’ religious and cultural attitudes provides an ominous look at Americans’ views on… Tue, 17 Nov 2015 06:46:27 EST Sarah Posner 224ab0ba-9cbc-47ee-b70b-0abb44dfa895 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/07/16/white-supremacy-mental-illness-or-society-whats-blame-religious-violence This article is part of It’s Your Fault, The Cubit ’s series on blame in contemporary society. In this essay, RD associate editor Michael Schulson analyzes the patterns of blame that emerge in the aftermath of religious and ideological violence… Thu, 16 Jul 2015 04:16:31 EDT Michael Schulson 45eee1d1-63ce-4c30-b422-21ec0275d5c3 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/12/iconoclash-civilizations-missives-image-wars It is as if, by professing how much we hate all images, we in turn profess how much we really, in the end, love our images more than all others. Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:36:16 EST Eric M. Gurevitch f7edfbfe-bba9-4af1-8484-a4c25a394538 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/09/french-theologian-urges-islam-self-critique-fails-notice-log-own-eye In a piece published in Le Point on January 12 th (translated and reprinted in Sightings on January 30 th) eminent philosopher-theologian Jean-Luc Marion declared, “France is at war; we can no longer doubt that this is the case.” This… Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:34:35 EST Daniel J. Schultz 59c6d82f-9e8e-44a6-b5bd-eeb3ba73feb5 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/06/pope-backs-anti-gay-referendum-islamic-state-executions-include-gay-syrian-conscience The Boston Globe reported this week that the U.S. State Department will appoint a special envoy “to advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people overseas.” Legislation calling for such an envoy had been introduced in Congress… Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:59:45 EST Peter Montgomery 7fac2794-7d40-465d-91bd-5cf14dfffef9 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/26/get-hebdo-cartoons-you-must-get-laicite Laïcité is not equivalent to the American notion of “secularism.” Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:39:17 EST Stephanie Frank 74d3e890-ec3d-4467-9151-c6db0968ef41 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/23/pope-decries-ideological-colonization-family-islamic-state-executes-gays-and-others-gay US President Barack Obama made history this week with what are reported to have been the first appearances of the words lesbian, bisexual, and transgender in a State of the Union address. He also referred to marriage equality as a… Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:09:33 EST Peter Montgomery 719dbb38-da00-4914-b5e5-e65cbf1f687c https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/19/egyptian-president-al-sisi-dictator-not-reformer-islam It’s ironic that a number of (mostly right wing) commentators have been invoking the ideals of freedom of speech and expression while praising an authoritarian leader who has cracked down on these freedoms more than any of his nation’s authoritarian… Mon, 19 Jan 2015 01:22:22 EST Mohamad Elmasry 28d90bff-4e0a-4e77-bc54-a388bcc7c522 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/16/gambian-prez-rails-against-gay-evil-empire-irish-priest-comes-out-during-mass-trans-talk This week the Human Rights Campaign released its list of countries to watch in 2015, both countries “where the fight for equality is making progress” and “those where the fundamental rights of LGBT people are increasingly under attack.” Anjem Choudary… Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:49:18 EST Peter Montgomery 0af34c0a-f24e-4139-8b5b-7aabc4a9bf8c https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/15/religious-freedom-issue-may-cost-accused-boston-bomber-his-life Forget the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should worry about “death-qualifying” the jury. Thu, 15 Jan 2015 04:37:46 EST Anthony Santoro d09a39f1-5562-451f-81bc-18a203e4e271 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/12/new-ground-zero-lgbt-rights-and-religion Houston. Atlanta. Big southern cities with liberal mayors facing a backlash from conservatives, claiming actions by those mayors pertaining to LGBT rights violate religious freedom. In Houston last year, the controversy was over Mayor Annise Parker’s administration subpoenaing pastors in… Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:51:35 EST Sarah Posner 16acbb90-cca2-4c83-b75a-b6e984b7a92f https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/09/religion-was-not-reason-paris-attacks Can religious ideology really be blamed for the massacre at Charlie Hebdo? Responding to the New Yorker’s George Packer and others. Fri, 09 Jan 2015 06:56:03 EST Mark Juergensmeyer 8cf274ac-9487-4f95-9d84-88b230673bf3 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/08/how-do-we-talk-about-islam-after-charlie-hebdo It’s all too depressingly predictable and sickeningly familiar. Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:18:31 EST Asma Afsaruddin 1d4bd0ab-a4a7-440a-baab-43c004b7b3f6 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/07/interview-muslim Q: So where does this leave us? Do Muslims condemn terror? A: If I speak, it is used against me, and if I do not speak… Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:32:00 EST Haroon Moghul 9d0dfd0a-529e-41c7-9bc4-40b80c2cb6d5 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/09/24/rage-or-courage-youtube-terrorism-take-two What is it about rage that pervades so much thinking about Islam? Start by picking up the latest issues of Time and Newsweek—America’s airport reading—and talking to Google. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:22:21 EDT Bruce B. Lawrence 33d6ed15-faf9-482e-a342-b398159e9061 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/09/24/when-blasphemy-was-riot-didnt-cause-one Why on earth is an orthodox Jew pushing a turbaned Muslim man in a wheelchair on the cover of Charlie Hebdo, the French baby-boomers’ favorite satirical magazine? Don’t bother looking for any deep symbolism—you won’t find it. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:10:29 EDT Sophie Gherardi 69c771d4-b069-484e-a0ed-2e1652c900cf