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Judge refuses to block zoning approval of Murfreesboro mosque

Today, we often are told that the hysterical ravings of the New Christian Right (NCR) are a pathological homophobia, or perhaps a displaced and sublimated yearning for homoeroticism. Doubtless both play a role, but I want to suggest that homosexuality does threaten civilization, when viewed from a certain perspective, and that it has been seen this way since biblical times.

What goes on between some people’s ears is greasier than a Thanksgiving turkey dipped in used motor oil.

Even after serving his time for dog fighting the Eagles star QB wasn’t quite redeemed. It took football.

The Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins has a new scare tactic to defend Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Pastor admonishes his flock to steer clear of Facebook’s many lures and tempations.

Countering the right’s narratives is not an “uphill battle.”

The positive reception of Budrus in the U.S. says a lot about the political climate today. The right-wing “pro-Israel” movement is going through a tough time. It has always built its public appeal on one simple narrative: Israel wants peace, but it must fight to ward off implacable violence from its enemies. Anything Israel does is justified because it’s in self-defense.

There’s a scene in Martin Preib’s recent and remarkable collection of essays where he describes pulling over to the side of the road to scribble down a note, deep in conversation about the work of Walt Whitman, about what that work accomplished and how. “My terms are useless:…