Mystic Politics

Homophobia Is Totally Gay, As Proven By Science

‘There certainly has been a lot of anecdotal evidence from notable political figures to support this theory, but now science is stepping in with some raw data.’

Science and the Republican Brain

‘Republican penchant for denying science is so pronounced and marvelous a phenomenon that in order to grasp it we must turn to the latest revelations of neuroscience.’

The Politics of Faith and American Exceptionalism

‘Two major objects of attention during this election season reflect a key dimension of American exceptionalism: religion.’

China Flaunts Faux Panchen Lama at Hong Kong Buddhist Forum

‘A Tibetan youth named by Beijing as the 11th Panchen Lama but reviled by many Tibetans as a fake made his first trip outside mainland China on Thursday as he is groomed to become the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama dies.’

Apocalypse Soon: Why Are Christians So Obsessed With the End Times?

‘How can Americans make major life decisions on the basis of faith that the world will end in the very near future?’

Apocalypse Soon: Why Are Christians So Obsessed With the End Times?

‘How can Americans make major life decisions on the basis of faith that the world will end in the very near future?’

Jews Favor Muslims, Mormons Over ‘Christian Right’

‘Jewish Americans hold more favorable views of Mormons and Muslims than those belonging to the “Christian Right,” according to a recently published survey on Jewish values.’

Behind the Right’s Phony War on the Nonexistent Religion of Secularism

‘One of the most robust and effective conspiracy theories on the right, the notion that “secularism” – or, just as often, “Secular Humanism” – is a religion is meant to be taken entirely literally: right wingers genuinely believe it refers to an actually existing religious practice.’

Sex and the Vatican City- The War on Women: Sex-Trafficking Edition

‘How far are the Catholic bishops willing to go with their crackdown on reproductive health? Just ask a teenage girl forced into prostitution.’

Heaven On Earth: A Non-Hysterical History of Shari’ah

‘Islamophobic discourse rarely changes in any meaningful way; indeed, it remains quite similar to the anti-Semitism it disingenuously claims to have foresworn. But superficially, Islamophobia rapidly mutates, sniffing out whatever Arabic words its untalented bigots can find—throwing them against the wall, and seeing which most creeps out the mainstream. “Hijab.” “Minaret.” “Taqiyya.”’