bigotry

Books

The New Religious Intolerance

Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age

By Martha C. Nussbaum

The New Religious Intolerance, by Martha C. Nussbaum

Sep 24, 2012 reviewed by Walter Brueggemann

In The Clash Within, Martha Nussbaum explored the capacity to entertain the other as key to a democratic society. Now she considers angry resistance to the other, bringing her usual erudite analysis and intense moral passion.

In the World

Beyond condemning violence

Aug 08, 2012 by Steve Thorngate

Scott Walker: 

Our hearts go out to the victims [of the gurdwara shooting in Wisconsin] and their families, as we all struggle to comprehend the evil that begets this terrible violence.

Mark Silk:

Personally, I don't think we have to struggle too hard.

In the World

An ad that targets bigots

Jul 16, 2010 by Steve Thorngate

The National Republican Trust PAC has a new TV spot about the Cordoba House controversy, and it’s a doozy of outright religious bigotry.

Books

Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America

Mitchell Gold, ed., with Mindy Drucker

Church-based hate

Jun 02, 2009 reviewed by David P. Gushee
Crisis recounts the sad stories of young people who, like Esau, cried for a blessing and too often did not receive it.