Newsletters / Drawing Lines in the Name of God

The Visionary

The stories in this week’s Visionary all circle the same uncomfortable question: when a religious community draws a line around itself, is that an expression of faith – or an act of exclusion? From a faith-based phone network filtering “sinful” content, to a Christian school defending its right to object to trans athletes, to a Muslim community celebration accused of discrimination, the line between religious identity and religious exclusion is a messy one.

Censorship For Jesus

A new phone network just launched that blocks sexual and LGBTQ+ content from users. In its place? AI-generated retellings of Bible stories. It's also more expensive. Will it work?

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From Forfeit to Fortune

A Christian school in Vermont just won a six-figure settlement after being punished by the state after forfeiting a girls’ basketball game because the other team had a transgender player.

Is This Justice?

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Is "Muslims Only" Religious Discrimination?

A planned Eid event at a publicly funded waterpark in Texas has been canceled after critics objected to the event being advertised as “Muslims only.” It was later updated to be open to all, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott still threatened to pull half a million dollars in funding for the city unless they cancelled it entirely. Can you guess what happened next? And was it the right outcome?

Who’s the Victim?

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