In this month’s episode of Discourse!, Theo Wildcroft, Dan Gorman and special emergency guest Vivian Asimos discuss the US Supreme Court’s relationship to Christianity, how the Independent dealt with criticism of a review of a book critical of paganism, and religion, abuse and the idea of a ‘witch hunt’ in yoga and academia. Oh and something called coronavirus?
Links for items discussed in this episode:
- “With religion-related rulings on the horizon, U.S. Christians see Supreme Court favorably”
- https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/03/03/with-religion-related-rulings-on-the-horizon-u-s-christians-see-supreme-court-favorably/
- “Pagans express outrage and disappointment over ‘book review'”
- https://wildhunt.org/2020/01/pagans-expresses-outrage-and-disappointment-over-book-review.html
- “Shielded for Decades, A Yoga Leader’s Alleged Sexual Abuse Finally Comes Under Fire”
- https://gen.medium.com/shielded-for-decades-a-yoga-leaders-alleged-sexual-abuse-finally-comes-under-fire-97b79ddf990b
- “Oxford dean accused of failing to report child sexual assault claim”
- https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/mar/04/oxford-dean-accused-of-failing-to-report-child-sexual-assault-claim
- “Master of Deceit: How Yogi Bhajan Used Kundalini Yoga for Money, Sex and Power”
- https://gurumag.com/master-of-deceit-how-yogi-bhajan-used-kundalini-yoga-for-money-sex-and-power/
Source for Featured Image Screenshot of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer with the flags of countries afflicted by Covid-19:
https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2020/03/20/embracing-the-grace-of-covid-19/