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    • Funding of Religious Education is ‘6-Lane Highway’ Through Church-State Wall
      Funding of Religious Education is ‘6-Lane Highway’ Through Church-State Wall
    • School Voucher SCOTUS Case Isn’t About ‘Choice,’ It’s About Coerced Support for Religion
      School Voucher SCOTUS Case Isn’t About ‘Choice,’ It’s About Coerced Support for Religion
    • Satanic Temple Attorney Discusses Cancelled Scottsdale Prayer Invite
      Satanic Temple Attorney Discusses Cancelled Scottsdale Prayer Invite
  • (A)theologies
    • Mormon Statement on Feminism is Relevant and Timely… But Only by Coincidence
      Mormon Statement on Feminism is Relevant and Timely… But Only by Coincidence
    • Is Trying Really Good Enough? ‘The Good Place’ Has a C-word Problem
      Is Trying Really Good Enough? ‘The Good Place’ Has a C-word Problem
    • Updated: Netflix’s Gay Jesus Upsetting Brazilian Christians Has a Centuries-Old History
      Updated: Netflix’s Gay Jesus Upsetting Brazilian Christians Has a Centuries-Old History
  • Sex/Gender/Justice
    • A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
      A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
    • Books to Give this Holiday Season to Help Understand the World We’ve Found Ourselves in (and to Help Reimagine a Better One)
      Books to Give this Holiday Season to Help Understand the World We’ve Found Ourselves in (and to Help Reimagine a Better One)
    • Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
      Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
  • New Books
    • A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
      A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
    • ‘Empty the Pews’ Gives Voice to Those Who’ve Escaped Toxic Christianity
      ‘Empty the Pews’ Gives Voice to Those Who’ve Escaped Toxic Christianity
    • How “Gratitude” Underwrites Inequality, Power and Exclusion
      How “Gratitude” Underwrites Inequality, Power and Exclusion
  • Politics/Law
    • Funding of Religious Education is ‘6-Lane Highway’ Through Church-State Wall
      Funding of Religious Education is ‘6-Lane Highway’ Through Church-State Wall
    • School Voucher SCOTUS Case Isn’t About ‘Choice,’ It’s About Coerced Support for Religion
      School Voucher SCOTUS Case Isn’t About ‘Choice,’ It’s About Coerced Support for Religion
    • Satanic Temple Attorney Discusses Cancelled Scottsdale Prayer Invite
      Satanic Temple Attorney Discusses Cancelled Scottsdale Prayer Invite

The Editors

Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMay 18, 2018

2016 Was the Year Queer and Trans Muslims Entered the Public Consciousness: Mahdia Lynn On This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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(A)theologies, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMay 11, 2018

Welcome to the Gayborhood: Jason Brown on This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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(A)theologies, Archive, CultureMay 3, 2018

There are Nonproductive Ways of Listening to Each Other: Deborah Jian Lee on the New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveApril 11, 2018

“Charity saved the day… [but] charity isn’t enough”: Kate Bowler on This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 28, 2018

“I had been part of the problem of Islamophobia”: Pastor Danny Cortez On This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 7, 2018

Kaleidoscope Podcast Launches; RD to Feature Exclusive Extras

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RD contributor Deborah Jian Lee‘s new podcast, Kaleidoscope, has launched and is set to feature a deeply…

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Culture, Sexuality/GenderMarch 7, 2018

“I Would Have Rolled My Eyes at That”: Rev. M Barclay, First Non-Binary Trans Deacon in the UMC, On This New Era

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The following is an exclusive excerpt from Kaleidoscope, a podcast featuring conversations on religion with…

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OMFG, Peter Laarman, Politics/Law, RD MediaJanuary 9, 2018

Challenging the Religious Left: RD on the Radio

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RD’s Peter Laarman discussed his year-end piece, THE YEAR IN RELIGION: A RAY OF HOPE AMID…

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Haroon Moghul, New Books, OMFG, RD MediaJuly 6, 2017

RD’s Haroon Moghul on Fresh Air with Terry Gross

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Listen to RD senior correspondent Haroon Moghul discuss his new memoir How to Be a…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Haroon Moghul, Politics/Law, RD Media, Religious LibertyJanuary 31, 2017

RD’s Haroon Moghul Talks Muslim Ban on CNN

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Haroon Moghul‘s message to Muslim-Americans: Don’t give up.

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