The Death Obsession with RD’s Executive Editor
In this video from The Big Think, RD editor Gary Laderman discusses American attitudes toward death, youth and religion.
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Christians Support Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
New polls show that even conservatives are finally okay with gays and lesbians in the military. But what about not having any war at all? What does tradition say about that?
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Evangelical Stephen Baldwin’s Imitatio Christi & “Reality” TV
The initial rush of schadenfreude is gradually replaced with a genuine affection for the “good guys,” and righteous frustration at the machinations of the villains.
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By the Way: “Ten Commandments Judge” To Be Alabama’s Next Gov?
An expert witness in the case against the affable Roy Moore recalls a meeting during which they tangled over the First Amendment.
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Religious-Educator-in-Chief
If “we teach who we are,” Obama’s Cairo speech taught us that we are capable of appreciating difference and making peace.
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Muslims Murder, Christians Don’t: What Went Missing in Analysis of Tiller’s Executioner
While much of the media had no trouble detailing the religious commitment of the Muslim killer of an army recruiter, most profiles painted Scott Roeder as a right-wing, anti-government, anti-abortionist, with a prior arrest history and mental problems. His connection with extremist Christian groups, apparently, is irrelevant.
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From Cairo to the Bible Belt: What US Christianity Must Face for Peace in the Middle East
Obama’s speech marks a radical departure from the prophetically-laden, right-wing rhetoric that cast America and Israel together waiting for Armageddon at the hands of Arab countries. In fact, what if the speech were intended to deconstruct the simplistic mistrust of American Christianity towards Islam?
Read MoreAccept Gays? Only If They Know Their Place
Why is it that when conservative Christians talk about welcoming gays into the church they…
Read MoreIntellectualized Islamophobia
A new form of bias against Muslims is taking shape, one that masks as “objective” and based on observation.
Read MoreA Reply to Pastor Rod Parsley on the Bible and the Death Penalty
Megachurch pastor Rod Parsley took issue with a recent article on RD on biblical and ethical challenges to the death penalty. Its author responds…
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