Churches Can No Longer Hide the Truth: Daniel Dennett on the New Transparency
The famous New Atheist waxes optimistic on the future of religion.
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Confront Death by Avoiding Fritos: The Gluten Lie, Fad Diets, & Foodie Faith
Strap on your Fitbit and shop at Whole Foods instead of, you know, sitting down and thinking about how to be a good person.
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YOU Are Spiritual But Not Religious: The Secret Spiritual History of the Choose Your Own Adventure Books
The decision comes on page 8. The sound of screaming is coming from behind a…
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The Invention of a Corporate Christian America
According to author Kevin Kruse, the idea that America is a “Christian nation” was invented…
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Heretic: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Jihadis?
When I started reading Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Heretic: Why Islam Needs A Reformation Now, I kept…
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My Childhood Hobby Was Satanic, Or So They Told Me
The moral panic around Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games—and what it tells us about religion.
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“LGBT People Have a Lot to Teach Christians”
An Interview with Rachel Held Evans.
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The Shared Assumption Behind Creationism and Anti-GMO in Europe
Creationism, like baseball, is an American pastime. And, like baseball, creationism can feel like a…
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God is a Terrifying Monster, and Other Takeaways from the Study of Vampires in Pop Culture
A Q&A with Jess Peacock, author of Such a Dark Thing.
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Why Does the Pope Love This Trippy Dystopian Novel from 1907?
The 2013 election of Pope Francis marked a number of firsts for the Catholic Church:…
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