What Can Academics Do About Islamophobia?
Quite a bit, as it turns out. Whether as public figures or educators, academics can, for example, help refute the work of high profile Islamophobes whose expertise lies outside of Islam.
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Obama Shifts US Narrative Away from “Christian Nation”
Did the president’s rhetoric at the recent press conference in Turkey signal a shift toward a new national identity, or merely a shift in emphasis?
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UPDATED: Warren is… Heterogeneous on Gay Marriage; In Hot Water for Equivocation
Last week on Larry King, “America’s Pastor” downplayed his opposition to gay marriage. That was not always the case.
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God Makes an Independent Film
When an inexperienced Pentecostal pastor gets called by God to make a $50 million epic science-fiction film, is he a visionary, a prophet, or just another box office grifter? A new documentary tells the tale.
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New Yorker on Banking Corruption: Suck it Up and Stop Whining
Pardon me, Nick, but the course you are recommending—and the White House policy you are explicitly endorsing—happens to represent a complete breach of public trust.
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A Post-Christian America? Not Quite—Though Devoutly to be Wished
Is there a connection between fewer identifying as “Christian” and “junk religion”? If the religious right is losing power why are Democrats so intent on “reaching out” to them?
Read MoreNew Study: Jews More “Spiritual” Less Ancestral
A new study appears to beg the question: what does it even mean to be Jewish?
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What Liberals Want: A Response to Susan Thistlethwaite
Theologian Susan Thistlethwaite suggested in Newsweek that liberals should respect progressive efforts to connect with evangelicals. Frances Kissling responds that the respect should begin with a sitdown between liberals and progressives.
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Oprah Talks Down to Fundamentalist Mormon Girls
Oprah’s skepticism toward FLDS girls about their devotion to unusual beliefs reminds one writer of the questions asked of Muslim women.
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Religion Poll Proves that Liberals Are Not Conservatives
A new Barna poll plays off of the tarnished “liberal” label and seems to push the idea that conservative religion is the real religion.
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