Gay Hating Christians Confronted by “Wall” of Gay Loving Christians at Gay Christian Conference
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Andraé Crouch, “The Greatest Hymn Writer of Our Age,” Dies at 72
Andraé Crouch, the incomparable songwriter, gospel singer and preacher, died in Los Angeles on January 9, 2015 of a…
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Q: So where does this leave us? Do Muslims condemn terror? A: If I speak, it is used against me, and if I do not speak…
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10 Noteworthy Yoga Developments to Recall in 2015
From the passing of Iyengar to homophobic yoga to the Super Bowl, yoga made headlines and continued to evolve in 2014.
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Top Five Toxic Religion Stories of 2014
From religious violence to fear of contagion to economic and racial injustice: taking full measure of what we are up against.
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Updated: Was Adnan Syed Falsely Accused? RD’s Live-Tweet of Serial, the Final Episode
#RDSerial live-tweet starts at noon, EST on Thursday, Dec. 18th!
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Claiming Yoga for India
Modi’s recent efforts are mired in inaccurate myths of yoga’s static essence and Indian origin.
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Google-Phonics, Or, ‘What Is the Sound of a Thousand Tech Workers Meditating?’
Google’s mindfulness guru wants to “democratize enlightenment”—not through boots-on-the-ground activism, of course, but through a proliferation of wearable gadgets and prohibitively expensive mindfulness seminars.
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Can Religion Professors Save the Planet?
Prof. Zoloth’s proposal tells us everything we need to know about the malaise poisoning the study of religion.
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After Ferguson: America Must Abandon “Sick Christianity” at Ease With Violence
From its Christian and colonial beginnings, America has always trafficked in the fear of black people.
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