The Fourth of July Is Not America’s Birthday
No, in July of 2014 we don’t face the urgent threat of an established church, but we do face an ongoing struggle with those abusing freedom of religion.
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Your Pseudoscience Beach Read: Creationist Infighting Edition
As Joe Laycock noted here on RD, another creation museum called the “Northwest Science Museum” recently opened in…
Read MoreThe Blockbuster Spirituality of John Green’s “The Fault In Our Stars”
In my department’s hallway, there is a placard that asks, “What can I do with…
Read MoreExperimental Theater Meets Experimental Faith: The Wooster Group’s “Early Shaker Spirituals”
The subject of The Wooster Group’s latest work, Early Shaker Spirituals by the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake,…
Read MoreAnother Slender Man Attack?
This weekend, a second attack by a knife-wielding teenage girl was attributed to the online Slender Man mythos. While the attack could…
Read MoreMad Men’s Matt Weiner, Warrior Against Woo
So we’ve always known Mad Men is not your typical view of the 1960s, but…
Read More‘Slender Man’ Murder Attempt Wasn’t Media or Madness
This Internet is abuzz with speculation about a bizarre attempted murder in which two 12-year-old…
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My Kind of Atheist
Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to Give Love, Create Beauty…
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Why Salma Hayek Adapting The Prophet for Screen Makes Sense
Recently at the Cannes Film Festival, actress Salma Hayek premiered parts of her film adaptation…
Read MoreThe Holocaust and 9/11 Museums: A Tale of Two Controversial Films
Those who run the recently-opened 9/11 Memorial Museum refuse to consider changes to a controversial film that some say could incite hatred. They might take a page from the Holocaust Museum’s controversy nearly two decades ago.
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