Another Professional Sports Religion Story
Oday Aboushi talks about being drafted by the New York Jets.
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Scope Bacon, Twttr Hoaxes & Joel Osteen’s Big Reveal
In the wake of a series of high-profile April Fool’s pranks and a hoax at the expense of mega-preacher Joel Osteen, the question remains: what makes us believe in bacon-flavored mouthwash, a Martian invasion, or the renunciation of faith by one of the world’s most famous Christians?
Read MoreBe Prepared: Preachers’ Daughters, Episode Eight
Please, well-intentioned church people, have a plan for when someone tells you they’ve been raped or are depressed.
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Why Jason Collins’ Faith is Ignored… And Tebow’s Isn’t
The faith of Jason Collins, who recently came out as the first gay athlete in a major American sport, doesn’t fit the model of culture war conflicts the media expects and the religious right demands of its spokespeople.
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An American Muslim Abroad, Or, Things I Saw in Dubai
On a recent trip through the region, via Istanbul, I took some pictures to capture some of the spirit of the place for lack of a better term. When you bring that many people together, chasing after money and the chance to strike it big—again, think American Wild West, for better and worse—you get… things that surprise you.
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Shifting Talk on Mormon Racism Reveals Divisions within LDS Church
One month. Two official stories. And a historical problem that won’t disappear.
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Without Bev Shea, No Billy Graham
Shea helped the worshiping faithful understand the purchasing power of Christian consumers as an extension of their piety; as form of devotional practice that encompassed the ordinary pleasures of music entertainment.
Read MoreWatching Preachers’ Daughters Right After the Boston Bombings While Teaching a Class on Augustine’s Confessions
(Not recommended.)
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Amid Uncertainty, Eight Things We Know for Sure About the Boston Bombings
As this writing, Boston is under siege, with one bombing suspect killed, and one on the run. But still there is little that is certain about why the attack was carried out.
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Howard Phillips, Founding Father of Religious Right, Has Died
It’s hard to overstate Phillips’ influence on today’s religiously-inflected conservatism.
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