Data-Mining Denominations: Same-Sex Marriage Edition
We’re running out of Mondays before the Supreme Court hands down its ruling on the…
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What Should Truly Disturb Us About Game of Thrones’ Child Sacrifice
Stannis Baratheon is not new. Like many viewers, I was sickened by his choice to…
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Dear Hollywood, It’s Time to Start Making Films about Real Black Catholic Nuns
When news of Disney’s plan to reboot its wildly successful Sister Act franchise broke last week, media and…
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Seattle ‘CultureMaker’ Nathan Marion: We Need New Abbeys in America to Foster Community, Arts
Editor’s Note: Among the trends that bear watching throughout America’s evolving Christian landscapes is a holistic rethinking…
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Protesting the Pope’s (Not Yet Released) Environmental Encyclical? Check Your Doctrine
Observers expect that Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical—supposedly titled Laudatio sii, or “Praised Be”—will be released…
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Faith in the Future is No Faith at All: Disney’s Weak Theology
For a film inspired by a Disney theme-park subdivision, Tomorrowland has a lot more going…
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Céad Mile Fáilte: Open Hearts, Shifting Power Paradigms, and the Irish Same-Sex Referendum
Ireland is the most beautiful paradox. We have a centuries-long tradition of hospitality to the…
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Transitions: Caitlyn Jenner, Gender Identity, and Christians Behaving Badly (Again)
Emma Green has a solid piece at The Atlantic detailing religious reaction to Caitlyn Jenner’s…
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American Religion By the Numbers: A Pew Survey Roundup
SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: RELIGIOUS (NON) AFFILIATION MIGHT NOT MEAN WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS…
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Swimming Against the Tide: Religious (Non) Affiliation Might Not Mean What You Think It Means
If religious kitsch is a guilty pleasure, one of my favorite indulgences is a graphic…
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