The Problem with Moral Nuance on Abortion for Democrats
The New York Times received numerous responses to an opinion piece it recently published—from a man—about how…
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Douthat’s Wager: Go to Church, Even If You Don’t Believe
If you are a secular liberal who made your twice-yearly trip to church on Easter…
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Conservative Catholics Unhappy About New Book on LGBTs and The Church; and More in the Global LGBT Recap
The Global Alliance for LGBT Education has protested the selection of Saudi Arabia as the…
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“I Speak to God in Public”: Are Young Black Millennials Reclaiming a Theology of Resistance?
If the numerous think-pieces and essays on “Coloring Book” were any indication, one could surmise that Chance’s popularity was in part because of his public embrace of his faith, not despite it.
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Alabama Senate Considers Giving Church Its Own Police Force; Irony Reportedly Dead
Tomorrow night, as we head into the home stretch of Lent rounding the corner to…
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Church of Pain: Religion, Ritual, and the Body in the New Serial Spin-Off, “S-Town”
A wildly popular podcast uses religion as its final reveal—a “church” devoted to the art of the tattoo, and to drunken discussion of the work of George Bataille.
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Warpaint: What Does George W. Bush See in His “Portraits of Courage”?
There’s an explosion on nearly every other page of George W. Bush’s Portraits of Courage:…
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I Was a Stranger: New York Activists Stage a Lenten Action for Sanctuary
Every Friday in Lent, a group of activists has stood outside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in…
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Hillary Clinton Won the Catholic Vote After All, So Dems Should Stay Pro-Choice, Right?
A more accurate analysis of the 2016 presidential election than the preliminary exit polls shows…
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Can the “Spiritual Left” Make the Change They Wish to See?
We all know about the grassroots activism of the “religious right” and the role they…
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