How to Die in America: A Conversation with Ann Neumann
Nobody likes to talk about death. And when we do talk about it, we romanticize…
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How Mega-Macho-Pastor Mark Driscoll Helps Explain Trump’s Evangelical Support
If pundits paid attention to evangelicals beyond their stances on moral values the popularity of…
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In the Age of Megachurches, Sometimes Less Is More
We have long known, as sociologist Mark Chaves says, that “most congregations in the United…
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With New York Joining DC in Defiance Methodist Church Faces Showdown on LGBT Ordination
As the United Methodist Church approaches it next quadrennial General Conference this May, its members…
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What’s Wrong With Atheist Lent?
A few years ago, I gave up eggs and dairy for Lent. This wouldn’t have…
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How the Catholic Church Changed the Movies
With this week’s big Oscar win for Spotlight, an unsparing look at the Catholic Church’s cover-up…
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Clinton vs. Sanders isn’t About Policy, it’s About Power
On Super Tuesday, while commentators, coworkers, friends and family may debate the policies, pasts and perceptions of…
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A Story in Which the Gay Mormon Does Not Die
When 15-year-old Alex Cooper came out to her devout Mormon family, they drove her from…
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5 Reasons That Cartoons Are the 21st Century’s Great Metaphysical Playground
Could we be living in a simulation created by an advanced civilization? Philosopher Nick Bostrom argues that…
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Decoding Scalia’s Secret Hunting Society, From Jägermeister to Medieval Heresy to Buddhist Legend
How the patron saint of sport-hunters got his start as the hero of a Buddhist legend. Also, the secret meaning of the Jägermeister logo.
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