An Open Letter to Black Clergy on the Disdain for Protest
Advent is upon us as we await the coming of the world’s most famous Palestinian—Jesus…
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It Is About the Hijab: Wheaton College and the Narrowing Criteria for Evangelical Belonging
Larycia Hawkins, a tenured political science professor at the evangelical stalwart Wheaton College, was placed…
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How Would Religion Respond to Extraterrestrials? A Thought Experiment
It has now been almost two weeks since the press conference in Guizhou, China announcing that a…
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A Portrait of Islamophobia?
On December 5th the New York Times published an editorial on its front page for the…
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A Moral Galaxy: War and Suffering in “Star Wars: The Old Republic”
A new Star Wars film premieres this week, accompanied by the kind of social ferment…
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Trump, Islamophobia, and the Philly Pig’s Head Incident
Shortly after November’s horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, Al-Aqsa mosque in Philadelphia received a phone…
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Debunking the Myth That Democracy Is “Incompatible” With Islam
An excerpt from Asma Afsaruddin’s new book, “Contemporary Issues in Islam.”
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Perhaps Islam isn’t the Only Reason Donald Trump Didn’t Recall Muhammad Ali
After Barack Obama pointed out in a televised address on the San Bernardino shootings that…
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I Volunteer to Root Out Christian Extremism
Dear Director Comey & Secretary Johnson: Director Comey, I sympathize with the frustration you expressed…
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#OpenTheseDoors: A Movement to Turn New York’s Closed Churches into Shelters
When the archdiocese of New York announced in 2014 that it would begin closing parishes…
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