Do We Owe Human Rights to the Christian Right?
Historian Samuel Moyn argues that the history of “human rights” begins only in the twentieth century—and it may owe more to Christianity than to secular ideals.
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Who’s Scared of Polygamy? A Restrained Case for the “Slippery Slope” Argument
Many rejoiced after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-same marriage nationally in late June. Others…
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White Supremacy, Mental Illness, or Society: What’s to Blame for Religious Violence?
This article is part of It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary…
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“I Was a Wild Man”: How to Decode Evangelical Testimony
Last month, as many conservative Christians mourned the “collapse of marriage” nationally, one notable evangelical marriage quietly…
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The Blame for Ferguson: A Response
In a recent article for The Cubit’s series on blame, RD associate editor Andrew Aghapour…
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Silence of Latino Religious Leaders Enable GOP Tolerance of Trump Spectacle
“[The] virtue of spectacle, which is to abolish all motives and all consequences: what…
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25 Things You Can Blame Muslims For
In this latest addition to It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary society, RD senior correspondent…
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Sing the Glory of the Smoke: The Spiritual History of Jazz
A Q&A with Jason C. Bivins
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Audio: BBC Conversation On RD’s Letter to Muslims on Same-Sex Marriage
Shortly after Reza Aslan and Hasan Minhaj’s, “An Open Letter to American Muslims,” was first published on…
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Defending Minority Religions, Despite Some Bad Practitioners
In the latest addition to It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary society, RD associate editor…
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