The Jewish Daily Forward is Neither Jewish, Nor Daily (But Still Forward). Discuss!
Venerable Jewish publication becomes a “none.”
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A Religion Scholar Gets It Wrong on Indiana’s RFRA
Stephen Prothero breaks from the pack—and gets lost.
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Six Overlooked Gems from the Future of World Religions Report
The Leftovers: Hot HBO Drama or Hot New Religious Trend?
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Conservative Evangelicalism’s Gender Role Rift: Whither Women?
While most wait for evangelicals to shift on marriage, a more salient debate is taking place.
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What the Critics of the Mindfulness Trend Don’t Get
It’s not simply reinforcing western privilege or turning us into contented drones.
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Hagee’s New Film Uses Jews and Science to Prove Christian, Pro-US God
Blood, warfare, and Nostradamus-style speculation make for good entertainment.
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Rand Paul’s Messianic Campaign Video Shouts “Yes I Can!”
The unique spectacle that is the presidential election season entered a whole new realm of fantasy last…
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Wanted: Your Vote
RD is nominated for a Webby for best Religion and Spirituality site!
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Herd Heroism in an Age of Rebels: The Cultural Roots of the Anti-Vaxxer Movement
Collect all the evidence that vaccines cause autism and endanger children, and you will have…
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An Evangelical (Millennial) on the Canterbury Trail
It was the sacraments that drew Rachel Held Evans—formerly an evangelical Christian—to the Episcopal Church, she says.
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