To Get Hebdo Cartoons You Must Get Laïcité
Laïcité is not equivalent to the American notion of “secularism.”
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Is The Episcopal Church Driving Drunk?
For many of her critics Heather Cook’s crime spree began with her ordination.
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Egyptian President Al-Sisi is a Dictator, Not a Reformer of Islam
It’s ironic that a number of (mostly right wing) commentators have been invoking the ideals of freedom…
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Why Was Suspicion Over “The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven” Ignored for Years?
“When I made the claims that I did, I had never read the Bible.”
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The “Religious Freedom” Issue That May Cost the Accused Boston Bomber His Life
Forget the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should worry about “death-qualifying” the jury.
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How to Become an Atheist in Twelve Short Months
Ryan Bell no longer believes in God, exactly. Bell is the former Seventh-Day Adventist pastor who last January made…
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The “Nones” Are Here… And Have Been for Over 100 Years
In recent posts about religious “nones,” or individuals without a religious affiliation, Mark Silk and Chris Stedman at the…
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Religion Was Not the Reason for the Paris Attacks
Can religious ideology really be blamed for the massacre at Charlie Hebdo? Responding to the New Yorker’s George Packer and others.
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Andraé Crouch, “The Greatest Hymn Writer of Our Age,” Dies at 72
Andraé Crouch, the incomparable songwriter, gospel singer and preacher, died in Los Angeles on January 9, 2015 of a…
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How Do We Talk About Islam After Charlie Hebdo?
It’s all too depressingly predictable and sickeningly familiar.
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