Honey, I Shrunk the Church: The Vatican Manages Sexual Abuse, Canonization and the Nuns
Whatever happened to that great big Roman Catholic Church? It seems to be shrinking before…
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《诺亚方舟》，保守派为何愤怒？
Dan Mathewson’s essay on Noah and biblical literalism is RD’s first to be translated for Chinese readers.
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God and the Gay Christian: An Interview with Matthew Vines
Moving evangelicals beyond cut-and-paste arguments against LGBT inclusion
Read More“Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” Less Durable Than Sexism Surrounding It
Last week a curious headline began to make the rounds online: “Jesus had an ugly…
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Rape-Marriage of Nigerian Girls is ‘Biblical Marriage’
Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls have been ripped from their desks and chairs, notebooks and pencils,…
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Catholic Healthcare Is Not the Enemy
I refuse to accept that Catholic health care providers don’t care about women or the poor, or that they’re only interested in money and actively want to deny access to contraception to all women. This kind of oppositional politics is unworthy of both feminism and faith.
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Evangelical Pastor Argues for Full LGBT Inclusion: “I Think It’s Inevitable”
“Evangelicalism is a very diverse, broad movement and there are many different expressions. I think, very shortly, there will be an expression of evangelicalism which will be inclusive of LGBT people.”
Read MoreThe Internet Is Not Killing Religion, Religion is Killing Religion
Has religion run its course in western culture?
Read MoreHeaven is All-American
Heaven is for Real isn’t about young visionary Colton or angels or even God. It’s about Rev. Burpo’s ongoing exisential crisis.
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Spiritual Unplugging, Or What to Do When There is Wifi at the Ashram
A wired journalist finds himself reaching for his phone during silent meditation—and stops to reflect on the deeper meaning of that reflex.
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