Does NIH Head Francis Collins Believe in Intelligent Design?
In a recent article in the New Republic psychologist Paul Bloom charges that the evangelical scientist is using the same logic as those who push ID. Is he right?
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Did Uganda’s President Really Veto the Anti-Gay Bill?
Despite what many have written, President Museveni’s letter on the infamous Kill the Gays Bill; is no cause for celebration.
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No to Church, Yes to Jesus?
Is the lingering importance of “Good Samaritan Jesus” for the religiously unaffiliated a yearning for a more ethically engaged, prophetic Christianity?
Read MoreForget About #HotJesus, Material Objects Speak Loudly in Son of God
Material objects have long played a role in Jesus films, but in the latest retelling, adapted from a History Channel miniseries, coins and the temple itself play a crucial role.
Read MoreMillennials Invent New Religion: No Hell, No Priests, No Punishment
So, right off the bat, this generation has dumped its religious leaders, its priests or gurus, and has dispensed with the obligation of coming together each week as a community. I guess, if there’s no one there to deliver a sermon or wisdom talk, what’s the point of gathering together once a week?
Read MoreTwo Women and a Mosque: A Convert Community Grows in Panama City
Panama’s Muslim converts work to carve out space for themselves, in a country that doesn’t seem to know they exist. In this report, Aliyya Swaby meets two black Muslim women who have founded a mosque in Panama City and describes the unique mix of religion, race, class and gender at play in the growth of their community.
Read MoreGiving Up God—Not Just a Spiritual Stunt
“One of the perks of being an atheist is not having to do [traditional worship] anymore. I’ve been in the religion business all my life and I just need a break.”
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U.S. Bishops’ 15–year Battle For ‘Conscience’ and Against Contraception
How Viagra and the Pill brought the U.S. Bishops back into the battle against birth control and into the ‘religious freedom’ business.
Read MoreOn Whistleblowing, MLK, Jr., and the Politics of Resistance in the Digital Age
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to co-operate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.”
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Pigging Out: What ‘Radically Unkosher’ Jewish Foodies Like Michael Pollan Are Missing
While Jewish foodies frequently use “traditional cultures” to critique everything from the cruelty and impact of modern agribusiness, to the lack of pleasure and meaning we derive from our food, they flout their own tradition when it comes to eating pig meat to the detriment of their greater goals.
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