We Regret to Inform You That You Do Not Mirror the Holy Family
Catholic Charities might rather go out of business than allow same-sex couples to adopt a child.
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Historian John Ragosta Discusses the Context and Inspiration for ‘Religious Freedom’ in the U.S.
Historian John Ragosta details some of the strikingly similar issues over the proper place of religion and religious expression in a secular nation compromised of mostly religious individuals.
Read MoreBetrayed at the Polls, Evangelicals of Color at a Crossroads
White evangelicals captured the election, but they may have lost their fellow believers, the very people who could keep their institutions from the attrition that has many Christians genuinely worried for the future.
Read MoreThe Religious Origins of Fake News and ‘Alternative Facts’
It wasn’t Christianity that helped make Republican voters more likely to be duped, but susceptibility to fake news has its particular historical origin in Christian fundamentalism.
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Monks With Guns: Discovering Buddhist Violence
The co-editor of a new book on the history of Buddhist violence and warfare explains how the notion of a purely mystical and otherworldly Buddhism—promoted by some of the great interpreters of the tradition—denies its adherents’ humanity.
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Remembering Rumsfeld: The Defense Department Gospel and America’s Desert Crusade
Bush-era intelligence briefings featured cover pages subtitled with decontextualized and misunderstood scripture in deference to the piety of the administration. Where were the Christian and Jewish moderates, and why didn’t they denounce this extremism?
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