Closed-Door Conference in Poland Shows How US Conservative Christian Networks Export ‘Conversion Therapy’
On an October night in 2023, Focus on the Family’s Glenn T. Stanton stood on…
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From Civil Rights Liberals to New Age Conspiracy Theorists — What Betty and Barney Hill’s Alien Abduction Story Reveals About America
In 1961, driving back from a short vacation, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a bright…
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Like the Bible? You’ll Love a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ T-shirt — How AI Marketing Shapes Identity
Over the past several months, lawmakers on both state and federal levels have worked to…
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How an Ancient Story of Renegade Rabbis Caught With Black Market Technology Can Help Us Navigate ChatGPT’s Apocalyptic Aura
The promise—and the threat—of artificial intelligence is that the world as we know it is…
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Via Jokes, ChatGPT Chooses Which Religious Traditions and Figures Deserve Respect — And Therefore What Counts as ‘Religion’
ChatGPT is all the rage. It even drives some people into a rage. It does…
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy: How Amazon, Google & Neuroscience Threaten American Buddhism
Contemporary American Buddhism has a problem, although, thankfully, unlike Christianity it has little to do…
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As Psychedelics Experience a Renaissance, Emory’s New Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Seeks a Novel Approach
For years, in addition to writing about it numerous times for RD, I’ve included a…
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Meditation Sickness: Everyone is Talking About How Nobody is Talking About The Risks of Meditation
There are some visible signs that particular Buddhist communities in the United States are beginning…
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When Religious Freedom Means Freedom for Religious Violence
Religious freedom has long been a rallying cry of the religious and political right. In…
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What Role do Feelings Play in Conspiracy, Racism and Climate Denial? Welcome to Phoning It In, Episode 1
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and…
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