How Did the Buddha Become a Medieval Saint?
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The Fourth of July Is Not America’s Birthday
No, in July of 2014 we don’t face the urgent threat of an established church, but we do face an ongoing struggle with those abusing freedom of religion.
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The Real Mormon Moment
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The subject of The Wooster Group’s latest work, Early Shaker Spirituals by the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake,…
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Recently, well meaning Episcopal clergy and lay leaders have been urging the church to “extend the sacrament…
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The Story Behind the Catholic Church’s Stunning Reversal on Contraception
Years later, when the remembrance of so many other things had faded, the memory still…
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Here in my beloved South, the main characters in our political drama are still men,…
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Bible College Pres Arrested for Forced Labor: Hypocrite or Extremist?
A belief or action is “extreme” not because of its putative disconnection from the mainstream; rather, it is “extreme” because of the way it pushes or takes the logic of a “mainstream” belief.
Read MoreThe Holocaust and 9/11 Museums: A Tale of Two Controversial Films
Those who run the recently-opened 9/11 Memorial Museum refuse to consider changes to a controversial film that some say could incite hatred. They might take a page from the Holocaust Museum’s controversy nearly two decades ago.
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