Conservative Christianity’s “Come to Jesus” Moment in Wake of Elliot Rodger Shootings
In the wake of the tragic massacre at UCSB on Friday night in which Elliott Rodger murdered…
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“Muslim Gospel” Revealing the “Christian Truth” Excites the Da Vinci Code Set
In Amsterdam in 1709, philosopher John Toland set his eyes upon a remarkable manuscript—what he described in Nazarenus as “a Mahometan [i.e., Muslim] Gospel, never before…
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In Tea Party Senate Candidate’s Dissertation, A Nostalgia for a Populist Christian Nation
Ben Sasse, winner of last week’s Republican Senate primary in Nebraska and likely the next senator from that…
Read MoreA Catholic’s Eulogy for the Harvard “Black Mass” Controversy
By now, many in the Boston area and beyond are familiar with the controversy surrounding the “reenactment”…
Read MoreWas Prof Wrong to Ask Students to Not Thank God?
Seemingly to prove the thesis of God’s Not Dead—i.e., that colleges and universities are bastions of…
Read More《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.
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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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.
Read MoreEgypt’s ’Secular’ Gov Uses Religion as Tool of Repression
Given that the post-coup government has arguably been more forceful about using religion as a tool than the Brotherhood why have so many secular Brotherhood critics not batted an eye?
Read MoreUCC First Church to Sue State Over Gay Marriage Ban
UCC leaders say North Carolina ban on same-sex marriage violates First Amendment.
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