Global Religious Right Asks ‘How Far Can We Get?’; And More in the Global LGBT Recap
Social conservatives from around the world gathered in Brussels last week to ask each other,…
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Why The Religious Left Isn’t Coming Together, and Why It Matters
So my article from last week on the supposedly emerging religious left has attracted some…
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Does It Matter If Islam Is A Religion? An American Ahmadi Explains The Effects Of Religious Discrimination
In an NPR interview the morning after Mr. Trump’s latest attempt to pivot to something…
Read MoreGoing Beyond “No Duh”: Michael Schulson Responds to Kate Blanchard
What is obvious to a religion scholar may not be obvious to a citizen who has never taken a religious studies class, met a Muslim, or thought about either Islam or religious liberty outside the frames offered by cable news.
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Equality Opponents Try to Reverse UN Progress; Anti-Gay Pentecostal Pastor Elected Mayor of Rio; Indonesian University Official Tells LGBT Students To ‘Normalize’ Or Be Punished; Global LGBT Recap
At Quartz, Ana Campoy examines in depth the global adoption by far-right advocates of conspiracy…
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How To Talk To “Nones” and Influence People: Rob Bell’s Transrational Experience
Did I really need to learn How To Be Here, urgently, right now? The book’s…
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Prisoners In the Hands of an Angry God: A Conversation About Religion and Reform
The Messy Relationship Between Prison Politics and Religious Beliefs
Read MoreIs Pope Francis’ Abuse Commission A Fail?
Pope Francis’ formation of a committee to advise him on long-term policies to stem clerical…
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Why “Family Values” Defined Conservative Christianity (and Why “Religious Liberty” Has Replaced it)
From about 1970 until about 2000, American politics was largely driven by concern about the…
Read MoreClinton’s Faith Talk Not New, But Was There a Better Answer?
The New York Times reports that Jessica Manning, a voter at a campaign stop in…
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