Irony Repeats Itself: Reconsidering Reinhold Niebuhr in the Trump Era
For the third time in this young century, Reinhold Niebuhr is getting another splash of…
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Pope Francis Brokers End to Cuba Embargo, Despite Opposition of Catholic Pols
There will be much debate surrounding today’s announcement of the normalization of relations between Cuba…
Read MoreTed Cruz’s McCarthyism and the Christian Right
Or, why he thinks Harvard is crawling with communists.
Read MoreAllen West’s Communist Conspiracy Rooted in Christian Anti-Communism?
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is communist, Congressman claims.
Read MoreWhy Did the Pope Choose Cuba?
Human rights, the role of the Church, and politics aren’t the whole story.
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Welcome to the Shari’ah Conspiracy Theory Industry
The support of many Republican presidential candidates demonstrates the success of a cottage industry based on the conspiracy theory that totalitarian Islamic radicals are bent on infiltrating America, displacing the Constitution, and subverting Western-style democracy in the U.S. and around the globe.
Read MoreLife Imitates Satire Imitates Life: Rep. King Revives Manchurian Candidate
Investigating the origins of arithmetic paranoia.
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Are Michael Moore’s Films Inspired by His Catholicism?
Catholicism is well known as a determined foe of communism, yet most Americans are unaware that Catholicism has also been highly critical of capitalism.
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The Kremlin and the Church: Russia’s Holy Alliance
In the new Russia, where Putin attends Easter services in the capital’s main cathedral, it seems the era of religious repression is over—except if you are a Protestant.
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