Why Kaepernick’s Refusal to Stand Is an Act of Religious Dissent
The American flag represents the nation state as a sacred entity—it serves as symbol for the nation’s self-worship.
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Trump’s Magical Appeal: A Dated Anthropologist Offers Clues
There’s a new cottage industry devoted to explanations of the quasi-mystical appeal of Donald Trump….
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Why This Lie? Brian Williams’ Pulpit Fiction
The deafening whomp-whomp-whomp you may have heard when Brian Williams got caught in a lie…
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How Robert Bellah (1927-2013) Changed the Study of Religion
Over fifty years ago Bellah rocked the field of religious studies with a pioneering study on Japanese religion. When he died suddenly this past week he was working on a book that was set to land him as a pioneer yet again.
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The Democratic Party is Not a Religion
While there are some religious elements to be found in Democratic politics, the party as a whole doesn’t begin to approach its rival’s Republicanity.
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