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Personhood Leaders’ Smear Campaign Debunked
On July 2, still glowing from the national media spotlight, Personhood USA issued a press release, “Personhood Leaders Suffer Violent Attacks From Pro-Abortion Terrorists Following Newsweek Feature,” with photos and description of shattered front-door glass, spray-painted coat hangers and “F— You” with a backward F across the front of their Denver-suburb house. The release said the Newsweek profile led to physical threats and the posting of the Masons’ home address in comments—and implicated The Daily Beast’s “notoriously liberal” readers and “pro-choice criminals” in the alleged vandalism.
How Much Did Jesus Care About Sex?
In Sullivan v. Dreher, a misunderstanding of “Cheap Grace.”
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Lurid Picture of Nigeria’s Muslims in Newsweek
The outspoken ex-Muslim author has taken some liberties with the truth to cobble together a story that paints Islam as a religion of extremism and violence.
Read MoreThe Mormon Moment?
The story about Mormonism Newsweek fails to tell.
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Newsweek’s Strange Faces of the Christian Right List
Magazine appears unaware of what “right” means.
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Studying Religion is Suddenly Popular
The premise that Religious Studies was a weak blend of esotericism and elitism prior to recent years—but is reviving through putting all that in the past—is wrong on factual grounds. More perniciously, if this analysis informs institutional strategies in an era of downsizing, it could be downright dangerous for the future of the discipline.
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Is Feminism to Blame for the Rise of Saint Sarah?
Religion scholar Marie Griffiths says “much of feminism is not only open to religion but has been deeply inspired by it.”
Read MoreIs Sarah Palin The New Leader Of The Christian Right?
And is it a women’s movement?
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Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife
Where contemporary culture has come to think of heaven as a place to chat, catch up with friends, and eat ice cream, conservative believers are concerned that God has been left out of the picture. A new book by Newsweek’s religion editor, Lisa Miller, covers this and other top stories on the celestial beat.
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