What the Surveys Don’t (And Can’t) Say About the Rise of the “Spiritual But Not Religious”
It all begins with “survey says….” But it doesn’t end there.
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Hobby Lobby: Key to a More Liberal and Less Religious America?
Much has been written about the recent Hobby Lobby decision—how it’s a terrible precedent for…
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My Kind of Atheist
Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to Give Love, Create Beauty…
Read MoreIs Army’s New “Humanist” Designation Just Semantic Hooey?
Religious people take note.
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Good News for Jewish Justice
As an organizer my question is: Where are American Jews now?
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And What of the Non-Jewish Jews?
The Pew poll revealed a significant number of Americans who, despite having no apparent reason to do so, identify as Jews.
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Opportunity Knocks in Pew Results
So the ground is shifting beneath our feet—what else is new?
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Losing Their ‘Religion’
American Jewish history is the history of Jewish grappling with the American (and Protestant) category of religion. At the moment, it’s not working out so well.
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Spiritual (And Jewish), But Not Religious
Among other things, the Pew poll gives us the fascinating statistic that almost half of “Jews of no religion” are nonetheless believers.
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Good News For Bad News Addicts
Once again we obsess on the headlines but don’t bother with the details.
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