Court: 5-Year-Old Apache Boy Allowed to Wear Braids
Protecting a kindergartner’s braids, creating a sacred feather repository.
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Challenging 2-D Depictions of Islam on CNN
A Muslim scholar attempts to challenge the media narrative on Islam.
Read MoreAlleged Fort Hood Shooter Is Muslim. So What?
That doesn’t stop rumor, innuendo, and profiling.
Read MoreConservatives Stoke Fear of Fifth Column
Claim that alleged shooter took orders from the Muslim Brotherhood straight out of the Islamophobia playbook.
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Animal Sacrifice and Sexuality in Santería
In the wake of a religious freedom victory, scholar Salvador Vidal-Ortiz discusses the concepts of “newborns,” “wives,” and the role of gays and lesbians in Santería.
Read MoreSame-Sex Marriage: Good for Marriage, Good for the Pocketbook
Bishop Harry Jackson, pleading for the president to maintain the ban on same-sex marriage, calls it the number one domestic issue. But what about, say, the unemployment rate? Will the ban help those without jobs?
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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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Why are Nuns and Monks in the Streets? (Parts I & II)
The strongest Tibetan response to China since 1959 and the media is only getting part of the story…
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In Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling, Truth is the Winner
A new report shows that when Americans are assured that clergy aren’t required to perform same-sex marriages an interesting thing happens.
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