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Art as Religion, Museum as Temple
For the Greeks, museums were sacred places dedicated to the muses. How is it that the Catholic Church got into the pagan shrine business?
Read MoreAmerican Idol(atry): McCain-as-Jesus
McCain’s repudiation of Hagee has made news while a remark from a Georgia Republican has gone unnoticed…
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What in the Name of the Crusades are Tennessee Evangelicals Doing in Kurdish Iraq?
In an exclusive interview, investigative reporter Mike Reynolds uncovers the special relationship between Iraqi Kurds and a group of American evangelicals that practices “spiritual warfare,” harbors a deep animosity toward Islam, and views the region as the evangelistic final frontier.
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Gimme That Old Spice Religion
The winner of Old Spice’s “Art of Manliness” competition isn’t just any Conservative Christian—he’s a card-carrying member of the theocratic Christian Reconstructionist movement that encourages women to submit to their men and to abstain from voting. Does this war on “metrosexual pretty boys” mark the beginning of a political career for Matthew Chancey?
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By the Way: “Ten Commandments Judge” To Be Alabama’s Next Gov?
An expert witness in the case against the affable Roy Moore recalls a meeting during which they tangled over the First Amendment.
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