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(A)theologies, Archive, Kaya Oakes, Politics/Law, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesJune 30, 2015

The Benedict Opt-Out: Why Christian Self-Isolation Won’t Work

By Kaya Oakes

In a much talked-about Op-Ed in Time last week in the wake of the Supreme Court’s…

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"Waco is a campaign stop [for Trump], but it’s also an emblem of anti-government violence, and an especially potent one when combined with repeated messages about the tyranny and violence of their opponents," writes @tlecaque: https://t.co/UVGNs3zr9s

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"The fusion of religion and nation has created a fertile breeding ground for a culture of violence to take root," writes Nilay Saiya. "Of course, Christian nationalist violence in the United States is nothing new." https://t.co/XY207uwd5k

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The struggle to reconcile our past human experiences with the promise of the new tools we create is as old as the history of human invention," writes @RabbanitSara. "The Talmud includes a powerful story about the potential and pitfalls of new media." https://t.co/tNmjVRSUQV

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