Perhaps Islam isn’t the Only Reason Donald Trump Didn’t Recall Muhammad Ali
After Barack Obama pointed out in a televised address on the San Bernardino shootings that…
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Are You There God? It’s Us, Googling
What we search for may be instructive, but what we turn up may be just as important.
Read MoreIs Marriage Equality the New “Scopes” Moment? Sort of…
Is same-sex marriage the new evolution? I was prompted to think about this seemingly bizarre…
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Data-Mining The Denominations: The Southern Baptists in Four Charts
If you’ve been following the story of Christianity in the United States with any degree of…
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The Sacred and the Dead: ‘Friend of the Devil’ is a Love Song
Despite its provocative title, the Grateful Dead’s song “Friend of the Devil” actually can be heard…
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To Pray or to Prey: Racism, Religion and Violence in Charleston
“God wept; but that mattered little to an unbelieving age; what mattered most was that…
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New Atheism Produces Another Curiously Uncurious Science v. Religion Book
It takes chutzpah to argue that most living humans navigate reality incorrectly. But this particular form of chutzpah has become familiar.
Read MoreNo Bible-as-State-Book for Tennessee as Legislators Suffer “Symbol Fatigue”
There were more than 70 proposals to name new state symbols in 2015, according to…
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Evangelicals Looking for Walker to “Do Nothing” in 2016 Election
When speaking to religious audiences, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker likes to remind people that he…
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Like Azusa Street Baptized into Bureaucracy: Mexico’s Flourishing LLDM Church Loses its Apostle
Last Sunday evening, December 7, a plump pastor named Lee Minemann interrupted services in the…
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