It’s Still Your Fault: The Cubit’s Guide to Blaming
For the past three weeks, The Cubit has explored blame in the twenty-first century. We…
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White Supremacy, Mental Illness, or Society: What’s to Blame for Religious Violence?
This article is part of It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary…
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Not All Christians are Terrorists
“I know that not all Christians are right-wing extremist terrorists, but why are all right-wing…
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The “Religious Freedom” Issue That May Cost the Accused Boston Bomber His Life
Forget the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should worry about “death-qualifying” the jury.
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Must James Foley and Steven Sotloff Be Martyrs to Not Have Died in Vain?
The recent arrival of ISIS in the international spotlight has demonstrated once again that there…
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The Black and White (and Blood-Red) Roots of ISIS
The latest gruesome video released by ISIS showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, just…
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It’s Theology, Not Baseball: Misunderstanding Iraq’s Sectarian Conflicts
Nothing is as conducive to global radical mobilization as an exclusive theological summons.
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Violent, Genocidal Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric Moving to US?
For decades, Jewish leaders outside of Israel have publicly supported the Israeli government, but they have expressed regret for the souls lost on both sides. Is that rhetoric changing?
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Islam=Peace: What’s in a Slogan?
How a meeting with Muslim youth leaders led me to realize I had cynically underestimated a slogan’s power.
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Nigeria is arguably the most important country in Africa. With 175 million people, it’s certainly…
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