Religion Dispatches
Recognizing mutual support is important because neoliberalism preaches the false doctrine of pure independence—that the individual exists before society, before government, before relationships—which makes any form of relationship a threat to the individual’s autonomy.
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International Family Equality Day was celebrated on May 7 with events in 30 countries. The…
Read MoreWhite evangelicals captured the election, but they may have lost their fellow believers, the very people who could keep their institutions from the attrition that has many Christians genuinely worried for the future.
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He seemed drunk and ready for a fight. The man, mid-fifties, towering and broad shouldered,…
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When strangers find out that I’m from North Dakota, I get a few stock responses….
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The Internet functions as a sort of midway point between the personal and the public: you can be part of a community of fans, and yet you don’t have to bare the depths of your soul.
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We would do well to remember that our good news first came as an act of divine protest in the body of a poor, brown baby born in a barn.
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Thanksgiving has always been a puzzle to me. As a German exchange student in 1993…
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“Quite possibly, bearing the cross might mean opening our homes to immigrants, confronting our racist uncles at Thanksgiving dinner, taking to the streets, and putting our bodies on the line.”
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Hillary is being pilloried for her “assault on Catholics.”
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