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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, StoriesFebruary 13, 2015

Why This Lie? Brian Williams’ Pulpit Fiction

By Peter Manseau

The deafening whomp-whomp-whomp you may have heard when Brian Williams got caught in a lie…

(A)theologiesSeptember 26, 2011

Richard Dawkins’ Atheist Academy of Unguided Truth

By Paul Wallace

If atheist Richard Dawkins believes he is right, as a recent Times profile once again suggests, why is he so afraid of passing it on to our kids?

(A)theologies, Culture, Politics/LawApril 16, 2009

The Culture War of the Future

By Ira Chernus

The Times is right about the culture wars, it’s just got the wrong location.

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In today's special edition of the RD weekly newsletter: a look back on a year of destruction wrought by the AR-15. https://t.co/cSMlMZwtKL

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"MAGA is essentially a political movement, not a new religious one," writes @tlecaque. "What Waco offers to the far-right, though, is a platform for their continued grievance mongering against the government." https://t.co/UVGNs3zr9s

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"Ultimately, power and control are the predicates of morality and virtue," writes Peter Schwartz. "The language of Catholic natural law makes this clear. The telos, or goal, of natural law in politics is power, not freedom." https://t.co/0NchGshwSg

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