Kentucky-Fried Christianity: Governor Matt Bevin Wants to Pray Away Violence in Louisville
Over the past few weeks, a conflict has unfolded in Kentucky, revealing a split in…
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When Auschwitz Becomes a Poké Stop
Last week we watched death on our smartphones. We witnessed the light drain out of Philando Castile’s…
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Orlando Tragedy and the Tangled History of Jihad and Homosexuality
The first jihad of the modern era was not against the West, but against gay Muslims.
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The Loneliness of Men: A Father’s Day Reflection
This year, Father’s Day comes just a week after the Orlando tragedy—seven days of mourning, of national…
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How Do Christians, Atheists Compare on Muslim Tolerance?
Despite the clear animus of some high profile atheists, those who don’t believe in God are the most tolerant.
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History Channel’s “Vikings” Subverts and Supports the Violent Heathen Trope
From Blood Eagle to Blood Libel to “Wilding,” myths of the violent Other have underwritten violence across centuries.
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“Of Kings and Prophets” Producers—a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew—Refuse to Sanitize the Bible
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan stated: “Religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion…
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A Moral Galaxy: War and Suffering in “Star Wars: The Old Republic”
A new Star Wars film premieres this week, accompanied by the kind of social ferment…
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Why The Church Can’t Stop Gun Violence
Last night, as news of the shootings in San Bernardino was being digested, the Twitterverse…
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The Passion of Katniss: How the Hunger Games Confronts the Trauma of Violence
If Hollywood is any indicator, one of the nation’s great romantic fantasies is to fall…
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