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Power and Piety
Is the promotion of violence inherent to any religion?
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Why are opponents of gay marriage so sure they’re right?
Societies without doubt are dangerous places, argues Adam Gopnik.
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Antiracism, Our Flawed New Religion
Opposition to racism used to be a political stance. Now it has every marking of a religion, with both good and deleterious effects on American society. By John McWhorter.
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The People’s Temple, the Black Church, and the Tragic Legacy of Jonestown
A conversation with author Sikivu Hutchinson. By Anita Little.
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Unfollow
She was a prized daughter of the Westboro Baptist Church. Then she started to question her faith, one tweet at a time. By Adrian Chen.
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Caught between apostasy and heartbreak: a Mormon lesbian love story
With their religion a key part of their lives, Celeste Carolin and Kathleen Majdali struggled with their decision to come out. Now they’re preparing for marriage – a celebration that could result in excommunication. By Kseniya Sovenko.
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Why Greeks are exhuming their parents
Cemeteries in Greek cities are so overcrowded that bodies are often only kept in the ground for three years. By Chloe Hadjimatheou.
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Native Intelligence
The Indians who first feasted with the English colonists were far more sophisticated than you were taught in school. But that wasn't enough to save them. By Charles C. Mann. (2005)
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Surprise! Planned Parenthood Shooter Super Into Jesus, Adultery, Lady-Beating
You’ll be shocked to learn the charming fella charged with murdering some folks at a Colorado Planned Parenthood has a long history of being being a raging evangelical anti-choice lady-beating kid-abandoning poop pile. By Kaili Joy Gray.
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Of Militarization and Miniskirts
Sovereignty and Sexuality in Urban Uganda. By Anneeth Kaur Hundle.
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Is Saudi Arabia to blame for Islamic State?
Is so-called Islamic State the ideological offspring of Saudi Arabia and the strict form of Islam which originates in the Kingdom?
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Not Muslim Enough? The Malcolm X Zombie Rises Again
When those on the Left, who have historically been our loudest allies against racism and bigotry, begin to perpetuate it themselves, who remains to call it out? By Maajid Nawaz. (Oct. 30)
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Original Sin: the sexual motivation of religious extremists
“In short, the only way to ensure that the evolutionary interests of men and women become identical, which is the only way that natural selection will favor equality, is a monogamous mating system.” By Janet L Factor.
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Why Are Exorcisms as Popular as Ever?
“While the influence of institutionalized churches has waned, few sociologists today would claim that science is eliminating belief in the supernatural.” By Joseph Playcock.
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An Iranian Woman’s Battle to End Stoning
The poet and journalist who risked everything by challenging Sharia law. By Laura Secor.
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Skulduggery in the Vatican
Tim Parks reviews “Avarizia: Le Carte che Svelano. Ricchezza, Scandali e Segreti della Chiesa di Francesco” by Emiliano Fittipaldi and “Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis’s Secret Battle against Corruption in the Vatican” by Gianluigi Nuzzi, translated by Michael Moore.
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Ted Cruz’s dad: My son ran for president after God sent his wife a sign
And other tales from Rafael Cruz’s world of extreme Christian fundamentalism. By David Corn.
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Georgia ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Could Protect KKK, Sponsor Admits
Georgia’s state senate is considering a “religious liberty” bill that would make it easier to discriminate against LGBT people by, as Americans United explains, allowing “any individual or ‘faith-based’ business, non-profit entity, or taxpayer-funded organization to ignore any law that conflicts with their religious beliefs about marriage.” By Miranda Blue. (Feb. 19)
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How Ted Cruz Lost the Evangelical Vote
And how it could spell disaster for his campaign on Super Tuesday. By Elizabeth Bruenig.
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A Polygamist Cult’s Last Stand: The Rise and Fall of Warren Jeffs
The largest polygamist community in America is run by a madman in jail — who’s started a civil war. by Jesse Hyde. (Feb. 9) [Autoplay video]
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