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The Last Religion
In December 2015, Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Once president, he would...
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May 2, 20235 min read


Subverting Dominant Narratives about Early Christianity: An Interview with Georgia Frank
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially...
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Mar 7, 20239 min read


The State-Sponsored Disappearance of Muslim Minorities in China
Top American officials are standing idly by while an authoritarian country, once again, is attempting to eradicate a religious minority...
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Apr 26, 20195 min read


One Nation Under God: Prayer in the U.S. Federal Government
On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom...
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Mar 2, 20194 min read


Slandering Satan: Baphomet’s Legal Battle Against Netflix
For those unfamiliar with the seminal piece of Christian fan fiction, Paradise Lost is the epic tale of Satan’s fall from heaven. In over...
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Dec 11, 20183 min read
Pricing the Stars: The Commodification of Astrology
The growth of astrology and similar occult practices in recent years reflects an increasing desire among young Americans to connect with...
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Dec 5, 20183 min read


The Creation Museum, the Ark Encounter, and America’s Problem of Anti-Science
The Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter are two attractions in Kentucky run by the Christian apologetics group Answers in Genesis. The...
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Jul 2, 20186 min read


The Romanticization of Billy Graham’s Non-Partisanship
Billy Graham, the famous American evangelical preacher, undoubtedly had a lasting impact on American religion and its relationship with...
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Apr 1, 20185 min read


Self-Immolation for Tibet: Why the Dalai Lama’s Silence is Costing Lives
Suffering under Chinese oppression, Tibet is one of the least free regions of the world. It is, in fact, the second to least free–behind...
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Mar 17, 20186 min read


Dollar and Cross: Why Evangelical Support for Donald Trump is Unsurprising
The election of Donald Trump forced a reckoning among American Evangelical Christians. Faced with a candidate who seemed to at least...
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May 26, 20177 min read


El Papa del Sur: Pope Francis, Four Years Later
March 13 marked the fourth anniversary of the white smoke – the fumata bianca – leaking out of the top-most chimney in the Sistine...
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Apr 19, 20177 min read


Cultural Destruction: A Crime Against Humanity
Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine...
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Oct 25, 20164 min read


Unpacking Hillary Clinton’s Religion
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and...
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Oct 10, 20164 min read


Nuns v. Birth Control
The lawsuit Zubik v. Burwell, argued on March 23 in the 8-member Supreme Court, involves a small religious minority locked in conflict...
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Apr 18, 20165 min read


A Pope, a Patriarch, and Distinctly Political Implications
On February 12, in the VIP room of the Havana airport, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian...
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Apr 8, 20165 min read


The Resurrection of a Genre: Christian Films and Hollywood’s Polarization
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be...
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Mar 28, 20166 min read


Fighting Fire With Brimstone: The Satanic Left and the Instrumentalization of Religious Freedom
Seen most profoundly in the 2014 Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case, and iterated frequently in both political rhetoric and legal decisions,...
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Feb 2, 20164 min read


Winning With No One: Social Conservatism in an Age of Low Turnout
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture...
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Dec 3, 20155 min read


The Niqab: The Unexpected Determinant in Canada’s Federal Election
On October 19th, Canada found itself at a familiar political junction. Millions of citizens descended upon the polls to vote in the...
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Oct 28, 20156 min read


The Racial Right: The Racist Origins of the Christian Right Wing
In the winter of 2011, onlookers at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Watts Street in New York City looked up and saw the face of a troubled...
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Oct 24, 20154 min read
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