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Allegories – Here and Now
by James Werning
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A World of Three

What if we treated other nations as if they actually were our neighbors? This is part 2 of a...
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Cranach
by Gene Veith
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New Religion Statistics & Anti-Institutionalism

The General Social Survey--the "gold standard" of polls--is out for 2022, giving updated...
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All Texans, Not Some Texans
by Julie Nichols
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St. Maximillian Kolbe--A Catholic Anti-Nazi Martyr

Today I am dedicating this piece on St. Maksymilian (Maximillian) Kolbe to a living saint (in my...
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Grace-Colored Glasses
by Kathyrn Shihadah
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GOP women promote purity (but don't practice it) + sex appeal + toxic femulinity

WARNING: this post is about Marjorie Taylor Green and Lauren Boebert, and is consequently both...
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Hinduism and the Nation
by Vijendra Agarwal
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HANUMAN: Part II Diplomacy With Defiance

The following includes more examples of his diplomacy when Hanuman arrives in Lanka, finds Sita,...
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Reflections of a Recovering Evangelical
by Daniel Henderson
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Sorry Evangelicals, You Don't Get to Own Jesus

Who Owns Jesus? I recently wrote an article called “Evangelicals Are Still Missing the Point,” in...
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Faith and Reason
by Elizabeth Grace Matthew
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The Problem with Boys and School, And How to Fix It

I am a mom to three boys. My oldest two attend what is by today’s standards a fairly traditional...
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Rational Animal
by Matt Graham
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The Simulation Hypothesis

Have you ever wondered if the world around us is a simulation? Does our universe exist as a...
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Eric Todd
by Eric Todd
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5 Revolutionary Concepts to Transfigure Faith for the 21st Century

As church attendance falls out of fashion with new generations and for good reason, more people...
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Dharma Lens
by Pushpita Prasad
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Celebrating Basant Amid A Shrinking Footprint

For Hindus across the world, it’s the time to mark the festival of Basant Panchami, dedicated to...
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Jane the Actuary
by Elizabeth Bauer
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The Violinist vs. the Castaway, and an attempt at a new abortion metaphor

Who recalls the metaphor of the violinist on life support? This metaphor was created by Judith...
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Public Catholic
by Rebecca Hamilton
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Bishops and Priests: Follow Christ Yourselves, Then You can Lead Us.

Woe to you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the...
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Shattering Paradigms
by George Yancey
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The Problem with False Equivalency Claims

One of the common claims I see made on the left is false equivalency. For example, I detested the...
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Politics Blue
by Politics Blue
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How Faith Groups Feel After Biden’s First 100 Days

Religious groups remain divided over the President’s approach to immigration, LGBTQ rights and...
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Politics Blue
by Politics Blue
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How Faith Groups Feel After Biden’s First 100 Days

Religious groups remain divided over the President’s approach to immigration, LGBTQ rights and...
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Mark Meckler
by Mark Meckler
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New Harvard Study Says Trigger Warnings Should Come with a... Trigger Warning?

The law of unintended (but very obvious) consequences strikes again....
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Crossing the Streams
by Crossing the Streams
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How Far Is Too Far? On Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, and Public Outrage

Is the public outrage over statements by Kathy Griffin and Bill Maher just an overreaction or...
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Bristol Palin
by Bristol Palin
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Supreme Court Says Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Don't Have to Be 'Abortion Referral Agencies'

What a great day for life!...
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The French Revolution
by Nancy French
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Top 10 Tweets about Trump's Brutal Comments about the MSNBC Host

The problem isn't Trump's Twitter. The problem is Trump's character...
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Access Politics
by Trent Fancher
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CNN's Jake Tapper Criticizes Former President Obama over the Weak Democratic Party

Democrats lost more than 1,000 elected offices from 2008 to 2016 — which is nothing to shrug...
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Why I Still Talk to Jesus -- In Spite of Everything
by Frank Schaeffer
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Did You Know That Trump, Pat Robertson and Jay Sekulow (Trump’s New “Defense Attorney”) Are All on the Same Team Now? They’re All Specialists in Scamming People, Building Highly Lucrative Nepotistic Empires… and Lying

Why would Trump hire a right-wing fundamentalist Pat Robertson clone/follower “First Amendment...
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To Do Justice
by Rebecca Todd Peters
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Why Kavanaugh Should Withdraw

Kavanaugh’s defenders are asking if people’s lives should be ruined by actions they took when they...
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Alex Parker
by Alex Parker
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Mark Wahlberg: a Real Hollywood Role Model

Mark Wahlberg has come a long way. Not only from Boston to Beverly Hills, or tow truck driver...
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Convention of States
by Laura Scala
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Daniel Horowitz Sounds Off on Incompetent Congress

Congress may have betrayed its promises to the American people, but with Article V those people...
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The View from Dixon Hall
by Maria Dixon-Hall
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Maybe the Alt-Right is Right: The Futility of the Dream

“We insist that “diversity” is a great strength, but for most (white) Americans this is mere lip...
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Brian McLaren
by Brian McLaren
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When Patriarchy Is the Problem (Not the Solution)

We human beings have a lot of problems, and one of our biggest is men. Male humans often become...
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Schaeffer & Moon
by Schaeffer & Moon
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There Is No Courage to Be Bipartisan Anymore...Except Naming Post Offices

Health care developments have deepened the divide. It's SCHAEFFER & MOON.
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Michael Farris: Defying Conventional Wisdom
by Michael Farris: Defying Conventional Wisdom
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We Are About to Elect a Monarch

Embed from Getty Images The presidential election is scary. The “fright factor” of 2016 (theme:...
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