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December 30, 2015
Esther Breger
Biblical scholars are arguing about whether Eve was created from Adam’s penis bone.
December 28, 2015
Ryan Kearney
Richard Dawkins is just as rude in person as he is on Twitter, apparently.
December 28, 2015
Joseph P. Laycock
Why Are Exorcisms as Popular as Ever?
December 22, 2015
Gabriel Snyder
New Republic: Best of 2015
December 18, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
All Augusta County, Virginia schools are shut down today, due to a homework assignment on Arabic calligraphy that spiraled into threats.
December 18, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Pope Francis has paved the way for Mother Teresa to become a saint, despite Christopher Hitchens’s best efforts.
December 16, 2015
Esther Breger
If you’re actually worried about campus free speech, you should care about what just happened at this evangelical college.
An evangelical college suspended a Christian professor who wore a hijab and said Muslims worship the "same God."
December 4, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Bill Maher offers searing hot take on San Bernardino shooting: Religion did it.
December 3, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The Real Problem With Politicians’ Post-Massacre Prayers
Republican candidates responded to the San Bernardino mass shooting with "thoughts and prayers," but not for those who need it most: themselves
November 16, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Twitter helped a former Westboro Baptist Church member leave the church and chart her own path in life.
November 15, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
What is ISIS all about, really?
November 11, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Ben Carson's Economics Speak Directly to Evangelicals
November 4, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Is the New Atheism Dead?
How atheists and the religious are learning to get along
November 3, 2015
Daniel LaChance
Death Row Prisoners Have Plenty of Time to Find God, But Few Find Mercy
October 3, 2015
Christopher Hale
Pope Francis's Public Transformation on LGBT Rights
October 1, 2015
Milton Gaither
Does Homeschooling Make Children More Religious?
September 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Pope Francis Met Kim Davis, Confounding the Culture Warriors Once Again
September 29, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Pope Francis's Pessimism Is Good for the Planet
His Catholic critics complain about his apocalyptic rhetoric, but the pontiff is simply speaking the truth: We're in trouble.
September 28, 2015
Jeet Heer
Do Conservative Catholics Want a Divorce?
September 25, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Donald Trump's "Merry Christmas" Has Nothing to Do With Christmas

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