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Andrew Aghapour

Andrew Aghapour is a scholar of religion and a comedian. His one-person show Zara: An Autobiography of Monotheism is about religion, immigration, and the history of truth.

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Religion Dispatches

Churches Can No Longer Hide the Truth: Daniel Dennett on the New Transparency

The famous New Atheist waxes optimistic on the future of religion.
Andrew Aghapour
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Religion Dispatches

No, Climate Change Deniers Aren’t Modern Day Galileos

Let’s say you’re a prominent climate change denier. And then Pope Francis comes along and announces that climate change is going to be a major item on his agenda for the coming months. What do you do…
Andrew Aghapour
Michael Schulson
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Religion Dispatches

What Republicans Mean When They Compare Climate Change to Religion

Last week, Texas Republican Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal comparing climate change to religion. Smith argues…
Andrew Aghapour
Michael Schulson
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