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Rebecca Moore

Rebecca Moore is Emerita Professor of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. She is currently Reviews Editor for Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, published by University of California Press.

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Where Is American Christian Outrage on Russia's Treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses?

It seems like American Christians might be alarmed to learn that the nation they hold in regard is confiscating Bibles, criminalizing evangelization, and torturing believers.
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Jonestown at 40: The Real Conspiracy Is More Disturbing Than the Theories

Rather than parse the definition of murder, or deconstruct the hearts of people long expecting to die, it seems most appropriate to conclude that murder and suicide occurred on that day.
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Does Religious Freedom Extend to Child Endangerment? It's Not as Simple as It Seems

There must be some middle ground—not between right and wrong, but between different understandings of what constitutes abuse.
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