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Religion Dispatches
Artificial intelligence is taking over—at least in Hollywood. In 2013, there was Spike Jonze’s acclaimed Her. This year, there’s been Chappie and Ex Machina, both centered on the trials and triumphs…
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Religion Dispatches
From my vantage point across the aisle and a few rows back, I studied Cardinal Francis George’s reaction when our Alitalia flight bound for Pope John Paul II’s funeral in Rome hit the kind of…
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Religion Dispatches
Television’s best show explores faith, family ,identity, and the spectre of Reagan’s ‘evil empire’
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Religion Dispatches
Strap on your Fitbit and shop at Whole Foods instead of, you know, sitting down and thinking about how to be a good person.
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Religion Dispatches
The decision comes on page 8. The sound of screaming is coming from behind a locked door in a warehouse. You have to do something. What do you do? If you try to break the door down, you turn to page…
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Religion Dispatches
Venerable Jewish publication becomes a “none.”
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Religion Dispatches
The Leftovers: Hot HBO Drama or Hot New Religious Trend?
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Religion Dispatches
Please discuss some of the problematic aspects of the Koran, and of Islam.
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Religion Dispatches
While most wait for evangelicals to shift on marriage, a more salient debate is taking place.
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Religion Dispatches
It’s not simply reinforcing western privilege or turning us into contented drones.
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