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Religion Dispatches

A New Muslim Statement Against Torture

RD blogger Hussein Rashid, disturbed by the silence of the American Muslim community on torture, drafted this statement. Who will sign?
Hussein Rashid
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Public Preaching

A flock, maybe, but certainly not sheep; nuances of the pulpit-pew relationship.
Martin E. Marty
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Needle Exchange Gets Religion

Between sin and science, religious supporters of needle exchange programs confront opposition.
Sara Friedman
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Good Friday and Purim: Non-Harmonic Convergences

Collision on the interfaith highway…
Naomi Seidman
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Religion Dispatches

“Just Like a Submissive Woman”

Women should not be excluded from the benefits of global sisterhood because of a shalwar kameez, or a business suit, or a kaffiyeh… Or because of Islam.
Shabana Mir
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“Stress Test” a Con: Obama Still Coddling Banks

“Asking” the banks how they “feel” may be politically shrewd, but it’s morally bankrupt.
Peter Laarman
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Hazel Cherry

Political Research Associates
Hazel Cherry [ @laydeproclaimer] is an M.Div. Candidate at Howard University School of Divinity. She is a licensed minister in the Missionary Baptist denomination and plans to pursue a doctorate with…
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Religion Dispatches

By the Way: Richard Land’s Non-Apology

The religious right leader’s apology for offensive remarks to the Jewish and female senators falls flat.
Randall Balmer
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Double Helix: Queer Science

What the science of homosexuality tells us—and what it doesn’t.
Arri Eisen
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Elliot Spitzer and America’s Ethical Perversity

“The only crime against humanity that the media takes seriously (and politicians fear is being exposed for) is personal sexual immorality…”
Rabbi Michael Lerner
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