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Religion Dispatches

Why It's Heresy to Read the Bible Literally: An Interview with John Shelby Spong

Security sells. That’s why, says retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, despite his best-selling controversial books and popular speeches, his position on Jesus and the Christian church will…
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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Alexander Reid Ross

Political Research Associates

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Alexander Reid Ross has spent over a decade working for environmental and social justice. Engaging with BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and migrant solidarity throughout the 2010s as a scholar and activist, he…
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Prisoners In the Hands of an Angry God: A Conversation About Religion and Reform

The Messy Relationship Between Prison Politics and Religious Beliefs
Andrew Aghapour
Stephanie Gaskill
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Religion Dispatches

Are the Girls Scouts Evil? And What About Thin Mints?

In the latest example of a high-ranking Catholic prelate who hasn’t gotten the memo from Pope Francis that the culture wars are over, St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson is urging parishes in his…
Patricia Miller
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Akiba Solomon

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Thomas Cincotta

Political Research Associates
Thomas Cincotta is the former civil liberties program director at Political Research Associates. A criminal defense lawyer, he led the Denver chapter of the National Lawyers Guild [ www.nlg.org] (NLG)…
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Elizabeth Tandy Shermer

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Elizabeth Tandy Shermer is an assistant professor of history at Loyola University Chicago, where she offers courses on business, labor, politics, and public policy. The University of Pennsylvania…
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Tope Fadiran

Political Research Associates
Tope Fadiran is an associate fellow, working on issues of religious liberty and racial, gender, and LGBTQ justice. She is the founder and editor of Are Women Human?, a space for queer feminist and…
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Religion Dispatches

The Surprisingly Short History of Popular Yoga

Last month, a yoga class at the University of Ottawa that was cancelled amid accusations of cultural appropriation made a quiet return to the class schedule. The controversy initially erupted in…
Andrea R. Jain
Michelle Goldberg
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Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Declare Shared View of Marriage & Family; Government & Muslim Officials Ramp Up Anti-LGBT Rhetoric in Indonesia; Australian Religious Leaders Ask Parliament to Act on Marriage Equality; Global LGBT Recap

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met in Cuba last Friday, the first meeting between the heads of the two churches since 1054, and they declared, “we are not competitors, but brothers…
Peter Montgomery
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