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Religion Dispatches

U.S. Bishops: Sexual Activity Justifies Anti-Gay Discrimination

Depends what you mean by “discrimination.”
Peter Montgomery
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Richard Dawkins, New Agnostic

The typically strident atheist reveals a softer side.
Michael Schulson
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Auditing the Hindu American Foundation’s Claims of “Hinduphobia”

Political Research Associates
Jewish Currents
The group regularly misclassifies anti-Asian racism, anti-Muslim violence, and criticism of Hindu nationalism as anti-Hindu hate.
American and saffron flags around a framed picture of the deity Ram.
Press

What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?

Political Research Associates
The Conversation
Vance Boelter, who allegedly shot Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, on June 14, 2025, studied at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas. The group is a Bible school linked to the New Apostolic Reformation.
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Religion Dispatches

The Battle To Define ‘Avatar Spirituality’

A new book of essays on the meaning of Avatar, is a down-in-the-dirt wrestling match between those who resonate with it and those who hate a film that’s been labeled pro-civilization and anti-civilization, pro-science and anti-science, un-American and too American, feminist and misogynistic, leftist and neoconservative, and pagan, atheistic, theistic, and animistic.
Bron Taylor
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Religion Dispatches

Arab Spring: Countering the Naysayers

What inspired you to write The Future of the Arab Spring? The Arab revolutions, which began in December 2010, were my most obvious inspiration. As someone who had worked on and long been obsessed with…
Maryam Jamshidi
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Religion Dispatches

Stop Debunking Climate Change Deniers

If you don’t want a culture war, don’t act like a culture warrior.
Michael Schulson
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Religion Dispatches

Why Pope Francis Makes Me Miss Jerry Falwell

Form is fine but should we just forget substance?
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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Religion Dispatches

Driscollpalooza Time... Must Be Book Promo Time

That which does not kill Mark Driscoll simply makes him stronger.
Rob Shryock
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Using Science to Diss Religion

Makes good headlines, but shouldn’t it be sound?
Evan Derkacz
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