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Religion Dispatches

Godly Game or Godless Satire? Countering Biblical Ignorance with Heretical Humor

“We love the Bible,” the game’s creators claim, “we just have a funny way of showing it.”
Betsy Shirley
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Religion Dispatches

Lifestyles of the Rich and Pious

American archbishops living large.
Patricia Miller
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Taking (Public School) Teachers to Church, and the Mosque, and the Temple...

How to educate public school students about religion without stirring controversy? A Q&A with Kevin Childress of the Interfaith Center of N.Y.
Lisa Webster
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Religion Dispatches

Violent, Genocidal Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric Moving to US?

For decades, Jewish leaders outside of Israel have publicly supported the Israeli government, but they have expressed regret for the souls lost on both sides. Is that rhetoric changing?
David Sheen
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Religion Dispatches

Are Southern Baptists Softening Stance on Immigration?

In recent comments after visiting Central American refugees in Texas, the Southern Baptists’ emerging point man in the culture wars, Russell Moore, cleverly managed to capitalize on the polarizing…
Mike Greer
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Archbishop Nienstedt Admits … No Wrong in Sexual Abuse Scandals; Pledges to Keep Doing What He Does

Despite being embroiled in two high-profile sex scandals—one over allegations of his own conduct and one over the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdioceses’ mishandling of clerical sex abuse—and calls from…
Patricia Miller
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Bradley Onishi

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Bradley B. Onishi, PhD is faculty at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of the forthcoming book Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism - And What Comes…
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Religion Dispatches

5 Lessons From an Ex-Gay Industry Defector

After spending 15 years of her life serving as “proof” that gays and lesbians can “change” and become heterosexual, Yvette Cantu Schneider has officially become “ex-ex-gay.” Now married and a mother…
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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We All Speak of “Conscience”—But Are We Talking About the Same Thing?

“Conscience” keeps popping up in contemporary political and ethical debate. Think Hobby Lobby and the offended consciences of those who would deny contraceptive coverage to their employees. Think…
Mary Hunt
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Religion Dispatches

Obama Nominates First Non-Christian to Lead Religious Freedom Initiative

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced yesterday that President Barack Obama is nominating the first non-Christian, Rabbi David Saperstein, to the post of ambassador for international religious…
Peter Montgomery
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