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The staging in Jaffa of a controversial play with Jesus as central character is shut down by protests—but not for the reasons one might imagine.

A primetime sci-fi soap opera takes on issues of secular vs. spiritual—in space.

Adherence to doctrine has long been a marker of faith among Christians. But what do the creeds and fine distinctions of theological argument have to do with commitment to justice?

So long as the health care battle is focused on the model of market competition—the very notion that health care is best conceived as a for-profit industry—the whole debate is a non-starter. If a meaningful health care reform is to pass, Democrats and liberals will have to return to their social justice roots.

A few gamers call for a boycott of an Xbox title designed by a well-known gay rights opponent. Most are unfazed.

Euthanasia, end-of-life, death with dignity, assisted suicide: these mean entirely different things depending on whom you consult. The health care debates have enormously high stakes, and yet we don’t even agree on the terms.

The truth is that Americans’ lives and wallets are both in danger if we don’t reform health care. A proposal to out-negative the naysayers.

Or: It’s a great day for a Wii Wedding…

Public discourse is not necessarily on the same level as scholarly discourse, but it doesn’t have to be a brawl.

The tragedy of this health care debate is that the protesters won’t be the only ones who lose access to care—we all will.