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The Public Eye, Winter 2019

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In “Losing their Religion,” PRA gathered four people from backgrounds spanning the Christian and evangelical spectrum for a roundtable discussion about leaving one’s faith community. Although the C
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Teddy Wilson

Political Research Associates
Teddy Wilson served as a Research Analyst at PRA and was a Staff Reporter for Rewire.News, where he reported on issues related to reproductive justice including reproductive health care policy, access…
Teddy Wilson
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Aidan Orly

Political Research Associates

Senior Development Manager

Aidan Orly comes to PRA with a background in community organizing around environmental justice, public education, and Palestine/Israel where they witnessed the power of moving resources in emboldening…
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Religion Dispatches

I’m Too Sexy for My Church: Will a Thriving Singles Scene Renew American Catholicism?

As the choir rehearses before St. Monica’s Sunday evening Mass, two blond women in skinny jeans slide into a pew in the rear of the church and chat quietly. A few pews back a woman wearing a mid-thigh…
Megan Sweas
Article
Religion Dispatches

Australia's Harsh Refugee Policies Stirring Backlash; Malawi Court Sides With Pastors To Lift Moratorium on Sodomy Prosecutions; Uzbek President Says God Has Taken Gays' Reason Away; Global LGBT Recap

The current issue of ILGA-Europe’s Destination EQUALITY magazine focuses on reconciling sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and religion. The magazine includes personal testimonies…
Peter Montgomery
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Religion Dispatches

The Bindi Isn’t Indie

Et tu, Beyoncé? #ReclaimtheBindi wants to challenge cultural appropriation of traditional symbols.
Yesenia Vargas
Article
Religion Dispatches

Why Belief in the Primacy of Language Leads to a Misunderstanding of Richard Dawkins, Islamophobia, and Politics

Like marijuana, affect theory seems to pop at parties.
Andrew Aghapour
Michael Schulson
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Religion Dispatches

Krapp’s Last Tweet: The Rise (and Fall?) of Privilege in the Digital Economy

This fall marked the third anniversary of a record-breaking event—and one that serves well as a metaphor for our emerging digital economy. In October 2012, stuntman Felix Baumgartner jumped from a 24…
Kevin Healey
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Religion Dispatches

Is Pope Francis’ Abuse Commission A Fail?

Pope Francis’ formation of a committee to advise him on long-term policies to stem clerical sexual abuse was hailed as a major step forward in the Catholic Church’s bungled handling of the abuse…
Patricia Miller
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Religion Dispatches

American Sin: Why Pope Francis’ Mercy is Not Our Mercy

In The Name of God Is Mercy , Pope Francis’ new book, the pontiff does more riffing than writing. The book is based on a series of interviews he gave to Vatican journalist Andrea Tornielli, and it…
Kaya Oakes
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