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Sadly, there is still a fair amount of ignorance and bigotry toward black non-believers in African American communities due to the stereotype that atheists are immoral, rudderless, and not authentically black. This belief is especially insidious for black women. Mainstream African American culture places a high premium on black female caregiving, piety, and sacrifice. The patriarchal traditions of the Black Church, with their emphasis on charismatic black male leadership and biblical literalism, play a key role in socializing black women to be subservient and self-sacrificing.

Amid violence, confusion, and rumors, one thing is clear: people are dying.

Majority avoid teaching evolution.

Case already being spun as shari’ah gone wild.

But why let facts get in the way of a good story?

A correspondent in Cairo finds spirituality thriving, but not dedication to clerics.

Straining the constitution through a biblical grinder.

First, it was McCain’s daughter Meghan and now George W. Bush’s daughter has made a video.

After being terrorized by the police, people in Cairo begin standing up to them.

In Cairo, a day of violence, fear, exhaustion. What’s next?