All posts tagged "Religion"
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Franklin R. Halprin | October 14, 2014
Shmita: The Jewish Calendar Year of Environmental Conservation
The past couple of weeks saw observance of the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom...
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Jake Ephros | October 13, 2014
Religion Inspires Philanthropy, Especially Among Low-Income Observers
A recent report by the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows how the recession changed Americans’ charitable habits. “The wealthiest...
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Jake Ephros | October 6, 2014
Justice Scalia Gets It Right: There is a Political Demand for Religion
This is going to hurt me a lot more than it is going to hurt you: Justice Antonin...
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Anneliese Mahoney | October 1, 2014
Arkansas Woman Bans “Muslims” From Her Gun Range
Here's some gross and weird racism to start off your Wednesday: a gun range in Arkansas has declared...
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Jake Ephros | September 29, 2014
How Pope Francis Can Shape Relationship Between Feminism and the Church
A group of Catholic nuns is denouncing the influence of big money in U.S. politics by conducting a...
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Jake Ephros | September 8, 2014
The Role of Religion in Scientific Innovation
Conflict between religion and science is nothing new; starting in the seventeenth century, Enlightenment philosophers began to criticize...
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Marisa Mostek | August 1, 2014
Violence in the Name Of Religion
Lynching, torture, and deliberately planned hate crimes bring to mind antiquated racist and religious extremist groups like the...
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Hannah R. Winsten | July 17, 2014
WARNING: The Christians Are Coming for Your Civil Liberties
The Hobby Lobby ruling, not even a month old, is already proving to be disturbingly broad. Ruth Bader...
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Madeleine Stern | June 17, 2014
Giving the Devil His Due: the Legality of Satanism
With all of the recent issues in the media, Satanism has become a unique topic of discussion. Rarely...
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Hannah R. Winsten | March 25, 2014
Hobby Lobby Wants to Remove the Corporate Veil — and Your Birth Control Coverage
Good morning, folks! Time for your weekly dosage of anti-feminist bullshit! On the menu today is Hobby Lobby,...
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Hannah R. Winsten | March 5, 2014
Matthew McConaughey Is Narcissistic at the Oscars, Becomes Conservative Hero
Loves, how many of you watched the Oscars on Sunday night? I did, after a fair amount of...
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Dennis Futoryan | March 3, 2014
The Craft of Contraception Rights: SCOTUS to Hear Sebelius vs. Hobby Lobby
By most accounts, the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been incredibly rocky. Even as problems...
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Anneliese Mahoney | December 16, 2013
“Sister Wives” Win Big Case
The Learning Channel, or TLC, has made a name for itself in recent years for creating shows that...