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Welcome to Zaytuna, the Nation’s First Muslim Liberal Arts College
On November 15, 2010, the morning I first visited Hamza Yusuf’s theology class at Zaytuna College, the nation’s first Muslim school of liberal arts, the …
Review
Surveying a Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage
Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search of God in AmericaBy Jeff ChuHarperCollins, 2013 Of all the songs in the “dog-eared …
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Under Hillary Clinton, the State Department Pursued Greater Religious Engagement
At the end of January, in the days after Hillary Clinton stepped down as secretary of state, the media rushed to analyze her achievements. Writing …
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Christians Divided on Morality, Legalization of Marijuana Use
A lthough the federal government continues to rank marijuana as one of the most dangerous drugs, efforts to legalize it – for both recreational and medical …
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Religious Leaders to Government: We Must Get Our Fiscal House In Order
Both Republicans and Democrats have a religion problem, and it has nothing to do with same-sex marriage, abortion, or religious liberty. Rather, their serious stumbling …
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What Ever Happened to the Common Ground on Abortion Reduction?
The temperature of abortion politics is usually at a steady boil. Over the past two years, it has been downright scorching. Last week, heated debates …
Essay
North Carolina’s “Official Religion”: The Convoluted History of American States and Established Religions
Last week, in a move that seems more reminiscent of 1783 than 2013, North Carolina legislators proposed a bill declaring their right to establish an …
Interview
“Speaking Truth to Power in Love”: An Interview with Jonathan Walton
When he was named the Pusey Minister of Harvard University’s Memorial Church, Jonathan Walton became the latest in a line of prominent African-American ministers to …
Essay
Declaration of Conscience
On June 1, 1950, Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995), a Republican Senator from Maine, delivered her “Declaration of Conscience” speech to the U.S. Senate. Though she …
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Same-Sex Marriage Comes to the Supreme Court
On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases—one challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the other California’s Proposition …
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Welcome to Zaytuna, the Nation’s First Muslim Liberal Arts College
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Under Hillary Clinton, the State Department Pursued Greater Religious Engagement
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Christians Divided on Morality, Legalization of Marijuana Use
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Religious Leaders to Government: We Must Get Our Fiscal House In Order
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The Nuns Not on the Bus
Writers tell us stories about where they discovered religion and politics in their states.
South Carolina
A Reporter Trails Nikki Haley and Mark Sanford.
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