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The Religious Activism Behind U.S. Refugee Policy
By Lauren TurekReport
New Research Suggests Christians See LGBT Progress as Threatening
By Clara L. Wilkins and Lerone A. MartinEssay
American Democracy Nearly Failed in its Early Decades. It’s Important to Remember Why.
By Benjamin E. ParkReview
Netflix’s “Pray Away” Confronts the Lies of the Ex-Gay Movement
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The Changing Faces of American Rabbis
More diverse groups are joining the rabbinate across the United States.
By Nomi Kaltmann
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Why Is Critical Race Theory Being Banned in Public Schools?
Public schools have long provoked conflicts about character and values.
By Leslie Ribovich and Charles McCrary
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U.S. Catholic Bishops Succumb to Partisan Politics in Eucharist Debate
All Catholics lose when church leaders become political, not moral, actors.
By John T. McGreevy
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Faith and the Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage
Faith-based activists are pushing for an increase in the minimum wage.
By Miguel Petrosky
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Religious Conservatives Won the Legal Battle Over COVID-19, But Not the War
COVID-19 has created both a boon and a problem for religious conservatives at the Supreme Court.
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from The AtlanticVaccine Resisters Seek Religious Exemptions. But What Counts as Religious?
from The New York TimesEvangelical Lutheran Church Installs First Transgender Bishop
from The Associated PressHow the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”
from The NationA Mask Mandate Showdown in Cobb County School Board Pits “Faith” Against “Fear”
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Writers tell us stories about where they discovered religion and politics in their states.
Missouri
An Ozarks Native Crosses the Show Me State.
By Rachel McBride LindseyOhio
An Atheist Finds (Some) Reasons to Believe in Her Old Church.
By Sarah StankorbLouisiana
A French Teacher Lives Among the Cajuns.
By Max Perry Mueller