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The Cult of Trump? What “Cult Rhetoric” Actually Reveals
PSA: President Trump is not brainwashing his followers.
By Benjamin E. Zeller
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For Yemenis Fleeing War, the U.S. Muslim Ban Means a High Price and Dangerous Wait
The policy has devastated Yemeni families and their economic survival.
By Louise Cainkar
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Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Xenophobia in American Politics
Both political parties have a Muslim problem.
By Arsalan Iftikhar
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Every Day Is Already “Bring Your Bible to School Day”
Focus on the Family is politicizing a common and protected practice.
By Cavan Concannon
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For These Progressive Jews, Prayer is Part of the Protest
Public mourning rituals are highlighting injustice in U.S. immigration policies—and making an ethical claim about who is to be mourned.
By Molly Farneth
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How Race Matters in the Physician-Assisted Suicide Debate
There are vast racial and ethnic differences in requests for physician-assisted suicide. We need to ask why.
By Terri Laws
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Who Benefits from Conflicts Over Religious Freedom?
There’s confusion over the Constitution’s religion clauses, and it’s keeping conservative Christians loyal to Trump.
By Jenna Reinbold
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Marianne Williamson’s Unorthodox Campaign
Aiming her message at “spiritual but not religious” voters, Williamson is a groundbreaking political figure in a long American tradition of alternative spirituality
By Kira Ganga Kieffer
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Loving Us, Hating Them: How Trump Uses Jews to Divide a Nation
Trump’s claim to love Jews and Israel is dangerous, and it’s part of a strategy to activate racial and religious animus for political gain.
By Moshe Kornfeld
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Dangerous Logic at the Border: Religion and the Travel Ban
Religion, race, and national security are entangled in the history of American foreign and immigration policy.
By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd