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In a recent Atlantic article titled "Why Democrats Must Regain the Trust of Religious Voters," author Michael Wear makes the well-worn argument that the... Read More

In his new book, God: A Human History, Reza Aslan reviews the history of and scholarly literature on humans’ conceptions of the divine. Simultaneously... Read More

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This week former Alabama judge Roy Moore lost in a surprising upset to former US Attorney Doug Jones in the race to fill the... Read More

When Al Franken announced his intention to resign from the Senate last week, some of us had very mixed feelings. Yes, he has been... Read More

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Convicted rapist and sex offender Brock Turner, who was found guilty of three felony counts of sexual assault after raping an unconscious twenty-two-year-old-woman, is... Read More

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