Nasr Abu Zayd, a liberal Egyptian Qur'anic scholar, died yesterday in a Cairo hospital. He had been living in exile…
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Democrats and evangelicals try to forge coalition for immigration reform
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) was introduced in 2009 to close a loophole in immigration law that discriminated against…
The “inter-religious” university and the Christian right
In early June, the Claremont School of Theology announced that it would merge with its local Jewish and Muslim counterparts…
Gauging irreligion in the heart of Europe
Conventional wisdom states that the Czech Republic is the least religious society in the West. At The Guardian, Dana Hamplová discusses…
The Arab Gulf States: Beyond Oil and Islam
Haroon Moghul reviews Sean Foley's new book: The Arab Gulf States: Beyond Oil and Islam.
Obama’s religion ambassador
President Barack Obama has filled the post for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. On June 16, the White House sent…
“Did Moishe Rosen die a Jew or a Christian?”
Moishe Rosen, a controversial figure and founder of Jews for Jesus, died this past May. At The Guardian, Jonathan Romain discusses…
8: The Mormon Proposition
Joanna Brooks, a scholar of religion who grew up in a conservative Mormon household, writes about Mormon opposition to same-sex marriage,…
Twitter and the death penalty
Earlier this week, The Washington Post's religion blog, "On Faith," posed a question regarding Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's controversial tweet following the execution of convicted killer…
Sarah Palin and the Christian right
At Religion Dispatches, Sarah Posner dismisses the possibility that, with Sarah Palin as its leader, the Christian right could become…