...core following has traditionally been the creative class. They are graphic designers and artists, and they constitute a “church” of sorts. “When you find other Mac users, they’re so happy...
Best/feed//Users/Olivia/Downloads/with Malay/Javanese interlinear translations
Law, religion, and state building
Privatization of assisted reproductive technologies in the Islamic Republic of Iran
A Universe of Terms
media
by Nathan Schneider
...empty until their users fill them—free of politics, dogma, or any barrier to immediacy. Meanwhile, tech CEOs rush to the Nevada desert to carry out Burning Man, their ritual of...
A Universe of Terms
media
by Birgit Meyer
...are understood here in a broad sense that includes mass media and social media, as well as other objects that are made to act as transmitters in linking their users...
Essays
Against Judaist-Christianism
by Arjun Appadurai...to burn the Qur’an, straightforward examples of “incitement to violence” that deserve prompt legal action against their users rather than protection under the free speech provisions of the Constitution? Can...
here & there
Defending Wikipedia’s ban on Scientologists
by Daniel VacaAt the Daily Kos, Inspector Dim defends Wikipedia’s decision to block users with internet addresses “owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates, broadly interpreted” from editing Wikipedia entries...
here & there
HI governor vetoes civil unions bill
by Aaron Weinstein...against the state. According to an AP report that can be found in the Christian Science Monitor: “[T]he Internet was abuzz with expressions of anger, with Twitter users from California...
here & there
Mapping “American values”
by Ella Wagner...unprecedented level of detail about the United States’ cultural and religious landscape.” The map is designed to show the connections between three “topics”—religious affiliation, demographics, and politics. Users can compare:...
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New resource for religion and new media
by Jessica PolebaumThe Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture has recently launched a new resource website featuring an extensive bibliography, “scholar’s index,” blog, and newsfeed: The Network is designed for...