...Researchers say Web-based activities strengthen congregations by enabling users to find like-minded believers, religion classes, opportunities for mission and service, inspirational readings and even virtual worship. Instead of reducing offline...
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Religious freedom in the United States
The impossibility of religious freedom
by Winnifred Fallers Sullivan
...the legal system’s right to deny that protection to those it deems uncivilized, or insufficiently liberal, whether they be polygamist Mormons, Native American peyote users, or conservative Christians with a...
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Little box, big question
by Charles Gelman...users expect from a social networking site: Amid the endless trivialities of social networking sites—the quotes from Monty Python, the Stephen Colbert for Prez groups, the goofy-but-calculatingly-attractive profile pics—the tiny...
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Wolterstorff’s Justice in the Journal of Religious Ethics
by Laura Duane...of thinking about justice. The second section sketches that narrative and Wolterstorff’s counter-narrative. The third section draws together the main points of Wolterstorff’s own account. Registered users can read the...
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“Spore” as vehicle of intelligent design
by Laura Duane...a video game that is intelligently designed to allow users to create fantasy worlds where evolution really can take place.” (If a game that lets you play god is intelligently...
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Faith and fashion
by Lydia Brawner...the company launched MCT, an online network where users can share their stories, investigate their faith, and participate in interactive online contests and spiritual discussions. From MyChristianT.com: …we are a...
Rethinking secularism
Religion and modern communication
by Bryan S. Turner...within the diaspora. They become authoritative, as users compare these rulings against other sites and e-fatwas. The debate on the Internet between multiple Muslim audiences constitutes an informal shari’a in...
Essays
In whose name? ISIS, Islam, and social media
by Dr. Richard Amesbury...a representation of Islam. My religion is based upon principles of respect, love and harmony.” Response to the #NotInMyName campaign has generally been positive, but some Twitter users have expressed...
Religion and digital culture
Comments don’t replace the news
by Tom Heneghan...can foster understanding also spreads polarization and deepens existing prejudices. This divine gift sends some decidedly mixed messages. For a reporter like me, feedback from the public used to consist...