After more than two months and 120 million barrels of oil, many Gulf Coast residents have lost faith in our…
Louisiana prays for relief from spill
American politics
Religious cartoons: freedom of speech as well as religion
In a post at Religion Dispatches last month, Austin Dacey argues vehemently that religious satire is nothing new. Before the…
When the personal keeps on being political
Susan Jacoby's recent post is one of the best statements I've seen in opposition to the "mamma grizzly" feminism of…
A gay veteran’s lament
Serena Hayden, a veteran of the United States military, speaks of her experience serving as a gay soldier under "don't…
The continuing plight of American Muslims
Kevin Drum is duly indignant about the case of Yahya Wehelie, a U.S. citizen placed on the no-fly list and…
Hegel in the heartland
In The New York Times, J.M. Bernstein holds forth on the metaphysical dimensions of the sustained paroxysm known as the…
Conceptions of Islam and American (in)tolerance
On June 6th, in response to plans to construct a Muslim cultural center near Ground Zero, outrage ensued in the…
Religion and the judiciary
In The Guardian, Aidan O'Neill discusses the role of religion in the American and British Supreme Courts.
God, science and philanthropy
Nathan Schneider profiles John Templeton and the Foundation he built, in The Nation.
Engagement for whose good?
It is coincidental but telling that Emile Nakhleh’s post supporting U.S. “engagement” with Muslim communities appeared the same week as…