In response to an article that they consider to be the the most Islamophobic and xenophobic they have read in…
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Orthodox Judaism and idolatry
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, an Orthodox Rabbi, has encountered strenuous public opposition because he attended an interfaith prayer service commemorating the…
Faith at the Oscars
At his blog, Articles of Faith, Michael Paulson reflects on the religious characteristics of many of the movies nominated for…
Critchley philosophizes the Obama moment
At Big Think, Simon Critchley reflects on whether "Obama's election signal(s) a desire for a new Enlightenment."
College and the crucifix
Michael Paulson writes in the Boston Globe about the recent introduction of crucifixes to every classroom at Boston College.
Finding faith online
At Religion Dispatches Rachel Wagner writes about how online identity can inform real world religious experience.
Keeping kosher in the modern world
Nathaniel Popper writes in the Wall Street Journal about the incredible response and emotional outpouring over the raid of the…
Veiling and the justice system
Sarah Sayeed and Matthew Weiner write about the implications of a recent court case in Toronto, in which a Muslim woman…
Indulging the Catholic Church
Paul Vittello writes in the New York Times about the quiet reintroduction of the sale of indulgences to Catholics.
The Christian ethics of genocide
Michael Gerson reflects on Pope Benedict XVI's reinstatement of a bishop who denies the Holocaust, and discusses more broadly the…