In Kenya, the "yes" side was able to claim a landslide victory in a referendum on what has been heralded as the country's first homegrown constitution.
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GOP candidate Angle says U.S. guilty of “idolatry”
by Aaron WeinsteinAs Michael Blood from the AP reported in an article on August 5, audio and transcripts from an interview Sharron Angle gave in April to TruNews Christian Radio indicate that the nominee's opposition to "big government" is theologically motivated.
August 7, 2010
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Scientology given full free-exercise exemptions
by John D. BoyA federal court threw out two court cases brought forward by an ex-Scientologist couple, the Headleys, against the Church of Scientology, accusing the organization of labor violations, forced abortions, and human trafficking. Dale S. Fischer, a judge on the U. S. District Court, Central District of California, argued that Scientology is protected by the First Amendment's free exercise clause, putting the practices the organization is alleged to engage in beyond the scrutiny of the court, reports The St. Petersburg Times.
August 8, 2010
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Faithful living in New York City
by Charles GelmanThe New York Times reports on faith-based communal homes sprouting up in the city.
August 8, 2010
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Skyping secularism: Religion and multiple modernities
by Thomas AlbertsSince our previous dispatch from the IWM Summer School in Cortona, we have settled back into our real lives in London, New York, and Washington, DC, respectively. But the discussions inspired by the summer school have continued—over email and group chats—and we wanted to share with you one recent exchange that followed from our course on “Religion and Multiple Modernities,” taught by Dipesh Chakrabarty, Sudipta Kaviraj, and Charles Taylor. The course drew on examples from European and Indian history that prompted us to think about the relation between modernity (a concept that itself was called into question) and secularism.
August 9, 2010
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The future of Mormonism
by David WalkerPatheos has launched, as the latest installment in its "Future of Religion" series, a discussion on the future of Mormonism.
August 10, 2010
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How many “nones” make a secular nation?
by Penny EdgellWhat is the relationship between rates of church attendance and national identity? When more than 50 percent of a country's population does not attend religious services, is that the tipping point that makes for a secular nation?
August 11, 2010
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Taylor’s Constantinianism
by John D. BoyIn the July 2010 issue of Modern Theology, Stanley Hauerwas and Romand Coles reflect on Charles Taylor's A Secular Age.
August 17, 2010
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Commemorative TIF bookmarks
by The EditorsFree to the first 100 readers who respond by email: a stack of bookmarks commemorating The Immanent Frame's first 100 posts. To receive your stack of bookmarks, send an email (within the next 10 days) to ifblog@ssrc.org.
August 17, 2010
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The UK’s first “anti-terror” summer camp
by Aaron WeinsteinDr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri has founded the United Kingdom's first anti-terrorism camp, reports Dominic Casciani for the BBC.
August 17, 2010