Filmmaker Vic Losick recently released "In God We Teach," a documentary about a public high school student who surreptitiously recorded a lecture given his history teacher and accused him of Christian proselytiing.
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New York Transit settles over headwear discrimination
by Phillip QuinteroSeveral news outlets have covered recent news of a settlement between the New York City Transit Authority and the United States Department of Justice
June 8, 2012
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Is technology good for religion?
by David SloaneAt The Washington Post, Lisa Miller argues that, contrary to the beliefs of religious figures and political pundits, technology is good for religion.
June 11, 2012
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Sexuality and the Catholic Church
by Candice ScharfThis past week the Catholic church denounced Sister Margaret A. Farley, an American nun and professor of Christian Ethics at Yale Divinity School, for her book Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics.
June 12, 2012
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Council on Foreign Relations fellowship
by Candice ScharfThe Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is currently accepting applications for the International Affairs Fellowship (IAF).
June 12, 2012
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The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age
by The EditorsIn her new publication, The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age, Martha C. Nussbaum discusses the growing issue of intolerance and analyzes the fear that fuels this problem.
June 13, 2012
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Anti-Semitic Twitter posts?
by David SloaneYesterday at The Lede, J. David Goodman reported on a Swedish "social media experiment" gone questionably awry.
June 14, 2012
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Live online panel on Egypt elections
by Phillip QuinteroThis Friday, June 15, The Duke Islamic Studies Center's Transcultural Islam Project is co-hosting a panel discussion on the upcoming Egyptian run-off elections.
June 14, 2012
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Muslim group sues NYC
by David SloaneLast Wednesday, a group of New Jersey Muslims filed a lawsuit against the City of New York, accusing the NYPD of taking unlawful and discriminatory surveillance measures against them.
June 15, 2012
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President Obama’s waning religious support
by Wei ZhuIn 2008, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was able to make crucial gains among religious moderates on his way to winning the presidential election.
June 15, 2012