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July 2014

July 29, 2014

The Sunni-Shia Divide

An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East...

July 29, 2014

Pastors in Poverty

by Carol Howard MerrittR3 ContributorFirst Posted on the Author's blogMost of us have seen this...

July 25, 2014

Christians Call for Boycott of New TV Show ‘Black Jesus’

"The Boondocks" creator Aaron McGruder has come up with a new controversial comedy show entitled...

July 25, 2014

U.S. Religious Leaders Embrace Cause of Immigrant Children

After protesters shouting “Go home” turned back busloads of immigrant mothers and children in Murrieta,...

July 25, 2014

Islamophobia and Antisemitism

In a hundred years from now when historians and scholars of religion look back on...

July 25, 2014

F#ck the Poor!

When I was coming up, I used to hear people say “It’s a sin to...

July 25, 2014

White Guilt Will Not Save Us From Police Brutality #JusticeForEricGarner

This weekend, I was on Twitter, and there it was again. Another hashtag, #EricGarner, #JusticeForEricGarner....

July 24, 2014

Why I Can No Longer “Stand Up” For Israel

I love Israel.I have studied, lived, and served in Israel and cannot wait to return...

July 24, 2014

When God Was a Girl

July 24, 2014

Religion is the New Political Science

If I were a member of Congress (now there’s an idea for a second career)...

July 22, 2014

What the Surveys Don’t (and Can’t) say about the Rise of the Spiritual but Not Religious”

It all begins with “survey says….”The pollsters now regularly tell us that religion is on...

July 22, 2014

A Letter to Christians About LGBT Protections and Religious Freedom

Dear faithful brothers and sisters:Some of you do not understand how your country can extend...

July 20, 2014

Sporting Events and Religion

On Saturday I went to one of the massive temples across the country where we...

July 20, 2014

Why You Can’t Ignore Religion If You Want to Understand Foreign Policy

At the June 2014 meeting of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR),...

July 20, 2014

Religion and SCOTUS: An Overview of Decisions by the Roberts Court

The Roberts Court, which began in 2005 and has been altered by two replacements —...

July 20, 2014

Religion and State: School Vouchers and Clergy Parsonage

For a number of years now, I have been privileged to attend the White House...

July 17, 2014

Why Are We Losing Our Religion? Because Internet

The number of the religious unaffiliated in the United States has doubled since 1990. Almost...

July 17, 2014

Are You ‘Spiritual’ but Not Religious?

Spiritual Versus ReligiousDefining religion might be the best way to start this part. Religion "is...

July 16, 2014

African American Texas History in Houston

by Miles Mullin, IIR3 ContributorThis first appeared on the Anxious Bench blogThe best research projects are...

July 15, 2014

The End of the ‘Mormon Moment’

LAST month, Kate Kelly, a feminist Mormon lawyer who had called on the Mormon Church...

July 15, 2014

Cries of Poor Black Mothers Too Often Go Unheard

It was several years ago — a hot summer evening in July — when the...

July 14, 2014

The Science-Religion Crisis at Christian Colleges

Shortly after the 2004 publication of his book, Random Designer, biologist Richard Colling was prohibited from teaching...

July 14, 2014

An Outrage Beyond All Others: The Use Of Religion to Assault Democracy

There is a fairly well-know idiom, “give someone an inch and they’ll take a mile”...

July 14, 2014

Bishop Henry McNeal Turner and the Politics of Reconstruction-Part 3

by Andre E. JohnsonR3 Editor*Read part 1 here. Read Part 2 hereGet your copy of the Forgotten Prophet:...

July 14, 2014

Double Bind and Cheap Grace (Part 1)

In her essay titled “Oppression,” Marilyn Frye speaks of the perpetual confinement of oppressed groups....

July 14, 2014

Unlearning the Lies from the Theologians of Slavery-Part 2

Jonathan Edwards was a slave-owner.That can be surprising because we tend to think of slavery...

July 14, 2014

Science Vs. Religion: Beyond The Western Traditions

In the United States, the debate between science and religion seems to be powered by...

July 13, 2014

The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One

America has long been the incubator of many spiritual creeds going back to the Great...

July 10, 2014

Three Reasons Why God is a Problem

Sitting at a coffee shop, I overheard a conversation between a man and a woman...

July 10, 2014

Evangelicals Are Changing Their Minds on Gay Marriage

Amy Tincher is an evangelical Christian who plays bass in the band at her suburban...

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