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I Watched the Towers Fall. Here’s What You Missed

What You May Not Know About September 11 It's a struggle to describe the enormity...

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Barring Mamdani From 9/11 Lets the Enemy Win

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Sarvastivada: An Extinct Buddhist Sect That’s Still With Us

Sarvastivada was a very early school of Buddhism whose precise origins are lost to history....

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Is ‘Separation of Church and State’ Really a Myth?

Beware the Religious Liberty Commission Recently, President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission issued a report that...

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Is Zen really Daoism?

There has long been a popular belief that Zen Buddhism is as much Daoist as...

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The President and the Pope: An Unprecedented Rift

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed open hostility to Pope Leo XIV. Trump was angered...

April 09, 2026

What Was the Avignon Papacy and Why Is It in the News?

The Avignon Papacy refers to a period from 1309 to 1376, when the Papacy was,...

April 07, 2026

Thomas Aquinas on the Morality of War

Saint Thomas Aquinas (Tommaso d'Aquino, 1224/25-1275) developed precepts about the morality of war that influence...

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A Goddess Who Swapped Bodies to Prove Gender Is an Illusion

The Feminist Goddess of the Vimalakirti Sutra The goddess appears about halfway through the Vimalakirti...

March 04, 2026

Saint Augustine’s Just War

What is a "just war"? Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE) is credited with formulating...

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MAGA’s Assault on Religious Liberty

MAGA's assault on religious liberty is being under-covered in news media, but it's real. President...

February 04, 2026

Is Empathy a Weakness?

Is empathy a weakness? Recently The Atlantic published an opinion piece by Hillary Clinton titled...

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Bible vs. Quran: The Truth About U.S. Oaths

Does taking an oath of office in the U.S. require placing a hand on a...

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When Was Jesus Born?

When was Jesus born, exactly? The precise date, including the year, is a mystery. The...

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The Reindeer Rule: Christmas and the Constitution

The "reindeer rule" is an informal name given to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling about...

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Of DNA and Religion

Religion and the science of DNA may seem to have nothing in common. But in...

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Of Ghosts and Religion

There are ghost stories in many religions, even though ghost stories and some religions can...

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George Washington’s Letter to Touro Synagogue

President George Washington's letter to the Touro Synagogue of Newport, Rhode Island, is one of...

October 03, 2025

This Is a Third Great Awakening?

I've seen claims lately that a Third Great Awakening is happening now. I'm skeptical, but...

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September 25, 2025

New Texas School Prayer Law Seems a Tad Fuzzy

Texas has a new prayer in public school law that went into effect September 1. ...

September 21, 2025

The Beat Zen Movement: When Zen Became Cool

The Beat Zen movement was one of the more unlikely developments in all of Western...

September 10, 2025

St. Nicholas, the Church That Rose from the Ashes of 9/11

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was a plain, whitewashed church that stood in the shadow...

September 01, 2025

The Ancient Origins of the Great Flood Story

The Great Flood that covered the world is one of the oldest -- and most...

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The Statue That Survived the Hiroshima Bomb

The statue stood on Hijirigaoka, a hill overlooking the Japanese city of Hiroshima. When the...

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July 27, 2025

Why Cambodia and Thailand Are Fighting Over a Hindu Temple

Preah Vihear, also called Prasat Ta Muen Thom, is a Hindu temple complex at the...

July 20, 2025

What Became of the Conversos of Spain?

Conversos were Jews in Spain and Portugal who were forcibly converted to Catholicism in the...

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The Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday and What Happens Next

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The Ten Commandments: Back to School?

The crusade to enshrine the Ten Commandments in U.S. public schools reached a couple of...

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Religious Orientation: Are You Intrinsic or Extrinsic?

Intrinsic and extrinsic are the two orientations measured in the Allport Religious Orientation Scale. Also...

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