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Religion Archive

Archives for October 2015

Explainers
#BeyBeAHERO: Why LGBTQ advocates in Houston are trying to recruit Beyoncé#BeyBeAHERO: Why LGBTQ advocates in Houston are trying to recruit Beyoncé
Explainers

How the Queen of Pop could influence the next battle for LGBTQ rights.

By German Lopez
I own guns. Here’s why I’m keeping them.
Features

My grandfather used his gun to protect his family from the KKK. My father was a police officer. I own several guns, and I’ve got no intention of giving them up.

By Jonathan Blanks
The Leftovers creators trace religion back to its ground zero in their new season
Culture

Damon Lindelof: “Most religions are built on the ruins of the religion that preceded them.”

By Emily St. James
Politics
Why Pope Francis’s meeting with Kim Davis isn’t surprisingWhy Pope Francis’s meeting with Kim Davis isn’t surprising
Politics

Pope Francis isn’t as progressive as you think.

By German Lopez