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Religion Archive

Archives for August 2015

Politics
What this activist learned from 23 years of helping lead LGBTQ legal battlesWhat this activist learned from 23 years of helping lead LGBTQ legal battles
Politics

Kevin Cathcart has served as a leader of the LGBTQ rights movement during its biggest victories in history.

By German Lopez
Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller looks back at that finale and his show’s last season
Culture

Everything you need to know about the last season, what might have come next, and Fuller’s next project, American Gods.

By Emily St. James
Syria
This cringe-inducing Larry King story shows what polite Islamophobia looks likeThis cringe-inducing Larry King story shows what polite Islamophobia looks like
Syria

The former CNN host had a pretty regrettable exchange with a fan who happened to be Saudi.

By Max Fisher
Explainers
19 Kids and Counting’s Josh Duggar enters “long-term treatment facility”19 Kids and Counting’s Josh Duggar enters “long-term treatment facility”
Explainers

Here’s everything you need to know about the bizarre allegations surrounding the stars of the TLC reality show.

By Tanya Pai
Explainers
Why so many Christians blame pornography for other sins like adulteryWhy so many Christians blame pornography for other sins like adultery
Explainers

Something Jesus said links the Josh Duggar Ashley Madison scandal and the Duke Fun Home controversy in unexpected ways.

By Emily St. James
Politics
John Oliver: Surprise! Discriminating against gay people is still legal in most states.John Oliver: Surprise! Discriminating against gay people is still legal in most states.
Politics

“Discriminating against gay people is surprisingly legal in much of the country.”

By German Lopez
Culture
Fear the Walking Dead’s premiere is a filthy rotten liar. But it works.Fear the Walking Dead’s premiere is a filthy rotten liar. But it works.
Culture

Everything in this pilot is a reversal of expectations, either from the parent show or the zombie genre in general.

By Emily St. James
The internet is full of men who hate feminism. Here’s what they’re like in person.
Features

I wanted to know what these men were like, not on Reddit or on Twitter or on any other forum where they are actively engaged in their cause, but in ordinary life — relaxed, after having a few, and without a keyboard to take it out on.

By Emmett Rensin
Religion
John Oliver set up his own church to expose televangelists for fleecing vulnerable peopleJohn Oliver set up his own church to expose televangelists for fleecing vulnerable people
I was a rural, homeschooled Christian kid. Then I converted to Islam.
Features

When I was a kid, people at my church thought I would grow up to be a pastor. Instead, I abandoned Christianity and converted to Islam.

By Jeremy Spencer
Politics
Chart: How much time each GOP candidate is spending in Iowa and New HampshireChart: How much time each GOP candidate is spending in Iowa and New Hampshire
Politics

Some candidates are putting all their chips on one of the two states.

By Andrew Prokop
Climate
Is there a moral case for eating meat?Is there a moral case for eating meat?
Climate

Why vegetarians might not have a monopoly on ethical eating.

By Nathanael Johnson
Politics
Republicans took a big political risk on abortion in the Fox debateRepublicans took a big political risk on abortion in the Fox debate
Politics

The GOP’s rightward shift on abortion could come back to haunt the party’s nominee in 2016.

By Jonathan Allen