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- LIFESTYLE
- February 6, 2015
As a nation we’re on the cusp of a dark new era of religious persecution—or at least that’s the impression I get when I read fundraising emails sent from various religious liberty advocacy groups. “Our freedoms are on the line!” warns one message. “Are you concerned about the erosion of religious liberty?” asks another. “Your
READ MORENigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the continent’s largest democracy, and is poised to become the third-largest country in the world by 2050. Based on these facts alone, one would think the country is on a path to prosperity. But in fact Nigeria is teetering on the edge of political and social dysfunction
READ MOREAnti-Semitism is a historical enigma. Its origin in pagan antiquity, its evolution through the medieval period, and its demonic denouement in the Holocaust have been explained in many ways. Yet the question still remains: Why the Jews? By refusing to assimilate, by cleaving to Yahweh even after being conquered and exiled to foreign lands, Jews
READ MOREReligious communities that view sexual relations outside of the traditional marriage of one man and one woman as immoral and a "sin" ought to prepare for the greatest assault on religious freedom in recent memory. The assault will come from two fronts. One front will be external. As those in power begin taking a sympathetic
READ MOREIs this Religious Freedom Restoration Act really that significant? Will it make that big a difference? Every time you lawyers start to explain what it’s all about, you lose me in your legalese.” The question came from a friend who supports religious liberty but has become dubious of the sometimes sensational rhetoric of its defenders.
READ MOREWhat is the story of our nation? How did it begin, and what is its destiny? What values define what it means to be American? And does it matter how we answer those questions? In their recently released book, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy (Oxford University
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