Bleeding the church: Conservative Catholics revive the Inquisition
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The Catholic church is suffering a massive priest shortage, and conservatives…
Gen Z is killing religion
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Gen Z is the least Christian generation in American history, and as they come into their own,…
The yearly torment of living in red states
Reading Time: 2 minutes We who live in conservative rural states suffer an annual nightmare as right-wing legislators try to wreck…
Why is God male?
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Conservative theologians sputter with rage at the notion of using female or non-gendered pronouns to refer to…
America is a liberal nation with a democracy problem
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Above and beyond intentional voter suppression, American politics is designed to make some votes count more than…
The scam of astrology
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Horoscopes are harmless when regarded only as amusements. But when they’re taken seriously, it’s disturbing.
Blessed
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People born with privilege like to believe that their good fortune is deserved, whether by divine favor…
Why we need public school: Pluralism is how progress happens
Reading Time: 4 minutes [Previous: What rights do parents have over their children’s education?] The battle over public schools is a…
Rewriting Roald Dahl: Prudish censorship or the arc of progress?
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Many classic books, including Roald Dahl’s, teach morals that are repugnant by today’s standards. Can we keep…
Imaginary gods
Reading Time: 2 minutes My grandson named his dog Anubis after the ancient Egyptian canine deity that is either a jackal…
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