Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Saturday, December 31, 2022

Pope Benedict XVI, Previously Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Dies at 95

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It's always a big deal when a pope dies, former pope or not. IBenedict was decidedly preferable to Pope Francis, by far. At the New York...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Nomi M. Stolzenberg and David N. Myers, American Shtetl

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At Amazon, Nomi M. Stolzenberg and David N. Myers, American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York .
Saturday, November 26, 2022

Two Strains of Christian Nationalism

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A very interesting Twitter thread : There are two primary strains of right-wing Christian Nationalism in America at the moment. 🧵 There are...

Why Talk of the 'Abrahamic' Faiths is an Ecumenical Farce

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From Raymond Ibrahim, at FrontPage Magazine, " Spearheaded by Pope Francis ": What if you had a deceased grandfather whom you wer...
Friday, October 28, 2022

Forty-Five Percent of Americans Say They Want a 'Christian Nation'

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Hmm. At Pew Research, " 45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’ ." But they hold differing opinions about what th...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Supreme Court Upholds High School Football Coach's Free Exercise of Religion: Prayers After Games Ruled Constitutional

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Another big day at the Supreme Court. At the Los Angeles Times , " Supreme Court rules for coach whose prayers on field raised church-s...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Brian C. Muraresku, The Immortality Key

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Brian C. Muraresku, The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name .
Monday, April 18, 2022

The Bible Is Constroversial

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Of course it is, but I don't normally think about it. But Alley Beth Stuckey, our Twitter theologian, has thoughts: Surprised Christians...

Russia's Easter Offensive

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From, Timothy Snyder, on Substack, " Jesus in east European political thought ": Today Easter is celebrated by western Christians;...

Exterminate God?

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That seems to be the objective. See, at Pajamas, " New York Times Takes a Swing at God, Misses Wildly . The essay of ire is, Shalom A...
Friday, April 8, 2022

Carolyn Chen, Work Pray Code

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At Amazon, Carolyn Chen, Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley .
Friday, March 18, 2022

What Is the Oldest Holiday People Still Celebrate Today?

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Here's Dennis Prager, on Passover:
Saturday, October 9, 2021

What Happens When the Last Jew Leaves Afghanistan

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From Dara Horn, at NYT :  My dad called to tel me that @DaraHorn had written the best oped he'd ever read. I think he might be right. h...
Wednesday, December 30, 2020

America is Still Standing (VIDEO)

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An awesome video, featuring Kelly Shackleford, for Prager University:
Saturday, August 1, 2020

Professor Mike Adams

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From Robert Shibley, at Instapundit, " PROFESSOR MIKE ADAMS WAS MY FRIEND ": He was also a fighter for free speech and due proce...

Religious Faithful Navigate the Lockdown in Riverside County's 'Bible Belt'

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You have to go inland to find evangelical conservatives. I'm surprised sometimes just how many are out there. Still, until the public ev...
Saturday, May 9, 2020

Diarmaid MacCulloch, The Reformation

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At Amazon, Diarmaid MacCulloch, The Reformation: A History .
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Evangelical Newspaper War

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I saw this earlier, at the Daily Beast, via Memeorandum, " Editor Quits Amid Evangelical Newspaper Civil War Over Trump ." Here&...
Saturday, July 6, 2019

Diarmaid MacCulloch, All Things Made New

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At Amazon, Diarmaid MacCulloch, All Things Made New: The Reformation and Its Legacy .
Saturday, May 25, 2019

Leftist Millenarianism and the Green New Deal

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This is a great piece, a scary piece. From David Adler, at Quillette, " Straight to Hell: Millenarianism and the Green New Deal "...