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World
Defending Free Speech Is Not ‘Moral Relativism’
On Dec. 14, a Christian veteran named Michael Cassidy walked into the Iowa State Capitol and destroyed a display erected by the Satanic Temple of Iowa. The display was an idol of Baphomet, a robed figure with a goat head. Cassidy told Fox News host ...
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World
Man Suspected of Killing 4 in Memphis Is Found Dead After Hourslong Manhunt
The shootings across three locations killed three women and one 13-year-old girl, and critically injured one 15-year-old, the police said.
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Arts
Heavenly and Earthly Treasures Show Africa’s Mark on the Byzantine World
The Met Museum offers a treasure chest of North Africa’s influences on the golden age of Medieval art. On the beauty and rarity scale, it’s way up there.
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World
Where Does Religion Come From?
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the ex-Muslim critic of Islamic fundamentalism and longtime champion of Enlightenment liberalism, has announced that she now calls herself a Christian — a conversion that she attributes to a twofold realization. First, that atheist ...
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World
For Mike Johnson, Religion Is at the Forefront of Politics and Policy
The new House speaker has put his faith at the center of his political career, and aligned himself with a newer cohort of conservative Christianity that some describe as Christian nationalism.
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World
Donald Trump and Christian Nationalism
More from our inbox: Effects of Plea Deals in the Georgia Election CaseThe Mind of a Sniper in Ukraine‘Protect the Innocent’Endurance for Marathon Helpers, TooCredit...Mark Peterson/ReduxTo the Editor: In “One Reason the Trump Fever Won’t Break ...
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World
The Worst Scandal in American Higher Education Isn’t in the Ivy League
Those of us who write about higher education can pay too much attention to America’s elite universities. Schools like Harvard, Yale and Stanford are seen as virtual cultural superpowers, and the battle over these schools is sometimes seen as a proxy ...
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World
Christian Nationalism May Not Be Serious, but It’s Dangerous
The more I consider the challenge posed by Christian nationalism, the more I think most observers and critics are paying too much attention to the wrong group of Christian nationalists. We mainly think of Christian nationalism as a theology or at ...
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World
Iraq Wedding Fire’s Death Toll Rises, as Investigators Point to Safety Violations
The wedding hall lacked emergency exits and a sprinkler system, and was made of materials that seemed similar to those used in Grenfell Tower in London, where a fire in 2017 killed 79 people.
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World
America Is Losing Religious Faith
While much of the rest of the industrialized world has become more secular over the last half-century, the United States has appeared to be an exception. Politicians still end their speeches with “God bless America.” At least until recently, more ...