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  1. religion
    Catholic Bishops Mull Communion Ban for Pro-Choice Politicians Like Joe BidenA formal ban is unlikely, but the conservative effort to nationalize decisions to deny communion on political grounds could have repercussions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. culture
    Another Hillsong Pastor Has Resigned Amid Sexy ControversyDarnell Barrett reportedly stepped down after an explicit selfie came to leadership’s attention.
    By Claire Lampen
  3. politics
    Supreme Court Again Sides With Worshippers Over Public-Health OrdersThe Court’s conservative majority ruled that California’s pandemic restrictions on at-home gatherings could not apply to religious activity.
    By Chas Danner
  4. religion
    What’s Worse Than Politics Without Religion? Politicized Religion.Displaced yearning for religious certainty is perilous, but sanctifying politics with religious certainty is terrifying.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. religion
    Americans Who Belong to a House of Worship Are Now a MinorityThe 21st century has seen a rapid decline in religious membership. But the country has been even more “churchless” in the not-so-distant past.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. encounter
    Remaking R&B in Serpentwithfeet’s ImageHis music, much like the man, requires an audience unconfined by expectation of what is supposed to be.
    By Briana Younger
  7. movies
    Elton John Criticizes Vatican for Same-Sex Marriage Stance, Funding RocketmanA 2019 investigation uncovered an alleged multimillion-dollar contribution to the film.
    By Justin Curto
  8. capitol riot
    QAnon and the Bright Rise of BeliefJanuary 6 was a terrifying day in history, not least because it felt like witnessing the birth of a religion.
    By Kerry Howley
  9. celebrity
    Justin Bieber Says Rumors He’s Studying to Become a Hillsong Pastor ‘Fake News’“Have no desire for that.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  10. that happened
    The Time Trump Got a Biblical Citation Very WrongWhen it comes to matters of faith, the Toddler President is at best a “baby Christian,” despite his avid Evangelical following.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. celebrity
    Carl Lentz Is Going Through It, Seeking Treatment for ‘Pastoral Burnout’And he’s reportedly getting rent money from Tyler Perry.
    By Zoe Haylock
  12. hillsong church
    Pastor to the Stars Carl Lentz Fired From Hillsong ChurchLentz wrote that he was “unfaithful” to his wife, also a pastor at the church.
    By Justin Curto
  13. apologies
    Rihanna Apologizes for Using Islamic Scripture in Fashion Show“I do not play with any kind of disrespect toward God or any religion.”
    By Justin Curto
  14. religion
    Why Being Catholic Isn’t Special in Politics AnymoreJoe Biden isn’t appealing to Catholic tradition in his bid to become the second Catholic president. But that’s the American way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. gallery
    ‘Cared for, for Eternal Life’: Jewish Burial in the Age of COVID-19In a pandemic that impedes conventional bereavement, Chesed Shel Emes has upheld its mission to tend to any Jewish person in need of burial.
    By Isadora Kosofsky
  16. education
    Unfriendly Divisions: Union-Busting and Quakerism Collide at Brooklyn FriendsA liberal Quaker school says that having a union violates its beliefs. That’s news to parents and teachers.
    By Sarah Jones
  17. george floyd
    The Black Christian Leaders Revolted by Trump’s Bible Stunt“I think it’s blasphemous.”
    By Lisa Miller
  18. religion
    The Allure and Danger of Anti-Modern ReligionIn a perilous time, it’s easy to underestimate American pluralism and long for old and dogmatic religious forms. That doesn’t mean we should.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. life after life
    I Fend Off Grief by Feeding PeopleWhat am I supposed to do now?
    By Erin Clare Brown
  20. vision 2020
    Will Trump Allow the Coronavirus to Ravage Blue America?The urban–nonurban divide characterizes the coronavirus response and economic crises to a dangerous degree.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. religion
    Many Evangelicals Are Defying Social Distancing to Go to ChurchThere’s defiance in the air among some Evangelicals confronting efforts to regulate traditional services deemed a threat to public health.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. feature
    He’s Lost Seven Parishioners, and 20 Are SickIn his 40 years of preaching, the Reverend Johnnie Green has never felt this helpless.
    By Lila Shapiro
  23. just asking questions
    Matthew Broderick’s Sister Recounts Near-Death Coronavirus ExperienceReverend Janet Broderick says her religious beliefs and training helped her get through the worst.
    By Danielle Bacher
  24. coronavirus
    Florida Pastor Arrested for Defying Social Distancing OrdinanceRodney Howard-Browne once prayed over Donald Trump. Now he’s claiming a constitutional right to expose his flock to COVID-19.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. coronavirus
    The Coronavirus Is Testing Organized ReligionReligious believers often look to faith communities for safety in times of danger. But what if that poses public heath dangers, too?
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. vision 2020
    Poll: Jewish Voters Are Indifferent to Jewish Presidential CandidatesAccording to a new survey, Sanders and Bloomberg are running fourth and fifth among Jewish Democratic voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. space
    What’s the Deal With the Space Force Bible?A “blessing” ceremony blurs the line separating church and state.
    By Sarah Jones
  28. books
    How One Woman Left the Hate Group She Grew Up InMegan Phelps-Roper writes about Westboro in her new memoir.
    By Dahlia Balcazar
  29. terrible bosses
    ‘My Evangelical Boss Tried to Convert Me!’The power dynamics can make you feel trapped.
    By Alison Green and Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  30. vision 2020
    Is Buttigieg’s Presidential Bid Buoyed by Male Privilege?Klobuchar says Mayor Pete has only gotten this far because he’s a man. It’s probably more complicated than that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. metoo
    What Happens When Me Too Comes for a Prominent Evangelical?Evangelicals believed comedian John Crist could help spread the Gospel to a wider audience. Then he was accused of sexual misconduct.
    By Sarah Jones
  32. vision 2020
    Do 2020 Democrats Really Need a Little More God?The argument comes up in every presidential election, but more discussion of religion isn’t Democrats’ key to winning the heartland.
    By Sarah Jones
  33. religion
    Attorney General Barr Preaches a Secular Law-and-Order ChristianityThere’s quite a contrast between the self-righteousness of Barr at Notre Dame and Barack Obama’s injunction to humility there ten years ago.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. self discovery
    Life After ModestyThe past is always just one blouse away.
    By Amber Scorah
  35. religion
    Christian Conservative Politics Are Driving Liberals Out of the PewsThe loud belief of militantly conservative Christians that being religious means being Republican may become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. vision 2020
    Pete Buttigieg’s Faith-Based Balancing ActMayor Pete’s status as an observant millennial Christian in a party and a generation where religiosity is unusual is a problem and an opportunity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. docuseries
    What The Family Reveals About White Evangelicals, Trump, and the ‘Wolf King’A conversation with director Jesse Moss and journalist Jeff Sharlet.
    By Sarah Jones
  38. explainer
    Is Donald Trump the Antichrist, the Beast, the Son of Perdition?There would be signs, okay?
    By Sarah Jones
  39. religion
    When Trump Talks About Jews, He’s Really Talking to Evangelical ChristiansTrump’s appeals to Jews are mostly dog whistles to his Evangelical base, which views Jews and Israel as central to the Second Coming.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. religion
    Do Conservative Evangelicals Like Trump Not Despite But for His Hatefulness?Some suggest they prefer Trump to one of their own as a leader, as they find his un-Christ-like qualities effective.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. books
    ‘I Don’t Really Believe In Bubbles:’ Lyz Lenz On Her Book, God LandIn her new book on religion in rural America, writer Lyz Lenz makes the case for nuance.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. praying for you
    The Bachelorette’s Hannah and Luke P. Are Fighting About Sin on TwitterWant some “biblical truth,” anyone?
    By Devon Ivie
  43. stand-up
    Is It Still Funny to Be Jewish?Thirteen comedians reflect on the power and perils of self-deprecation in the age of Trump.
    By David Goldberg
  44. religion
    This Far-Right Activist Will Now Lead a Major U.S. Religious Freedom BodyTony Perkins has claimed that Islam is not a religion. Now he’s helming the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
    By Sarah Jones
  45. politics
    What Does This False Euthanasia Story Tell Us About the Christian Right?Viral falsehoods about Noa Pothoven’s death show us what happens when bad reporting collides with the culture war.
    By Sarah Jones
  46. vision 2020
    Why Can’t the Irreligious Have Their Own Presidential Candidate?It’s an opening that someone in a huge Democratic presidential field — maybe de Blasio? — might consider exploiting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. religion
    Trump Is Not a Defender of Religious Liberty but a Threat to ItTrump’s combination of hate-mongering and loud identification with Christianity is the antithesis of the American tradition of religious pluralism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. religion
    Ramy Can Teach You How to WuduThe Hulu comedy’s stunning first episode, “Between the Toes,” tackles the Muslim politics of cleansing for prayer.
    By Maham Hasan
  49. pete buttigieg
    Buttigieg Says God Not a Partisan, But Not Republican, EitherMayor Pete needs to be careful to avoid the slippery slope that leads to a self-righteous Christian left.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. religion
    Mayor Pete Is Putting a Spotlight on the Prejudices of the Christian RightButtigieg’s challenge to Pence exposes the atavistic prejudices underlying a homophobia rooted in religious dogma.
    By Ed Kilgore
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