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VICTOR TORRES/ BrAt82 / Shutterstock / The Atlantic Hanukkah, Why?
Cultural critics often blame Christmas for the festival’s commercialized kitsch. The real story is much more complicated.
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Saint West
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Norm Shafer / AP Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Troubling Remarks on Guns
The Liberty University president told students that with more concealed-carry permits, “we could end those Muslims.”
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Jae C. Hong / AP Prayer Shaming After a Mass Shooting in San Bernardino
Following the murder of at least 14 people in California, American liberals have questioned calls for prayer.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters The Objectification of Muslims in America
In the wake of terrorist attacks, the United States shows the worst of its everyday bigotry.
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Bebeto Matthews / AP Being Muslim on Campus
In the wake of terrorism, the burdens of Islamophobia fall especially hard on students.
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Kevin Frayer / Getty Tibetan Buddhists Gather for the Bliss Dharma Assembly
In a remote, mountainous area of China’s Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the Bliss Dharma Assembly—the last of four annual assemblies of Tibetan Buddhists—took place at the end of October, at the Larung Wuming Buddhist Institute.
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Justin McCartney / AP The Inanity of the Starbucks Christmas Cup ‘Controversy’
Seeking religious affirmation from corporate branding is ironic, misguided, and culturally damaging.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Are Americans Lying to Pollsters About Same-Sex Marriage?
Some conservatives think the public isn’t telling the truth about the extent of its support. They may be right—but not in the way they think.
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OWN / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic Oprah’s High Priestess of Public Shaming
Iyanla Vanzant has created a reality series fit for a secular culture that loves spirituality lite.
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Francois Lenoir / Reuters Hating Queerness Without Hating the Queer
The views of religiously conservative Americans no longer dominate U.S. culture or law. How will LGBT supporters engage with their perspectives on sexuality?
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Brennan Linsley / AP The Little Sisters of the Poor Are Headed to the Supreme Court
The justices will take on a complicated set of cases related to the birth-control mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
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Sandow Birk American Qur’an Makes a Sacred Text Familiar
The artist Sandow Birk has created a illuminated manuscript of Islam’s holy book that juxtaposes its writings with pictures of American life.
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Mike Kemp / In Pictures / Corbis Reform Jews: Transgender People Are Welcome Here
The group’s organizing body has passed wide-ranging recommendations covering everything from bathroom signs to nametag pronouns.
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yaviki / Shutterstock The Futility of Representing Religion With a Bar Chart
It’s hard to understand faith without polling and data. But a lot can be lost in relying too much on statistics.
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Yiddish Mystery, Solved
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Eric Gay / AP Where Can Queer Muslims Go to Pray?
Groups around the U.S. are pushing back on the deep-rooted stereotype that LGBTQ identity is incompatible with Islam.
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Help! We Don't Speak Yiddish!
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Wikimedia Thou Shalt Commit Adultery
A rare copy of the so-called Wicked Bible of 1631, which omitted a rather important “not” from the 10 Commandments, is going on auction in the U.K.
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Ramon Espinosa / AP / Zak Bickel / … Where Is the Place for Devout Gay Families in the Church?
A pair of moms—who met when they were nuns—show the tension surrounding homosexuality in Catholicism.
