Christianity

At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death

At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death

Five states permit doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives, but Catholic hospitals still refuse to let their patients “die with dignity.”

Oct 8, 2015 / Katherine Stewart

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What Trump and Carson Get Wrong: Islam Is As American as Apple Pie What Trump and Carson Get Wrong: Islam Is As American as Apple Pie

Since the very beginning, Islam has always been part of the social fabric of this country.

Sep 25, 2015 / Joshua Holland

Getting God Out of Football

Getting God Out of Football Getting God Out of Football

Believers and non-believers alike should welcome Aaron Rodgers’s and Arian Foster’s dissent against the constant invocation of Christ in football.

Sep 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin

In Cuba, Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Baptize a New Era

In Cuba, Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Baptize a New Era In Cuba, Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Baptize a New Era

Pope Francis and Fidel Castro share a long, intertwined political history—one that also points forward to a global ideological realignment.

Sep 21, 2015 / Greg Grandin

The False Compassion of Pope Francis

The False Compassion of Pope Francis The False Compassion of Pope Francis

No, women who get abortions aren’t automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church. But you wouldn’t know that from the pope.

Sep 21, 2015 / Frances Kissling

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The War on Women in Israel The War on Women in Israel

Sexist laws and institutions threaten all women in Israel, but Arab women are beset from all sides.

Aug 19, 2015 / Samuel Thrope

A couple celebrates SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage

Why the Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is a Victory for Romance Why the Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is a Victory for Romance

Kennedy’s gay marriage ruling may have been schmaltzy, but such sentimentality about marriage enabled today’s triumph.

Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists

How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists

Defying conventional wisdom, the huge win by the Yes Equality campaign involved young and old, rural and urban, Catholic and non-Catholic voters.

May 27, 2015 / Margaret Spillane

How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’?

How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’? How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’?

Kevin Kruse’s new book explores how “Christian America” was invented to fight FDR’s New Deal.

May 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Molly Worthen

Liberalism as a Fighting Faith

Liberalism as a Fighting Faith Liberalism as a Fighting Faith

Larry Sidentop re-imagines the origins of liberalism.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / James Miller

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