Religion

Missionaries of the Middle East

Missionaries of the Middle East Missionaries of the Middle East

How 19th-century American evangelicals came to have second thoughts about doing missionary work in the Ottoman empire.

Feb 25, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Guyatt

The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success

The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success

Why is no one in the Republican establishment directly condemning Trump’s nascent movement of thugs and fanatics?

Feb 24, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky

The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841

The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841 The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841

Nearly five years into the Syrian civil war, Obama’s refugee plan continues at a trickle.

Feb 22, 2016 / John Knefel

Donald Trump, Pope Francis

It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism It’s Not Trump Versus the Pope, It’s Trump Versus Secularism

The billionaire is at odds with a historic American commitment to religious pluralism and separation of church and state.

Feb 19, 2016 / John Nichols

Pope Francis

Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics

Attacks on the pope misrepresent his message and display the submerged anti-Catholicism in US political life.

Feb 19, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In

Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In

The candidate demonizes Muslims while pandering to vets.

Feb 18, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

The Misdiagnosis of Terrorism The Misdiagnosis of Terrorism

The real violence threatening America is that of our immoral public policy choices, at home and abroad.

Feb 9, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American

President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American

In the president’s first visit to a US mosque, he condemned the anti-Muslim rhetoric sweeping the Republican presidential campaign.

Feb 4, 2016 / John Nichols

President Barack Obama.

Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque

“You fit in here,” the president told American Muslims in a rebuke to growing anti-Muslim bigotry.

Feb 4, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Hamtramck mural

What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council? What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council?

While the media highlight “conflict,” residents say there’s not much ethnic tension worth mentioning.

Feb 1, 2016 / Tom Perkins

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