Mr. Sanders Goes to the Vatican Mr. Sanders Goes to the Vatican
Bernie may be Jewish, but he seems to have found an echo of his politics in the Catholic Church’s call for social justice—especially under Pope Francis.
Apr 14, 2016 / Edouard Tétreau
Why Mississippi’s New Anti-LGBT Law Is the Most Dangerous One To Be Passed Yet Why Mississippi’s New Anti-LGBT Law Is the Most Dangerous One To Be Passed Yet
The law doesn’t protect religious belief. It protects bigots who discriminate against LGBT people—and zealots who place their religion above the law.
Apr 8, 2016 / Katherine Stewart
If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake
(North Carolina Wedding-Cake Bakers’ Version) If I know that you’re gay, I will not bake a cake, Bake a cake, bake a cake. ’Cause I’m staying true to Jesus—that I won’t forsake. S…
Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Exactly What Kind of Torture Does Donald Trump Want to Use? Exactly What Kind of Torture Does Donald Trump Want to Use?
The GOP candidate says he would “do a lot more than waterboarding.” He should explain what he means by that.
Mar 25, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
Faith, More, Safe, War Faith, More, Safe, War
On The Life of Pablo, where Kanye West most fully shares his doubts, he is more convincing as a Christian than on his other albums.
Mar 18, 2016 / Frank Guan
Is Religious Freedom a Bad Idea? Is Religious Freedom a Bad Idea?
Scholars have taken to attacking religious rights, but their target is secularism as a whole.
Mar 16, 2016 / Udi Greenberg and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate
After withdrawing at the last minute in 2015, a twice-disgraced Islamophobe will be back at the pro-Israel group’s annual summit this year.
Mar 8, 2016 / Ali Gharib
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
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
Nearly five years into the Syrian civil war, Obama’s refugee plan continues at a trickle.
Feb 22, 2016 / John Knefel