Christian
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World
Iraq Wedding Fire’s Death Toll Rises, as Investigators Point to Safety Violations
The wedding hall lacked emergency exits and a sprinkler system, and was made of materials that seemed similar to those used in Grenfell Tower in London, where a fire in 2017 killed 79 people.
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Newyork
America Is Losing Religious Faith
While much of the rest of the industrialized world has become more secular over the last half-century, the United States has appeared to be an exception. Politicians still end their speeches with “God bless America.” At least until recently, more ...
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Newyork
Black History Is a Casualty in Ron DeSantis’s Christian Nationalist Quest
Last week, Florida approved an overhaul of its African American history standards, including guidance that middle schoolers should be instructed that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit ...
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US
Vivek Ramaswamy Leans Into His Hindu Faith to Court Christian Voters
Bristol Smith, a manager at a McDonald’s in Maryville, Tenn., came across Vivek Ramaswamy’s name this spring, shortly after Mr. Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur, announced he was running for president. Mr. Smith was intrigued. He liked the way Mr ...
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Books
Lauren Daigle, a Christian Music Superstar, Is Ready for a Bigger Tent
The 31-year-old singer and songwriter is releasing a self-titled album on a major label — and bracing for the potential backlash.
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Newyork
For Easter, the Strangest Story Ever Told
In the not-so-distant past where 90 or 95 percent of Americans identified as Christian, it was hard for almost anyone in that vast majority to read the Christian gospels naïvely — to come to them without preconceptions, in the way of their original ...
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Newyork
The Decolonization of Christianity Is Not Complete
For Black History Month, I’m profiling individuals who work in religious arenas for reparations to Black Americans. Last week, I featured Gregory Thompson, a former pastor and the founder of Voices Underground, a nonprofit creative firm that helps ...
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Newyork
Be Open to Spiritual Experience. Also, Be Really Careful.
Pundits depend on categorizations, especially in periods of turbulence. We reach for labels like “populist” or “nationalist,” for instance, in order to generalize about the stirrings of millions of voters, even when many of them might better be ...
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Newyork
Will Euthanasia Be Secular or Sacred?
Last month, I wrote a harsh column about the Canadian euthanasia system, which has expanded rapidly over the past few years, with over 10,000 people ending their lives under its auspices in 2021. This week, I want to recommend two very different ...
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Newyork
How Would You Prove That God Performed a Miracle?
Josh Brown directs the program in neuroscience at Indiana University Bloomington. He has published dozens of articles on topics like the neural basis of decision making in the brain. He has wire-rimmed glasses and a calm, methodical way of speaking ...