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Biden's chance to revive US tradition of inserting ethics in foreign policy
Biden's is entrusting Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken to set U.S. foreign policy on a different course.Mark Makela/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s foreign policy has, in the judgment of many...
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On the first day of Christmas...teachers got a legal headache over blurring...
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree...do you violate the establishment clause?Jack Riddle/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesDuring a school year disrupted by pandemic-related closures, students across the...
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Pardon me? An ethicist's guide to what is proper when it comes to...
Who else will Trump save from the chop before leaving office?AP Photo/Evan VucciQuestions surrounding President Trump’s use of the pardon power began almost as soon as he entered office in 2017 and...
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Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh fear their medieval churches will...
The Ghazanchetsots Cathedral was damaged earlier this year during fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty ImagesA six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in...
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Ancient Greek desire to resolve civil strife resonates today – but Athenian...
Increasingly, Americans seem to have irreconcilable differences over the pandemic, the economy – even the result of the 2020 election.Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesAmerica’s...
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COVID-19 further exposes inequalities in the global financial system
A grant from the Chinese government will make way for a multimillion-dollar fishing port complex in Accra, Ghana.Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty ImagesTo stem the economic fallout from COVID-19, developed...
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Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem? Why the Gospels disagree over the...
A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem.David Silverman/Getty ImagesEvery Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank...
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As heavenly bodies converge, many ask: Is the Star of Bethlehem making a...
A Nativity presentation showing the three wise men being led by the Star of Bethlehem.Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesOn Dec. 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night’s sky...
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Here's why Christmas movies are so appealing this holiday season
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When families of murder victims speak at death penalty trials, their anguish...
Four of the 10 federal prisoners executed this year: Wesley Purkey, killed July 16; Dustin Honken, killed July 17; Brandon Bernard, killed Dec. 10; and Alfred Bourgeois, killed Dec. 11. In some cases,...
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Secular 'values voters' are becoming an electoral force in the US – just look...
Being counted -- secular voters are a growing forceMario Tama/Getty ImagesThe voting patterns of religious groups in the U.S. have been scrutinized since the presidential election for evidence of...
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The psychology of fairness: Why some Americans don't believe the election...
Polls show that some three-quarters of Republicans claim the election was rigged.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis News via Getty ImagesThe electoral votes have confirmed Joe Biden won the 2020 United States...
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The morality of feeling equal empathy for strangers and family alike
In a divided nation, a little empathy goes a long way.Brent Stirton/Getty ImagesThe year 2020 has been no stranger to suffering. In the midst of a global pandemic, widespread financial hardship and...
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The icy backstory to that 'clink clink' you'll hear when raising a toast to...
Ice with a slice of history.Instants/Getty ImagesIf ever there was a year to toast drawing to an end, it’s 2020. Over the festive period, people around the world will be raising a glass to better times...
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Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint...
Saint Ignatius of Loyola with Pope Paul III.Roger Viollet Collection/Getty ImagesMaking and breaking New Year’s resolutions is a familiar and discouraging annual ritual for many people. Almost...
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In Mike Pence, US evangelicals had their '24-karat-gold' man in the White House
Exit, stage religious right.AP Photo/Lynne SladkyMike Pence has remained one of the only constants in the often chaotic Trump administration.Variously described as “vanilla,” “steady” and loyal to the...
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Trump tapped into white victimhood – leaving fertile ground for white...
Attendees chant during the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesDespite failed lawsuits, recounts and formal confirmation that...
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What is Pure Land Buddhism? A look at how East Asian Buddhists chant and...
Monks pray at Nanshan Temple in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.Chen Wenwu/VCG via Getty ImagesMany people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment. What many may...
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5 strategies for cultivating hope this year
How do we find hope when times are bleak?Peter Muhly/AFP via Getty ImagesThe raging coronavirus pandemic, along with political turbulence and uncertainty, have overwhelmed many of us. From almost the...
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A scholar of American anti-Semitism explains the hate symbols present at the...
Crowds carrying hate symbols as they stormed the U.S Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesOne of the many horrifying images from the Jan. 6 rampage on the U.S....
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