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A scholar of American anti-Semitism explains the hate symbols present during...
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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COVID-19 response shows how an informal rule of law plays a supporting role...
Waiting their turn, while masked and keeping a distance.Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThrough much of the last year, COVID-19 has propelled many people to...
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How self-proclaimed 'prophets' from a growing Christian movement provided...
Supporters of President Trump put up a Cross outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,Win McNamee/Getty ImagesIn addition to symbols of white supremacy, many of the rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6 carried...
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Is impeaching President Trump 'pointless revenge'? Not if it sends a message...
A different type of protest comes to the Capitol.Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOnHouse Democrats have introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump, charging him with “incitement of...
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That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and...
Father Coughlin's bully pulpit.Fotosearch/Getty ImagesIn speeches filled with hatred and falsehoods, a public figure attacks his enemies and calls for marches on Washington. Then, after one...
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The Capitol siege recalls past acts of Christian nationalist violence
Supporters of President Trump put up a cross outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,Win McNamee/Getty ImagesChristian imagery loomed large on Jan. 6 as the “Stop the Steal” rally morphed into a mob siege....
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How the Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a seat of Black power for...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preaching from his pulpit in 1960 at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.Dozier Mobley/Getty ImagesThe high-stakes U.S. Senate race in Georgia catapulted the...
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From Biden's giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, 'religion'...
Jill Biden holds the Bible as Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2021.Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via APThe Bible featured prominently in the inauguration. In fact,...
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St. Matthew's Cathedral, where Biden attended pre-inauguration Mass, has long...
Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at St. Matthew the Apostle before the inauguration.AP Photo/Evan VucciPrior to being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States – and only the second Catholic to...
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Sen. Ossoff was sworn in on pioneering Atlanta rabbi's Bible – a nod to...
Vice President Kamala Harris swears in Sen. Raphael Warnock and Sen. Jon Ossoff on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Television via APThe first Jewish senator in Georgia history, Jon Ossoff, was sworn...
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'The US is falling apart': How Russian media is portraying the US Capitol siege
A news host reports on former President Donald Trump during a broadcast on RT, formerly known as Russia Today, a state-funded TV network.Misha Friedman/Getty ImagesThe storming of the U.S. Capitol on...
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Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 bill
Tubman, left, with a few of the former slaves she helped escape. Bettmann/Getty ImagesThe Biden administration has revived a plan to put Harriet Tubman on the US$20 bill after Donald Trump’s Treasury...
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Think US evangelicals are dying out? Well, define evangelicalism ...
Not flagging, merely changing stripes. The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe death spiral of evangelicalism has long been written about in both the religious and mainstream press.The assumption is...
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The problem with India's 'love jihad' laws
Activist protest against 'love jihad' laws being proposed in India.Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty ImagesUnder Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the Bharatiya Janata Party government has put...
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Why using fear to promote COVID-19 vaccination and mask wearing could backfire
Images of death have been used as a scare tactic in public health campaigns for years.Buda Mendes/Getty ImagesYou probably still remember public service ads that scared you: The cigarette smoker with...
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Stuck inside your home this Groundhog Day? Be like Phil the weatherman, and...
Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in a scene from the film 'Groundhog Day.'Columbia Pictures/Getty ImagesMany of us will recall the American comedy film “Groundhog Day.”Originally released in 1993, it...
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Why rituals are important survival tools during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rituals like hand-washing help spread hygiene practices that are essential to health and survival.Aditya Saputra/INA Photo Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesCOVID-19 has disrupted many...
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Israel faces legal – and practical – obligations for including Palestinians...
Palestinian patients infected with COVID-19 registering at an emergency unit in the West Bank city of Ramallah.AP Photo/Nasser NasserAs nations scramble to vaccinate populations against COVID-19, one...
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One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world
Muslim women say they are having an easier time wearing the niqab during pandemic times.hjrivas/Pixabay, CC BYOne year into the pandemic, protective face masks have come to signify different things for...
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Can an employee object to mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on religious grounds?
Many employers are hoping vaccines provide 'a shot in the arm,' but can staff opt out?David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)The rollout of vaccines across the U.S. has finally given hope to...
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