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There is no one Islamic interpretation on ethics of abortion, but the belief...
Islamic ethics allow for many views on abortion, depending on what kind of scriptural sources are considered and by whom.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty ImagesAs a scholar of Islamic ethics, I’m often...
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What does it mean to be a 'person'? Different cultures have different answers
A 4-month-old baby girl is tended by her grandmother inside a church in Duekoue, Ivory Coast, in 2011. AP Photo/Rebecca BlackwellOpponents and proponents of abortion rights often frame their positions...
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Cannabis prohibition in France over the past 50 years has disproportionately...
A cannabis ban has been in place in France since 1970, but there are ongoing demands to end it.juanma hache/Moment via Getty ImagesIn recent years, France has come closer to ending its national...
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Itching to get away this summer? Remember the six stages of transformative...
Sightseeing buses at a pullout popular for taking in views of North America's tallest peak, Denali, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, in 2016.AP Photo/Becky BohrerIn June 2022, I set off on...
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Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human
A 12th-century commentary on the Book of Job shows Satan transmitting a disease to him.DeAgostini Picture Library via Getty ImagesWhat is a “monster”? For most Americans, this word sparks images of...
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Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo...
People line up to pay their respects before the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on July 12, 2022, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo.AP Photo/Eugene HoshikoFormer Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...
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Religious liberty has a long and messy history – and there is a reason...
Abortion-rights protesters shout slogans after tying green flags to the fence of the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 9, 2022.AP Photo/Gemunu AmarasingheAt the close of its recent term the...
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What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you
Activist Jason Hershey reads from a Bible as he protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court with the anti-abortion group Bound for Life in 2005 in Washington, D.C.Win McNamee via Getty ImagesIn the...
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Most Americans today are choosing cremation – here's why burials are becoming...
Environmental concerns are one of the reasons Americans are opting for cremation. Godong/Stone via Getty ImagesThe National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of...
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Utah's Pioneer Day celebrates Mormons' trek west – but there's a lot more to...
A couple rides on a float with a handcart during the parade for Pioneer Day, an annual Utah holiday, on July 24, 2019, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo/Rick BowmerEach July 24, the state of Utah celebrates...
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Proclaim debt amnesty throughout all the land? A biblical solution to a...
Part of a restoration edict of Ammisaduqa, one of the rulers of ancient Babylon.© The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SAStudent loan debt is one of the most burdensome forms of debt in America...
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There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms...
Social media is being used all over the world to express hatred of Jews.Urupong/ iStock / Getty Images PlusAntisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation...
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Pushing 'closure' after trauma can be harmful to people grieving – here's...
People need time and space to grieve at their own pace.John Encarnado/EyeEm/Getty ImmagesFrom the breakup of a relationship to losing a loved one, people are often told to find “closure” after...
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens a cultural heritage the two countries...
The Saint Sophia Cathedra as seen from a surrounding wall tower in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 26, 2022.AP Photo/Vadim GhirdaMore than 160 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since...
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Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a historian...
Gilda Soosay, president of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish Council in Maskwacis, Canada, where Pope Francis visited the site of a state school for Indigenous children.Cole Burston/AFP via Getty...
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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left survivors wrestling with...
Priests from several religions pray for the victims of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki upon the 60th anniversary.Koichi Kamoshida/Getty ImagesIt has been over seven decades since the atomic bombs were...
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After Trump, Christian nationalist ideas are going mainstream – despite a...
Separation of church and state: no longer so separate?Amanda Wayne/iStock/Getty Images PlusIn the run-up to the U.S. midterm elections, some politicians continue to ride the wave of what’s known as...
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Why are nuclear weapons so hard to get rid of? Because they're tied up in...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations on Aug. 1, 2022.Angela...
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75 years ago, Britain's plan for Pakistani and Indian independence left...
Leaders in New Delhi agree on the plan to partition India: from left, Jawaharlal Nehru, Hastings Ismay, Louis Mountbatten and Ali Jinnah.Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty ImagesIn 1947, the...
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College requirements for police forces can save Black lives, but at what cost?
Demonstrators stand off with officers July 3, 2022, in Akron, Ohio, as they protest the killing of Jayland Walker, shot by police.Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take...
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