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“Xenophobic, anti-Islam, anti-Semitic racist.” Who, me?

March 30, 2018 Bill Kesler 2018 Election, Civil Rights, Education, Justice, Religion in Politics Leave a comment

When you’re running for a school board position in suburban St. Louis and tweet out memes about banning Islam in America, what could possibly

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Is there a link between belief in fake news and belief in religion?

December 6, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Media One comment

The airwaves are currently filled with both outrage towards and defense of the fake news that has been competing with “real news” of the

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An Israeli soap opera draws me in, despite its religious setting

May 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik International, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

I’ve been binge-watching a 2008 Israeli soap opera called “Srugim,” and it’s sparking some thoughts about religion.The title, “Srugim” [“suh-roo-geem”] is a Hebrew word

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How “NCIS” helped me understand religious extremism

December 18, 2015 Susan Cunningham Media, Religion in Politics, Terrorism, Violence One comment

I record TV shows to watch when I want to “zone out” as the kids say. One that I like is NCIS (not the

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The religious-identity spectrum: Is this the new LGBTQ+?

June 8, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Ideas, LGBT, Religion in Politics Leave a comment

Religious identity has always been a big deal in America. Identifying yourself as a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist, or

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This church – state thing gets curiouser and curiouser

April 3, 2015 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Human Rights, Legal issues/Law, LGBT, Religion in Politics Leave a comment

Republican legislators and Governor Mike Pence in Indiana have presented us with the latest incarnation of church – state relations in the United States.

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Indiana’s RFRA: Elevating religion over…everything

March 31, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Religion in Politics, States Leave a comment

I am troubled by Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act [RFRA] for the obvious reason—that it is apparently going to be used to discriminate

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After Ferguson: Repentance is not a media event

October 17, 2014 Barbara Finch Activism, Missouri region, Police Leave a comment

Of all the news stories that have been written about the sad horror of the August shooting in Ferguson, MO, has there ever been

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My great grandmother was a Jewish exorcist

October 10, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik History, Humor, Ideas, Uncategorized Leave a comment

As my mother approaches her 101st birthday, her mind is on fire with long-ago memories. Today, she told me the story of her grandmother,

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Air Force requires soldiers to say, “So help me God”

September 10, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Military, Religion in Politics 2 comments

If you want to enlist or re-enlist in the U.S. Air Force, you have to take an oath of allegiance, both in writing and

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