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Thick beats thin every time
By David P. Gushee — December 1, 2016
(RNS) If we don't like Donald Trump's version of thick American nationalism and national loyalty, we must offer an equally thick but more compelling alternative.
Jack Chick, cartoonist behind sin and salvation ‘Chick Tracts,’ dies
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 25, 2016
(RNS) With titles such as 'The Death Cookie' and 'Dark Dungeons,' Chick's illustrated gospel tracts were controversial and campy.
Jack Chick dressed hatred in theology
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 25, 2016
An evangelical cartoonist has died. His work was hardly the best that Christianity has to offer.
The 10 most read ‘Faitheist’ stories of 2014
By Chris Stedman — January 1, 2015
As we begin 2015, here's a look back at the most read 'Faitheist' posts from last year—from whether or not atheists can be fundamentalists to why atheists shouldn't call religion a mental illness.
There’s no such thing as atheist fundamentalism
By Chris Stedman — December 19, 2014
"This nefarious use of the term reveals the charge of 'atheist fundamentalism' for what it sometimes is: A weapon to marginalize critique of religion and the religious, and to maintain a status quo in which religious viewpoints, practices, and communities are privileged over nonreligious ones."
Yes, atheists can be fundamentalists
By Chris Stedman — December 18, 2014
"Fundamentalism as an ideological category has historically been limited to religion. But as atheism grows and begins to double as a political identity for many, I propose expanding that category to include nonbelievers."
Debate: Are there really ‘fundamentalist atheists’?
By Chris Stedman — December 17, 2014
Some people argue that atheism is "the new fundamentalism." But are there really "fundamentalist atheists"? Two atheists weigh in.
Nirvanaless: Asian Buddhism’s growing fundamentalist streak
By Anuradha Sharma — May 1, 2014
BANGKOK (RNS) In some parts of Asia, a more assertive, strident and militant Buddhism is emerging.
COMMENTARY: Learning to love complexity
By Tom Ehrich — July 8, 2013
(RNS) In the modern global connectedness, our future depends on making our way through a minefield of things we don't understand and can't reduce to crime-drama simplicity.
Not your mother’s morals: An interview with Jonathan Fitzgerald
By Jonathan Merritt — March 19, 2013
At 31, Jonathan Fitzgerald has become one of the most thoughtful cultural observers among a rising generation of Christians. Here, he talks about his new book, morality, pop culture, and whether he believes God is “still important” today.
After controversial video, Vatican hosts serious discussion on Islam
By Alessandro Speciale — October 19, 2012
VATICAN CITY (RNS) After the screening of a controversial video, Islam has emerged as one of the main themes of a global gathering of Catholic bishops. By Alessandro Speciale.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Lebanon as riots flare across Middle East
By Alessandro Speciale — September 14, 2012
BEIRUT (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday for a high-risk trip aimed at emboldening the Middle East’s beleaguered Christian minority, just as anti-Western protests spread through much of the Muslim world. By Alessandro Speciale.
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