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View ArticleIf It’s Just A Symbol, to Hell With It
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View ArticleWhat’s Going On in Moscow, Idaho?
Religion What’s Going On in Moscow, Idaho? Every year more people move to this small college town where something special is happening. (Steven Pavlov/Wikimedia Commons) In 1862, in the midst of the...
View ArticleHow Societies Find Religion
Religion How Societies Find Religion A reissued classic of early church history corrects modern fallacies about why the Romans converted. Credit: FredP The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist...
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Religion Charter Case Challenges School Secularism A Catholic school in Oklahoma seeks to restore the American tradition of publicly funded religious schools. Credit: PUWADON SANG If there is one...
View ArticleExploring Christians as a Minority in America
Culture Exploring Christians as a Minority in America Evangelicals withstood secularization better than the mainline denominations, but to endure in the new America they will have to change tactics....
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