Author: Mark Silk
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Trump’s neo-Puritan theology of us and them
The Puritans who settled the New World and started driving the Native Americans out would be proud of the recent of the public pronouncements by American institutions by that they are on stolen land and are very sorry, but not sorry enough to vacate the property. courtesy image
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Travel ban violates Trump Administration’s most sacred principle
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a revised executive order for a U.S. travel ban, leaving Iraq off the list of targeted countries, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Carlos Barria © Carlos Barria / Reuters
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White Evangelicals in Alabama
Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, greets supporter Patricia Jones, right, before his election party, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Brynn Anderson
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From Numa Pompilius to Donald Trump
Roman coin from 97 BCE showing Numa about to sacrifice a goat. vroma
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Don’t politicize Las Vegas?
AR-15 assault rifle, types of which were reportedly found in the Las Vegas shooter’s hotel room. Creative Commons Picasa 2.7 AR-15 assault rifle, types of which were reportedly found in the Las Vegas shooter’s hotel room. Creative Commons Picasa 2.7
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Turning back the clock with Roy Moore
(RNS2-NOV14) Roy Moore (right) and his wife Kayla after hearing the Nov. 13 verdict that stripped Moore of his position as Alabama Chief Justice. See RNS-COMMANDMENT-JUDGE, transmitted Nov. 13, 2003. Photo by Charles Nesbitt. Charles Nesbitt (RNS2-NOV14) Roy Moore (right) and his wife Kayla after hearing the Nov. 13 verdict that stripped Moore of his…
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Religious cyber-vigilantism on the rise
“Building A Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity” by the Rev. James Martin. Images courtesy of Harper Collins “Building A Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity” by the Rev.…
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The apotheosis of the religious right
FILE PHOTO: Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore faces the media after being removed from office in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. November 13, 2003. REUTERS/Bob Ealum/File Photo – RTSQ8X0 © Stringer . / Reuters