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In the News: Wicca, Climate Change, Gaza and Much More

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A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news. Continue Reading →

In the News: Prisons Churches, Museums, and, of course, Hobby Lobby

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A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news. Continue Reading →

Our Daily Links: In the World Edition

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Church and the Russian University. Fundamentalism as a result of secularization, not an expression of tradition. “Shifting Politics in the World’s Newest Nation.” “How Ethiopia’s Adoption Industry Dupes Families and Bullies Activists.” Thanks to a lingering hatred for Communism… The most significant Chinese political event of 2011. Getting arms around the cult of Kim Jong Il. Continue Reading →

Exporting the "Pro-Life" Movement to Russia

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Last month the Russian Orthodox Church issued a statement that supported Moscow’s squashing of the gay pride parade there.  But it seems limiting the rights of gays isn’t the only issue on which the church has found a chance to work with the state.  The New York Times reports that the Russian government and the ROC are working together to keep the native Russian population from being overrun by immigrants by fostering a US-like “pro-life” movement. Continue Reading →

Exporting the “Pro-Life” Movement to Russia

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Last month the Russian Orthodox Church issued a statement that supported Moscow’s squashing of the gay pride parade there.  But it seems limiting the rights of gays isn’t the only issue on which the church has found a chance to work with the state.  The New York Times reports that the Russian government and the ROC are working together to keep the native Russian population from being overrun by immigrants by fostering a US-like “pro-life” movement. Continue Reading →