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Founder God
(Credit: Creative Commons) The “funeralizing” of Nelson Mandela has ended. It was part MLK Day, part rock concert. Pundits, starlets and TV personalities fought for air-time to proclaim their nearness...
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A Not So Modest Proposal: Africa and Homophobia
Credit: Creative Commons In the last several months I have visited services in several faith communities – Jewish, Catholic and Muslim. Sunday before last I was in my own house of worship, Union...
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Hirsi Ali, Islam, and Cultural Relativism: The Brandeis Controversy
Hirsi Ali. Credit: Creative Commons I write this on Easter Sunday. A little less than a month from now, on May 18, 2014, Brandeis University will hold its sixty-third commencement ceremony. I shall not...
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Looking Back: Rachel Dolezal and the Wages
Several weeks ago, the American media was transfixed by a story of racial “passing.” Now the story has been pushed off the front pages by the true tragedy of the massacre of nine African American...
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The Confederate Flag: Heritage or Hate
Silent Sam, the Confederate Soldier's memorial at the University of North Carolina. Credit: CreativeCommons / Don McCullough. Last year for the first time I visited Martha’s Vineyard, a vacation island...
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