Reading Kripal’s work—and especially looking at the footnotes—I’m struck by how thoughtfully he listens to his fellow humans, whether it’s alien abductees and other “experiencers” who are ridiculed by ...

American Muslims already face an unprecedented level of hostility and violence. CAIR research and advocacy director Corey Saylor told The Guardian that the period between October 2023 and October 2024 ...

Since the election, there’s been a bipartisan effort in Congress to push legislation that could have a significant impact on nonprofits such as charities, universities, and religious institutions.

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Apocalyptic approaches to immigration policy are nothing new for Trump, who launched his first presidential campaign in June 2015 by announcing his (perhaps theological) intention to “build a great, ...

In an expected move, the leading organization of the far-right “constitutional sheriffs” movement has endorsed the incoming Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. In a press release this week ...

Remember Dr. Oz? Remember when he was dragged in front of Congress for selling a “magic weight loss cure for every body type”—his green tea “miracle” pills that “burn fat fast”? If confirmed, he will ...

There were many people, apparently, who voted for Trump who justified it with plain vanilla doubt. As in: they see the threats to imprison political opponents, to encourage police to run wild on “one ...