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The Bible Is on Trial in Europe
A Finnish parliamentarian quoted the word of God in a social media post. Then she was charged under her country’s Crimes Against Humanity law.
Kara Kennedy
Who Needs God When There’s the Grateful Dead?
Teenagers need something to worship. In the ’80s, it was the Grateful Dead. What is there now?
Larissa Phillips
Trump’s Statement on Nigeria Is Long Overdue
Years of euphemism have blurred the truth: Boko Haram’s war on Nigerian Christians is not about poverty or climate change—it’s about religious conquest.
Ebenezer Obadare
How We Lost Ourselves to Technology—and How We Can Come Back
In a world of smart toasters, cashless parking meters, and endless scrolling, Paul Kingsnorth explains how we got enveloped by technology and…
Bari Weiss
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Two Drinks with. . . the Creator of ‘Nobody Wants This’
‘I’m really just trying to be a stay-at-home mom, but nobody will let me do it,’ said Erin Foster—a few days before her smash-hit rom-com returned to…
Suzy Weiss
Jews and Christians at ‘the End of Time’
To understand our own era, go back 2,000 years.
Matti Friedman
My Dad Is in a Chinese Prison
Christian minister Ezra Jin hasn’t been heard from for more than a week, but ‘God and faith will never be in the Chinese government’s control,’ his…
Grace Jin Drexel
Mamdani Praises Imam Once on NYPD’s Terrorist Watch List
One day after dodging and deflecting questions about Hamas, New York City’s likely next mayor stood beside and praised an imam once tied to terrorism.
Olivia Reingold
The Girls Who Found God in a Podcast
Remember the two gorgeous blonde women who said a prayer for Trump at his ‘victory rally’? They’re on tour—and their fans say meeting them is like…
Kara Kennedy
Greta Thunberg and Sweden’s Lost Children
My home country is the purest product of Europe’s postwar ideals: rich, safe, secular—and spiritually bankrupt.
Annika Hernroth-Rothstein
The Next Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal Is Taking Place Right Now—in Bankruptcy Court
A Free Press investigation reveals how dozens of Catholic dioceses are subverting the Child Victim Act, stopping lawsuits in their tracks and pressuring…
Laurie P. Cohen
‘The Shooter’s Wife Is Our Neighbor’
Thousands of Latter-day Saints have donated over $200,000 in a day and a half to support the family of the man who attacked a meetinghouse in Michigan…
Jillian Lederman
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