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Winston at UCLA
On February 13 Diane Winston moderated a panel at “Looking for Judaism in (Un)Conventional Places,” a symposium hosted by The Center for Jewish Studies at UCLA.
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Winston at NYU
On April 26, Diane Winston will deliver a lecture (“Religion, Sexuality and AIDS: All the News That's Fit to Print?) at “Media, Religion and Social Transformation,” a conference sponsored by the Center for Religion and Media at New York University.
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Foot Soldiers in the Culture Wars?
by Anthony Hatcher I first heard about the Susan G. Komen foundation / Planned Parenthood flap via email. A colleague sent a message to all faculty and staff at my university about the foundation's announcement that it would deny funding … Continue reading
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Evangelicals, Catholics and Healthcare Reform
by Emily Frost Accusations that the Obama Administration is denying freedom of religion have been flying this past week – from both Roman Catholic and evangelical leaders. Evangelical minister Rick Warren tweeted, “I'm not a Catholic but I stand in … Continue reading
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Catholics United? Take a Closer Look
by Megan Sweas Since President Barack Obama announced his contraception compromise on Friday, the coalition of religious conservatives that had united against the Health and Human Services mandate to cover contraception has begun to fall apart. Obama said that insurance … Continue reading
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Sleeping Through the Healthcare Ruckus
by Maura Jane Farrelly “President Obama versus Religious Liberty.” This is the headline GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney chose to give his editorial in last Friday's Washington Examiner. The president, according to Romney, has been “using Obamacare to impose a … Continue reading
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Desecrating Corpses, Dashing Hopes
by Arezou Rezvani When a video of U.S. Marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban fighters became international headline news last month, national dialogue around the incident centered mostly on its impact on U.S.-brokered peace talks, the safety of … Continue reading
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Black History Month: Looking Foward, Looking Back
by Brie Loskota At the beginning of Black History month we were greeted with tragic news: Don Cornelius, the founder of “Soul Train,” committed suicide. While this event has little to do with religion on its face, a story on … Continue reading
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Veiled by the Media: The Face of Tolerance
by Dan Carino I recently had the opportunity to participate in Les Rencontres Internationales du Dessin de Presse (RIDEP: International Meeting of Press Cartoonists). The annual conference, now in its 13th year, is designed to bring together international and French … Continue reading
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From Girl Scouts to Swanlights: Covering Queer Spirituality and the Religious "Nones"
by Kevin Healey In the music section of yesterday's Village Voice, Andy Beta doled out advance praise for tonight's performance of Antony & The Johnsons at Radio City Music Hall. A transgendered artist/musician with an otherworldly voice, Antony Hegarty has … Continue reading
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