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  • The Religious Literacy Quiz That Most College Students Fail

    The Religious Literacy Quiz That Most College Students Fail0

    The following quiz tests basic religious literacy. It’s a version of a quiz given by Boston University professor Stephen Prothero to his undergraduates, most of whom fail.   HOWEVER, it’s important to note that Prothero makes his students write in the answers to the questions. You have multiple choice, so it will be a little more embarrassing if you

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  • The Religious Liberty Disappearing Act

    The Religious Liberty Disappearing Act0

    Easter is coming. We are at the conclusion of Lent, a time of sacrifice and spiritual renewal for Catholics. During Lent, we imitate Jesus’ fasting in the desert. Our small self-denial is rightly understood not as an exercise in masochism, but as a form of spiritual food. Sadly, we cannot go to Mass and celebrate

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  • The Religious Left May Be Poised for a Comeback

    The Religious Left May Be Poised for a Comeback0

    Decades ago, the organized “religious right” was politically very powerful. Such organizations as The Moral Majority and The Family Research Council formed vital parts of the “conservative movement.” During the Reagan years these organizations galvanized a very substantial segment of the Republican electoral coalition. While the religious right seems to have lost the intellectual coherence

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  • The Religious Fanaticism Required of Socialists

    The Religious Fanaticism Required of Socialists0

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is beating the drum of socialism again. In a recent tweet the congresswoman from New York seemed to gloat over the recent oil crash, suggesting it was time for a “worker-led, mass investment in green infrastructure.” She deleted it, but here it is. pic.twitter.com/smePUtFFrK — Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) April 20, 2020 AOC soon deleted the

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  • The Religious Exemption Trap

    The Religious Exemption Trap0

    Beginning in September, hospital administrators across the country began threatening to fire health care workers who had not received the so-called COVID vaccine. They claimed to be complying with the Biden administration’s fake mandate, which is actually a press release without the force of law. A large majority of those workers have already received the shots

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  • The Reincarnation of America’s Most Infamous Dead Mall

    The Reincarnation of America’s Most Infamous Dead Mall1

    AKRON, Ohio – Rolling Acres Mall in Akron opened in 1975. I was three years old. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of going to that mall. The mall had only been there for two years, but to a five year old in 1977, it was as permanent and impressive as the pyramids of Egypt.

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