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What If Religion Was Never About Faith

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2016 Elections

Jesus Returns, Condemns Trump Who Brands Him An “Anti-Christian Zombie!”

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Democracy

The Right Wing’s Psychotic Version of God

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2012 GOP Primary

Revelations of a 24-Hour MSM Cycle

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Education

Child sexual abuse – a moral failure

Emerald1943 - November 13, 2011 96

Observations

Exploring Morality

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TOP NEWS

Many Cities Say Yes to Federal Police Help, but No to ‘Occupation’

Some mayors and police chiefs said they would welcome more traditional law enforcement cooperation with federal agents, but see the National Guard as a step too far. [...]

Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown

The persistent rejections suggest that the grand jurors may have had enough of prosecutors seeking harsh charges in a highly politicized environment. [...]

Chicago Braces for Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Protesters held demonstrations and city leaders spoke against the prospect of a surge of federal agents. [...]

How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together

Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China. [...]

Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II

As he signed an order recognizing the Defense Department as the “Department of War,” President Trump said that the country “could have won every war, but we really chose to be very politically correct.” [...]

A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the Economy Is Booming

After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing. [...]

George Mason’s president, Gregory Washington, Will Not Apologize to the Trump Administration

Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration. [...]

Settlement Talks Stall Between Harvard and the Trump Administration

One major reason is said to be an emerging divide within the administration over whether the current framework is too favorable to Harvard. [...]

Thrust Into the Line of Fire, Iranians Worry About What Comes Next

A 12-day war in June upended the shadow war rivalry between Israel and Iran. Some Iranians want to strike back, others want to move on. [...]

Inside Iran After the 12-Day War

Following a 12-day war with Israel in July, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 civilians and many of Iran’s top nuclear scientists and officials, a New York Times team was granted access to Tehran. Declan Walsh, a Times international correspondent, explains how the conflict has created a widespread sense of uncertainty and flux in the Iranian capital. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Trump says Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they endanger US ships

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says "differences" between the countries do not justify a "military conflict". [...]

Putin rejects Western security in Ukraine, warning troops would be target

The Russian leader's refusal comes after 26 countries pledged to deploy troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. [...]

Rosenberg: What's behind Putin's uncompromising stance on Ukraine?

Moscow's diplomatic success in China, and Trump's lack of action, have emboldened Putin, reports Steve Rosenberg. [...]

US tells Kilmar Ábrego García he faces deportation to Eswatini

The Salvadoran has been at the heart of an immigration row since he was mistakenly deported in March. [...]

Seoul holds emergency meeting after citizens detained in US Hyundai raid

US immigration officials detained 475 workers on Thursday - most of them South Korean nationals - saying they were working illegally. [...]

'Strange noises' heard before squatter found living in house with lights, TV and bed

Law enforcement arrested a man in the crawl space of an Oregon home after the owner said no one should be there. [...]

Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow

Millions of Russians have faced restrictions on popular apps while a new app called Max is aggressively promoted. [...]

Lisbon funicular worker among those killed in crash

Four employees of a non-profit organisation and a transport worker are among those who died. [...]

Sudanese villagers dig with hands to reach landslide victims, group says

People have no access to tools or machinery to conduct their rescue efforts, Save the Children says. [...]

Man dies after suspected shark attack in Sydney

A morning surfer "died at the scene" after being pulled out of the water, Australian police say. [...]

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What If Religion Was Never About Faith

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