List of Religion articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trapped Between Assad, Israel, and al Qaeda
Syria’s million-strong Druze minority finds itself in the crosshairs of war — and forced into a no-win choice to secure its survival.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The South Carolina church shooting
There are days when I think America is just crazy. Yesterday was one of them.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Al Qaeda Claims Western Hostages Killed in U.S. Drone Strikes Converted to Islam
Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto were killed in a drone strike while held captive in Pakistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Egypt’s Quiet Social Revolution
The generation that launched the Tahrir Square revolution in 2011 is changing the country again.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Pope Believes in Climate Change (and One Group of Catholics Is Glad to Hear It)
Pope Francis's controversial climate encyclical might tick off American Catholics from Princeton professors to the GOP, but it's right in line with his congregation in Latin America.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pope Francis Calls for Aggressive Action on Climate Change in Leaked Encyclical
An Italian paper broke embargo and published the document ahead of schedule.
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY People attend a mass of the Assembly of God church, in Goiania, Goias State, Brazil, on May 19, 2013. The election of evangelical minister Marco Feliciano as president of the House of Deputies' commission of human rights and minorities, is seen as a sign of the growing influence of evangelicals in Congress, where they have 67 deputies ot of a total 513, and in Brazilian politics in general. Evangelicals count 565 million adherents and represent more than one-fourth of the world's Christians, according to French researcher Sebastien Fath. AFP PHOTO / Evaristo SA (Photo credit should read EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islamic State Social Policies Aren’t Exactly a Hit With Libyans
Why Libyans under Islamic State rule aren't taking to child brides and gender segregation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Making ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Sound Sexy
Since January, students at 23 universities around the world have taken part in a “peer-to-peer” competition to research, design, and launch U.S. State Department-backed social media campaigns aimed at countering the influence of the Islamic State and other terrorist groups in their communities.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sisi’s Islam
Egypt’s president is taking control of the country's mosques — and risks driving his enemies underground.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hezbollah Is ‘Stronger Than Ever’
The Shiite Lebanese group says it’s winning the battle against the Islamic State, rallying supporters to its cause, and fighting a war on terror.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Cut Down in Their Prime
When Bangladesh’s politicians exploit extremist Islam, liberal bloggers pay with their lives.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Burma, Migrant Crisis Inspires Little Grief, But Plenty of Denial
The Burmese government refuses to acknowledge its responsibility for migrant Rohingya - since the official position is that no such people exists.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The President Missed His Member-of-the-Tribe Moment
Why Obama’s recent outreach to the American Jewish community -- on Israel, Iran, and the security of the Middle East -- isn’t going to amount to much of anything at all.
