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PSA: There are arguments to be made that certain belief systems mimmic aspects of religion, but folks often just lazily conflate *zealotry* w/religion.Arguing a belief system resembles religion bc it's

1. Biden was asked while leaving Mass on Sat whether folks can worship during the pandemic.His reply: "Yes, safely."But Biden didn't explain what that means—w/COVID cases spiking and the holidays

At the International Church of Las Vegas, where Trump is attending this morning, a worship band is singing while flag-wavers twirl American flags emblazoned with the Statue of Liberty. (Technically,

Side note as we track many flouting CDC regulations: When GOP Sen. James Lankford learned he'd been exposed to COVID positive Sen. Lee, he literally *drove across the country alone*

BREAKING: Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins, who was at the WH SCOTUS announcement on Saturday and was criticized for not wearing a mask and shaking hands, has tested positive

Look: U.S. Catholics are ≈ perfectly split between parties.Many liberals don’t like conservative Catholics. A few don’t like Catholics at all (e.g., secular reasons)Many conservatives don’t like liberal Catholics. A

1. Look, there's a LOT of news right now, but this is something I think is worth paying attention to.Faith leaders are condemning the arrest of an undocumented immigrant *on

1. An interesting thing about writing a book on the Religious Left: when folks talk to me about it, the convo often includes a discussion of all the different stories

1. You may’ve noticed there wasn’t a big faith presence during last night’s demonstrations.Based off reporting I did for my book American Prophets, there are likely 2 reasons for that,

1. In light of apparent debate over the Religious Left, a short thread on how it not only exists, but exerts political power in virtually every meaningful way.I say this

1. Quick thread on this: when I completed my project/paper in div school on digital worship, the venture felt boundary-pushing. I assumed *some* would embrace online worship, but only a

1. Last week an AEI poll found that *12%* of faith communities are worshipping as normal (in-person).And the rationale for the media attention is pretty straightforward: it doesn’t take a