religion
Class struggle in first-century Galilee produced the ‘Jesus movement’
March 27, 2023The Jesus movement was part of a pattern of millenarian groups reacting to the inequality around them in first-century Galilee, write the authors of a new study.
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Israelis protest to save ‘democracy,’ but what democracy is there in Israel?
March 15, 2023To fight for democracy, Israelis must realize that Palestinians have not experienced democracy in Israel and that the High Court has never been a champion of Arab freedom.
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Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime
January 25, 2023Declaration comes ahead of his trip to Afirca where the laws of some countries make it a crime and the Catholic bishops support those laws.
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Iran’s theocratic rulers get nervous as workers join protests in massive numbers
December 15, 2022Ali Khameni and his ruling clique’s greatest fear could be materializing.
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New Indonesian law: No sex outside marriage, no abortion, no Marxism
December 6, 2022No human activity is outside the purview of this theocratic state.
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