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Secularism
November 3, 2021
Chris Lehmann
The Failure of American Secularism
How the secular movement underestimated the endurance of religion.
March 23, 2021
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Can Religion Give You PTSD?
Meet the “exvangelicals” seeking therapy for religious trauma.
June 20, 2018
Elmira Bayrasli
The Coalition to Stop Erdogan
In an election that will give its winner unprecedented powers, Turkey's formerly weak opposition has banded together, using the authoritarian president's own tools against him.
May 29, 2018
Karina Piser
Inside France’s Growing Identity War
In the ongoing headscarf fracas, many hardliners are in fact leftists.
August 24, 2016
Sukjong Hong
The French war on burkinis is a farce.
January 7, 2016
Elizabeth Winkler
Is it Time for France to Abandon Laïcité?
A year after the 'Charlie Hebdo' attacks, it would appear that France’s strict secularism has only exacerbated religious and racial tensions.
October 21, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
What’s Wrong with French Secularists’ Pro-Pork Agenda
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