Issue 119

Black Men Have the Shortest Lifespans of Any Americans. This Theory Helps Explain Why.

By Joseph Singer, Nadia Sussman, Nina Martin and Akilah Johnson ProPublica The unrelenting stress of fighting systemic racism can alter a body’s normal ...

How a Muslim Beggar Taught Me about Dignity

By Robert P. Sellers Perhaps I had grown too accustomed to seeing people dig through the garbage containers ...

Hard Truth about Hateful Faith and Our Endangered World

By Wendell Griffen “You can’t handle the truth!” People familiar with the 1992 motion picture A Few Good ...

Ubuntu: Humanity Toward Others

By Don Durham The accompanying image has been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter. If your social ...

This Is Different: Who Stands in the Way of Progress?

By Scott Anderson Since the summer, I have been asked by progressive leaders to examine the moment we ...

Secular `Values Voters` are Becoming an Electoral Force in the US — Just Look Closely at 2020`s Results

By Phil Zuckerman The voting patterns of religious groups in the U.S. have been scrutinized since the presidential election for ...

A Scholar of American Anti-Semitism Explains the Hate Symbols Present During the US Capitol Riot

By Jonathan D. Sarna One of the many horrifying images from the Jan. 6 rampage on the U.S. ...

Critical Race Theory: Thoughts from J. Alfred Smith, Sr.

By Mark Wingfield J. Alfred Smith Sr. is not happy with the six Southern Baptist Convention presidents, who ...

`The Light Within You` and `Opening Blind Eyes`

By Walter B. Shurden John R. Claypool, The Light Within You (Waco, TX: Word Books Publisher, 1983, 216pp.) ...

COVID-19 Vaccines: A Message of Hope

By Aurora Pop-Vicas “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper ...