Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly. Read more

Good luck trying to sort out the "real" George Washington or book of Revelation from the ones used by storytellers. Read more

From September 25, 2013, “‘Dracula’ and the Bible” NBC television has a new 10-episode miniseries this fall called Dracula. It’s based on the famous vampire from Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic novel. I’ve never read Stoker’s novel. I’m not sure I could. I’m not sure any of us could. It’s still in print and readily available — you can download a free ebook version here, or read it online if you like. But those of us sitting here, in 2013, will still have a... Read more

For "We Deny" read “We Have a Terrifying, Gnawing Suspicion that …” Read more

Local reporting and real journalism has always been propped up, in part, by snake-oil and side-boobery. Read more

Listen to Parker Molloy, Rev. William J. Barber III and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Jay Caspian Kang, Jason Wilson and Aaron Flanagan, Dahlia Lithwick, and Patrick Freyne. Read more

When religion goes awry or becomes corrupt, it often results from or results in an emphasis on one of those two aspects to the neglect of the other. Read more

Some surveys are designed to collect data. Others are designed to collect money. Read more

You can’t trust liberals. They’re worldly. Read more

Churches that use NDAs should be presumed guilty unless proven innocent. Read more