What’s in your pocket?
Did you see this clip from near the end of the President’s annual youtube interview? (See the full interview here.) […]
Author: Russell McCutcheon
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Should Sunday Schools Be Registered with the Government?
The head of the British government’s Ofsted — the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills — Sir Michael Wilshaw, was on the radio the other day, discussing a variety of things that scholars of religion might find interesting. […]
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Making the Familiar a Little Stranger
Have you seen the reactions online to the release of a video of kids performing a warm-up number at a Trump rally held at Pensacola, FL, a couple days ago? If not, then I’ve seen a lot of social media jabs that insinuate that this bizarre routine is more akin to what we’d expect from modern-day North Korea or Nazi Germany in the late 1930s — after all, using kids in that way… Sheesh. And the lyrics…?! Freedom’s on our […]
So what’s your theory of religion?
If you’ve been following what’s going on in Oregon over the past few days then you know about the armed stand-off that involves members of the Bundy family, among other ranchers, occupying the headquarters of a federal wildlife refuge, as their stand against the federal government’s land-use policies (maybe even the federal government’s legitimacy). […]
Classes Start in a Week
We just looked at the calendar and saw that classes start one week today… We’re sure you feel much the same. See you soon. […]
Potential Enemies
I’ve been watching some episodes from season one (2014) of “Madam Secretary” — the story of a CIA analyst turned UVA Poli Sci prof who gets tapped to become the US Secretary of State. Her husband, Henry, a former Marine pilot, is a theology prof at Georgetown — you know this because he’s earnest and seems to regularly talk about Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine. […]
Time to tidy up
If you had a house party last night, to ring in the new year, then it’s likely time to do one of two things — either start cleaning it up or… Happy new year from REL. […]
What’s Hot?
What’s really important to note is that, among the top posts on our site for 2015, is one written by Emily Vork, an REL double major — well, to speak a little more accurately, her post is not really “among” them; it’s miles ahead of all the rest. […]
Now Rex Knows — Do You?
Historicizing Belief
Have you seen the video making the rounds of a Donald Trump supporter — who, it turns out, is New Hampshire Republican State Representative Susan DeLemus? If not, it’s worth watching if you’re a scholar of religion. […]