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Monday, March 14, 2016

The US: One nation not quite under God

At 3-year mark, Francis is a both/and pope in an either/or world
Crux: Pope Francis can be understood as a living, breathing embodiment of the "both/and" instinct that's so much a part of Catholic DNA, but which is increasingly difficult to understand in a world where false dichotomies and "wedge issues" are the political coin of the realm.

The US: One nation not quite under God
Religion News Service: Politicians often cite American "exceptionalism" and the country's high level of religiosity when boasting about one nation under God, but this country isn't so unique on the faith front any more, say two sociology professors.

Even in the year of 'Spotlight' and Pope Francis, the Boston Globe is casting off its Catholic news site
Washington Post: Boston Globe giving up on its Crux website, but associate editor John L. Allen Jr. vows it will continue.

Watching Wendell Berry, the mad farmer
Christianity Today: "The Seer," a documentary about the poet, writer, and farmer, premiered at SXSW this weekend.

The LGBT politics of Christian colleges
The Atlantic: At many evangelical universities, you can be gay -- as long as you don't "act" it.

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