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  • Monday Media Roundup

    Anita Hill spoke with the Takeaway about some of the remarkable women profiled in her book, Reimagining Equality. You can also listen to her read a chapter from Reimagining Equality at Vanity Fair. http://www.thetakeaway.org/media/audioplayer/takeaway_player.swf // <![CDATA[ (function(){var s=function(){__flash__removeCallback=function(i,n){if(i)i[n]=null;};window.setTimeout(s,10);};s();})(); // ]]> Jay Wexler talks about The Odd Clauses on Legal Talk Network. KGNU's How On Earth spoke…

  • The Religious Duty to Come Out

    Before he came out, Jay Michaelson was sure that doing so would spell the end of his religious life. Instead, it marked the beginning of a new understanding.

  • Getting Over the Judging God: A Yom Kippur Reflection

    The Jewish High Holidays are the time more Jews go to synagogue than any other, yet it foregrounds a theology least likely to appeal to them, one highlighting sin and repentance, judgment and guilt. Is this a good thing?

  • A Religious Response to the Death of Osama bin Laden: Part 2

    The second part of our author roundtable on the ethical and religious issues raised by the death of an enemy.