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How to Violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause in Six Easy Steps
Louisiana’s public school system is ranked 49th out of the 50 states of our Republic. That’s 49th in quality, 47th in dropout rate, 47th in reading…
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Here Come the Spiritual Directors—The Facilitators for the Religiously Unaffiliated
Where do you seek spiritual counsel and advice if you identify with no religion? Or even if you do, but don’t want coaching couched in a…
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40 Million Hugs and Counting—Maternal Spiritual Guide Tours America
It is said that she knows more people on a first-name basis than anyone in the history of the world. She knows their stories and struggles…
Geoffrey Peters
Aug 11, 2024
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“A Message That We Didn’t Matter”—Diocese’s Removal of Apache-Themed Icons Stirs Old Outrages
Under the half moon, the community gathered, dancing to drumbeats and chanting around a fire. In the circle, dressed in traditional buckskin, two native girls, now…
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David Miscavige—Shaking Hands With My Hero
I have shaken David Miscavige’s hand twice, but for someone not very familiar with Scientology, I think the first time is the most revealing. I was a…
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Why David Miscavige Is Listening to Harlem
Really, any relationship comes down to knowing you are heard and understood—whether it’s between mother and child, father and son, teacher and student, coach and player,…
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David Miscavige: A Remarkable Leader, An Extraordinary Gentleman
“Hey, I saw your kid on TV!” The voice reached me from behind as I walked down the corridor of my Scientology Church. During the split…
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Jewish and Muslim Students Alike Suffer from Alleged Antisemitic Incident at High School
The first time you crack open your high school yearbook should be the first of decades of doing the same, lingering over photos that evoke cherished…
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“Hate has no place in our city”—Antisemitic “Day of Rage” NYC Demonstrations Intimidate Subway Riders, Block Traffic and Spread Hate Speech
“Raise your hand if you’re a Zionist,” the mob chanted. “This is your chance to get out.” No one on the crowded New York subway car…
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As Haiti Erupts, The Old Religion of Vodou Revives
“We are going to burn you alive!” Sherly Norzéus, together with her three children and the two children of her sister who died in childbirth, was…
Geoffrey Peters
Jul 24, 2024
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Citing Historical Along with Religious Grounds, Louisiana Is Poised To Mandate Displaying the Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom
Louisiana will be the first state to require poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. In a further encroachment of religion into secular…
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Unitarian Universalists Vote For Love
At this June’s annual assembly of the Unitarian Universalists in Rochester, NY, the voting delegates decisively embedded love into the bedrock of the faith, as 80…
Geoffrey Peters
Jul 11, 2024