Staff / TruthdigJun 15, 2016
While there are zealots in every religion, it’s important to remember that these views are not representative of whole communities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 14, 2016
Regulars at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., are saying that Omar Mateen, the gunman in the early Sunday-morning massacre there, was himself a regular. So there’s just one thing about his claim to be acting on behalf of Islamic State: Puritanical Muslim fundamentalists of the Islamic State sort don’t frequent gay bars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 13, 2016
U.S. law enforcement is at least initially categorizing the horrific Orlando shootings as “domestic terrorism,” but it probably wasn't terrorism in any useful sense of the word. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 13, 2016
The Orlando massacre apparently looked quite different depending on the positions and ambitions of the various high-profile parties doing the work of interpreting Sunday's tragedy. The Orlando massacre apparently looked quite different depending on the positions and ambitions of the various high-profile parties doing the work of interpreting Sunday's tragedy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Mel White / TruthdigMay 19, 2016
Unwittingly or not, by tapping into a long list of “isms”—including nationalism, sexism, racism, heterosexism and militarism—the Republican presidential candidate is following in the footsteps of the late, archconservative, televangelist Jerry Falwell. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 15, 2015
Well, that was fast. Director Mark Nickelsburg has made mirth out of cultural conflict by spoofing the controversy over Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis' recent refusal to issue gay marriage licenses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 8, 2015
The same Kentucky federal judge who sent Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis to jail last week because of her refusal to let her office issue same-sex marriage licenses ordered her release Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 4, 2015
After drawing national attention and being found in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples seeking to wed in her area of Kentucky, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis could be on her way to professional martyrdom for mixing her religious beliefs with her job. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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