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Did you know that some Southern towns are paying cash premiums to entice Jewish families to relocate there? Why the heck not? The magificent Boss Hogg was a Jew. Sort of. True fact: The things you learn on this here blog.

Stephen Prothero appeared on Colbert last night to talk about his new book “God Is Not One” (which I’ve blogged about here and here). It was an enjoyable five-minute segment, with serious points being made amid Colbert’s hilarious mugging. Take a look: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Stephen Prothero www.colbertnation.com Colbert…

Journalism prof Jay Rosen has a long, great, difficult to sum up post about how the deepest bias among the press is toward a false moderation, and against so-called “extremists.” I think this sentiment expressed by my Beliefnet blog colleague Nicole Neroulias is a fairly pure example of what Rosen’s talking about. She’s expressing conflicted…

A troubling development from Moscow: The Russian Orthodox Church called Wednesday for an end to the “monopoly of Darwinism” in Russian schools, saying religious explanations of creation should be taught alongside evolution. Liberals said they would fight efforts to include religious teaching in schools. Russia’s dominant church has experienced a revival in recent years, worrying…
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