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Whereas the Catholic-Protestant divide was once a salient feature of American life—and whereas Jews once faced huge hurdles when they sought to integrate into mainstream U.S. society—the separations among religious groups have eroded over the past half-century, Putnam said.
The answer is not to return to religion and Protestant values. No matter how much some conservatives may wish it, that era is over. William F. Buckley, still shamelessly venerated by the conservative establishment, opposed meritocratic admissions for racial and ethnic minorities at Yale in 1967 when he ran a...
Discrimination has a long and hoary tradition at Harvard. At first, students were all white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant, and male. Eventually, men of other faiths were admitted, as were men of color. Finally, with the merger of Radcliffe, women became full members of the Harvard community. In the past decade...
Thus, in Bailey, Colorado, the family of slain Emily Keyes had a traditional Protestant memorial attended by several thousand people. But this alone wasn?t enough for the community. The Catholics had a vigil; the Lutherans had a prayer service; the kids had a bonfire. Pink balloons were released during...
In Protestant Christianity, especially in the U.S., the loudest voices are the most certain and uncompromising. Many megachurches, which preach absolute adherence to inerrant Scripture, are thriving, while more moderate denominations are on the decline. That sense of certainty has even entered democratic politics in the U.S. We have, after...