In the new Chronicle of Higher Education, Yale sociologist Philip Gorski writes wisely about religion and state conflict. The whole essay is behind the paywall. Here are excerpts: Is there any middle ...

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Congregants raise a cross during the Mt. Airy Churches United "Way of the Cross" procession in observance of Good Friday along Colerain Avenue, Friday, March 25, 2016, in Cincinnati. Observers carry ...