GMO or No: Problematic Intersections of Religion, Biotechnology, and Food
Can a genetically altered hot dog be kosher? Can a vegetarian eat a tomato that has animal DNA in it? Is modified corn just another instance of colonialism? These and other questions are broached in a...
View ArticleHealed of the Sin of Religion: At Church with Sara Miles
Sara Miles was a journalist and a chef who wandered into a San Francisco church one Sunday, got religion, and stayed to start a food pantry that now feeds 600 families a week. We talked to her recently...
View ArticleStudies Confirm: Your Steak is Possessed by Demons
You will know them by their noxious emissions.
View ArticleMeet the “New Age” Stephen Colbert
In the kitchen of his Charleston, S.C. home, wearing a flower in his hair, life coach and...
View ArticleConfront Death by Avoiding Fritos: The Gluten Lie, Fad Diets, & Foodie Faith
Strap on your Fitbit and shop at Whole Foods instead of, you know, sitting down and thinking about how to be a good person.
View ArticleIs Monsanto Satan? The Pleasure and Problem of Conspiracy Theory
In this contribution to It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary society, Alan Levinovitz explores...
View ArticleWhy Must Jesus Contain Gluten?
The genius of the eucharist, in strictly human terms, is in its simplicity: bread and...
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