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Editor's note
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Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings started this week. Judge Gorsuch has been grilled on several hot-button issues such as abortion, the travel ban and torture. One question that many have raised is whether Gorsuch’s religious affiliation will matter in his judicial decisions.
Gorsuch was raised Catholic, attended a private Jesuit school in his youth and later became an Episcopalian. He currently attends a mainline Episcopal church, with a progressive stance on many issues. Constitutional law scholar Steven K. Green looks back into Supreme Court history to examine whether the faith of judges influences their decisions.
And on World Water Day, Native American scholar Rosalyn R. LaPier explains why water is more than a life-giving force for many indigenous communities around the world. In Native American culture, she says, the water world is given special regard as a “distinct place” and a “sacred place.”
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Kalpana Jain
Senior Editor, Religion & Ethics
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Top story
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Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.
Joshua Roberts
Steven K. Green, Willamette University
Judge Gorsuch was raised Catholic and later became an Episcopalian. An expert on Church-State issues says don't read too much into religion as an indicator of judicial philosophy.
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Science + Technology
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Henrike Moll, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A revolution in the tools and techniques developmental psychologists use to investigate kids' knowledge and capabilities is rewriting what we know about how and when children understand their world.
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Elizabeth LaPensée, Michigan State University
A strengthening movement of Indigenous designers and developers is working to show Indigenous cultures, teachings, languages and ways of knowing through video games.
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Health + Medicine
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Daniel Orenstein, University of California, San Francisco; Stanton Glantz, University of California, San Francisco
While many groups of people stand to lose health insurance benefits under the new health care bill, smokers would be particularly harmed. Here's how cutbacks in cessation programs could harm them.
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Stories of Note
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Cailin Heinze, Tufts University
Pet food is a multi-billion-dollar industry that consumes huge amounts of animal protein. A veterinary nutrition specialist explains how to feed dogs and cats healthily and sustainably.
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Keri Szejda, Arizona State University
Recently revised guidelines on mercury in seafood suggest cutting bait on some fish but making sure you eat other types. Then there are omega-3s to consider. Here are some tips to help you choose.
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Brad Christerson, Biola University; Richard Flory, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A Christian movement led by popular independent religious entrepreneurs, often referred to as 'apostles,' is changing the religious landscape of America.
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