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Here's how Southern Baptist women found ways to lead outside the denomination

  • Written by Susan M. Shaw, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
imageTheologian Molly Marshall preaching at the Southern Baptist Women in Ministry meeting, June 9, 1985.Baptist Women in Ministry, CC BY

Southern Baptists have a long history of conflict over women’s leadership in the denomination. But women have found ways to lead, even as their roles have become ever more circumscribed.

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In polygamous communities, deep roots of distrust shape vaccine hesitancy

  • Written by Cristina Rosetti, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Claremont McKenna College
imageA group of protesters stands inside the Utah State Capitol in 2016, criticizing a proposal to make polygamy a felony again.Rick Bowmer/AP

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church or LDS church, followed government guidelines to protect members of their...

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The US doesn't have enough faculty to train the next generation of nurses

  • Written by Rayna M. Letourneau, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of South Florida
imageSome nursing programs had to turn away students because of a shortage of faculty and clinical sites. FatCamera/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Despite a national nursing shortage in the United States, over 80,000 qualified applications were not accepted at U.S. nursing schools in 2020, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

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Why is my poop brown?

  • Written by Hannibal Person, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageBrown poop can indicate good health.Vitalii Barida/iStock via Getty Images Plusimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why is my poop brown? – Ethan J., age 9, Potomac, Maryland

Three-quarters of your poop consists of water and...

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Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes

  • Written by Alisa Hass, Assistant Professor of Geography, Middle Tennessee State University
imageDamage in Mayfield, Kentucky, after a tornado swept through the area on Dec. 11, 2021.Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

On the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, an outbreak of powerful tornadoes tore through parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois, killing dozens of people and leaving wreckage over hundreds of miles. Hazard...

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¿Pruebas COVID de PCR o antígenos? Conoce cuáles son las diferencias

  • Written by Nathaniel Hafer, Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
imageTodas las pruebas de COVID-19 comienzan con una muestra, pero los procesos científicos varían mucho después de ese punto. Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images

En este punto de la pandemia, es probable que usted o alguien que conozca haya recibido al menos una prueba de COVID-19. Sin embargo, ¿sabe qué tipo...

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Why is inflation so high? Is it bad? An economist answers 3 questions about soaring consumer prices

  • Written by William Hauk, Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
imageUsed car and truck prices are up 31% over the previous year.AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Consumer prices jumped 6.8% in November 2021 from a year earlier – the fastest rate of increase since 1982, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published on Dec. 10, 2021. The biggest jumps during the month were in energy, used cars and clothing....

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How conspiracy theories in the US became more personal, more cruel and more mainstream after the Sandy Hook shootings

  • Written by Amanda J. Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Connecticut
imageThe legacy of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012 continues to reverberate nine years later, including in how conspiracy theories have changed since the tragedy.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP via Getty Images

Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the U.S. They have damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shaken faith in the democratic process...

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How to keep students safe in school: 5 essential reads on school shootings in America

  • Written by Alvin Buyinza, Editorial and Outreach Assistant, The Conversation US
imageSo far in 2021, there have been over 200 school shootings.Scott Olson/Getty Images

School shootings in the U.S. are at an all-time high. So far in 2021 there have been 229 school shootings, according to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The most deadly occurred at Oxford High School in Michigan on Nov. 20 when four students were killed...

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Understanding the history and politics behind Pakistan's blasphemy laws

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Porteous Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
imageMembers of a civil society group participate in a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara, who was lynched by a Muslim mob in Pakistan.AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary

A Sri Lankan working in Pakistan, Priyantha Kumara, was lynched by a mob of hundreds of people on Dec. 3, 2021, over allegations of blasphemy, or...

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