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As contradictory as the gospel truths of California's digerati are the dogmas of West Coast evangelicalism, a melding of Jefferson and Jesus.

Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.

Nation contributor Max Blumenthal on the right-wing tea-baggers, sex scandals, religious fanaticism and zombie mentality that are driving today's Republican party.

Matthew Murray, a disturbed young gunman behind the the shootings in Colorado Springs, chose to end his nightmare and rebel against Christian-right self-help gurus and cult-like doctrines.

Sarah Palin breathes new life into the religious right's vitiated political movement.

The Spitzer affair's obvious rationality continues to elude the therapists, sexperts and pundits for whom shame is the game.

Memo to candidates: There are more atheists, agnostics and skeptics out there than you think. How about sending us some love?

The shaming and resignation of Senator Larry Craig proves that if you're going to be a hypocrite in American politics, it pays to be a straight hypocrite.

Exactly how much damage did John Bolton do during his tenure at the United Nations? Let us count the ways.

"Is it just my imagination, or are women wreaking more evil than usual
these days?"