Good God, Bad God Good God, Bad God
If Rick Warren, Barack Obama and the gay community can find common ground, it'll be on civil, not religious, grounds. So let's separate church and state.
Dec 23, 2008 / Editorial / Richard Kim
Back Talk: Tim Reiterman Back Talk: Tim Reiterman
A newsman who witnessed the carnage at Jonestown talks about the People's Temple, the power of images and the state of news.
Dec 22, 2008 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
What’s the Matter With Rick Warren? What’s the Matter With Rick Warren?
Obama's choice to give the invocation at his inauguration is a slap at progressives and a bow to the religious right.
Dec 17, 2008 / Editorial / Sarah Posner
India’s Muslims India’s Muslims
The deep grievances of marginalized Indian Muslims are a source of major societal rifts, exacerbated by the anti-Muslim propaganda of Hindu fundamentalists.
Dec 3, 2008 / Editorial / Barbara Crossette
Who Are the Taliban? Who Are the Taliban?
Who, exactly, are the Taliban? It's clear Afghan insurgents are far from monolithic.
Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Anand Gopal
India’s Persecuted Christians India’s Persecuted Christians
Members of India's poorest classes who converted to Christianity to escape the caste system, now find themselves the targets of brutal persecution by Hindu nationalists.
Oct 29, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Religion Threatens ’08 Presidential Race Religion Threatens ’08 Presidential Race
We need a new national dialogue to untangle the triumphalist Christian story line that has wrapped itself around our political discourse.
Oct 15, 2008 / Editorial / Rev. Howard Moody
Agnostic, Atheist Votes Matter in November Agnostic, Atheist Votes Matter in November
Pursuing religious voters, Republicans and Democrats overlook the importance of the constituency of nonbelievers.
Oct 8, 2008 / Feature / Ronald Aronson
Democrats Chase Evangelical Votes Democrats Chase Evangelical Votes
Led by Obama, Democrats are making a bid for evangelical voters. Lost cause or holy grail?
Oct 8, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Posner
Hello, God: About the Hurricane Hello, God: About the Hurricane
OK, God, we know James Dobson asked his followers to pray for rain on Obama in Denver last week. But this storm in New Orleans isn't what anybody had in mind.
Sep 1, 2008 / Editorial / Michael Moore