Religion

You Can Keep the Faith You Can Keep the Faith

Major League Baseball's new "Faith Days" campaign is about more than family-friendly Christian entertainment with a twist of commerce.

Jul 28, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin

Bush and the Ten Commandments Bush and the Ten Commandments

No President in living memory is as overtly religious as George W. Bush. But just how well have the President and his henchmen kept the commandments?

Jun 26, 2006 / Editorial / Brooke Allen and Patrick Doyle

Biker Mecca on Sacred Ground Biker Mecca on Sacred Ground

Native American activists are braced for a tense summer, as a motorcycling entrepreneur goes forward with plans for a resort that will draw hundreds of thousands of bikers to the s...

Jun 24, 2006 / Feature / Anne Keala Kelly

The Missionary Position The Missionary Position

Like radical Islamists and American interventionists, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's The Caged Virgin and Irshad Manji's The Trouble With Islam Today express great concern for Muslim women. But...

Jun 1, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

From Piety to Politics From Piety to Politics

Three new books examine the distinctions between religious and political Islam.

Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mahmood Mamdani

The Israel Divestment Debate The Israel Divestment Debate

Traditional bonds between Jews and mainline Christians are strained as a concern for Palestinian rights spurs churches to consider divesting from Israeli companies.

Apr 20, 2006 / Feature / Hasdai Westbrook

William Sloane Coffin Jr. William Sloane Coffin Jr.

The Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. was one of the antiwar movement's most prophetic voices, a man who dedicated his life to the pursuit of peace and justice.

Apr 20, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors

Theocons and Theocrats Theocons and Theocrats

The infusion of religion into American politics has become the GOP's Achilles' heel, turning the Republican Party of Lincoln into the party of theocracy.

Apr 13, 2006 / Feature / Kevin Phillips

A Conversation With Dan Wakefield A Conversation With Dan Wakefield

Dan Wakefield talks about his new book, The Hijacking of Jesus, and his optimism about the growing power of the religious left.

Apr 10, 2006 / Feature / Eric Stoner

Rabbit’s Revenge Rabbit’s Revenge

Time-honored traditions of Christianity are being challenged by scientists and scholars questioning the motives of Jesus, Judas and the power of prayer.

Apr 10, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

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