Cosmopolis Cosmopolis
Home for centuries to Christians, Muslims and Jews, Salonica was a cosmopolitan world where people of various cultures and religions lived side by side.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adam LeBor
A Hypocritical Church’s Sex Lessons A Hypocritical Church’s Sex Lessons
The pope has minimized priests' crimes while wagging a finger at gays.
May 24, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Good Cop, Bad Cop Good Cop, Bad Cop
In 1992, Tony Perkins violated his oath to uphold the law. Now he lectures Democrats on the constitution.
May 23, 2005 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Justice Sunday Preachers Justice Sunday Preachers
If their struggle is like the civil rights movement, why do Christian-rightists like Tony Perkins have so many racist friends?
Apr 26, 2005 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Progressive Catholics and the White Smoke Progressive Catholics and the White Smoke
What a progessive pope might have looked like.
Apr 18, 2005 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
An Ambiguous Papacy An Ambiguous Papacy
The Catholic Church under John Paul II
Apr 7, 2005 / Editorial / Norman Birnbaum
Pro-Death Politics Pro-Death Politics
The country has witnessed an interlude of religious hysteria, encouraged and exploited by political quackery.
Apr 3, 2005 / Editorial / William Greider
It’s Easter: He Is Recut It’s Easter: He Is Recut
No flaying below the belt: That's the guiding principle behind the kinder, gentler version of Mel Gibson's biblical blood fest, which has hit the cineplex in time for the Easter ...
Mar 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi? Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi?
That the Boston Globe is a great newspaper can be in no doubt, as its brave (though flawed) reporting on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has recently demonstrated.
Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman
Jews Without Borders Jews Without Borders
Although revered in certain circles as something close to holy writ, Edward W.
Mar 9, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare