A producer who "doesn't like Christians" planted the Okla. tornado survivor to promote atheism, says Beck VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:43 PM UTC
Life Video, CNN, Atheism, Glenn Beck
Delegates from the organization will vote today on lifting a ban on gay scouts, but not on gay leaders
Katie Mcdonough Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:44 PM UTC
Life LGBT Rights, Gay Rights
I was broke and desperate enough to try anything -- like praying with Sufis and selling miracle chocolate
Kirsten Telander Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Life stories, Religion, Recession
The justices agreed to determine if Christian prayer at a town council meeting violated the Establishment Clause
Katie Mcdonough Monday, May 20, 2013 8:22 PM UTC
Life
Conservatives don't want you to misunderstand their position on the BSA: Gays are fine -- if they stay closeted
Katie Mcdonough Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTC
Life Boy Scouts of America
No arrests have been made in a Friday attack that saw thousands hurl rocks and assault participants at a gay rally VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Monday, May 20, 2013 12:55 PM UTC
Life Video, anti-gay violence
Student bodies are increasingly diverse, and yet many universities refuse to abandon their religious traditions
David Gushee, Religion Dispatches Friday, May 17, 2013 3:46 PM UTC
Life Religion Dispatches, Graduation
From Pat Robertson's predictions to the entire Christian right freaking out about gay marriage, it never ends
Amanda Marcotte,
Alternet Friday, May 17, 2013 2:24 PM UTC
Politics AlterNet, Christian Right
A guided tour of biblical proportions
Katie Mcdonough Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:17 PM UTC
Business pope francis, Argentina
Elizabeth Smart's ordeal reminds us that church members' self-worth is perilously predicated on sexual purity
Joanna Brooks, Religion Dispatches Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:31 PM UTC
Life Religion Dispatches, Mormonism
Brazil's Nation Council of Justice has cleared the way for equal marriage with a mandate for notary publics
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:49 PM UTC
Life Brazil, Gay Marriage
At first the video had been pulled from the site, citing a terms of service violation
Prachi Gupta Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:03 PM UTC
Entertainment YouTube, David Bowie, Music
I took an abstinence pledge hoping it would ensure a strong marriage. Instead, it led to a quick divorce
Jessica Ciencin Henriquez Monday, May 6, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Love and Sex, Abstinence
In defiance of new scriptures, some members are still justifying a ban on black ordination as the will of God
Joanna Brooks, Religion Dispatches Saturday, May 4, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Life Religion Dispatches, Mormonism
Two adults remember their childhood in a doomsday sect in Peter Rock's remarkable novel of faith and meaning
Laura Miller Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Entertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
Leroy Butler's tweet to Jason Collins was an alleged violation of the "morality clause" of his speaking contract
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:58 PM UTC
Media jason collins, Homophobia
The nun viewed human suffering as integral to faith, prompting the question: Why does Catholicism fetishize pain?
Valerie Tarico, Alternet Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 4:04 PM UTC
Life AlterNet, Religion, Catholicism
In "To the Wonder," the reclusive auteur proves he's the most spiritual filmmaker working today
Jay Michaelson, Religion Dispatches Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Social Religion Dispatches
There's song and fellowship in London's first atheist church. But are these non-believers just having it both ways?
Katie Engelhart Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Life Atheism, Atheists, Religion
A Finnish study suggests that non-believers become emotionally aroused when daring God to harm their loved ones
Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Atheism