Boy Scouts poised to vote, still greatly divided on gay youth
Delegates from the organization will vote today on lifting a ban on gay scouts, but not on gay leaders
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:44 PM UTCLife LGBT Rights, Gay Rights
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How I ended up in a pyramid scheme
I was broke and desperate enough to try anything -- like praying with Sufis and selling miracle chocolate
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 28Life Life stories, Religion, Recession
Supreme Court to rule on prayer at government meetings
The justices agreed to determine if Christian prayer at a town council meeting violated the Establishment Clause
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:22 PM UTC 15Life
Conservatives A-OK with closeted Boy Scouts
Conservatives don't want you to misunderstand their position on the BSA: Gays are fine -- if they stay closeted
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTCLife Boy Scouts of America
Georgian police slow to react to mob violence at gay rights march
No arrests have been made in a Friday attack that saw thousands hurl rocks and assault participants at a gay rally VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:55 PM UTCLife Video, anti-gay violence
Should graduation ceremonies be multi-faith?
Student bodies are increasingly diverse, and yet many universities refuse to abandon their religious traditions
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:46 PM UTC 10Life Religion Dispatches, Graduation
10 ridiculous Christian Right prophesies
From Pat Robertson's predictions to the entire Christian right freaking out about gay marriage, it never ends
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:24 PM UTC 55Politics AlterNet, Christian Right
Take the Pope Francis tour of Buenos Aires and be pontiff for a day
A guided tour of biblical proportions
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:17 PM UTCBusiness pope francis, Argentina
Mormonism’s most dangerous morality lesson
Elizabeth Smart's ordeal reminds us that church members' self-worth is perilously predicated on sexual purity
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:31 PM UTC 85Life Religion Dispatches, Mormonism
Brazilian judicial panel: Gay couples can’t be denied marriage licenses
Brazil's Nation Council of Justice has cleared the way for equal marriage with a mandate for notary publics
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:49 PM UTCLife Brazil, Gay Marriage
David Bowie video gets adult-only rating from YouTube
At first the video had been pulled from the site, citing a terms of service violation
Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:03 PM UTCEntertainment YouTube, David Bowie, Music
My virginity mistake
I took an abstinence pledge hoping it would ensure a strong marriage. Instead, it led to a quick divorce
Monday, May 6, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 184Life Love and Sex, Abstinence
Can the Church of Latter-day Saints accept its racist history?
In defiance of new scriptures, some members are still justifying a ban on black ordination as the will of God
Saturday, May 4, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 70Life Religion Dispatches, Mormonism
“The Shelter Cycle”: Raised in a cult
Two adults remember their childhood in a doomsday sect in Peter Rock's remarkable novel of faith and meaning
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
Wisconsin church bans NFL star over tweet supporting Jason Collins
Leroy Butler's tweet to Jason Collins was an alleged violation of the "morality clause" of his speaking contract
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 39Media jason collins, Homophobia
Was Mother Teresa a masochist?
The nun viewed human suffering as integral to faith, prompting the question: Why does Catholicism fetishize pain?
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 41Life AlterNet, Religion, Catholicism
Terrence Malick, divine director
In "To the Wonder," the reclusive auteur proves he's the most spiritual filmmaker working today
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 5:00 PM UTCSocial Religion Dispatches
Don’t stop believin’: Do atheists need a church?
There's song and fellowship in London's first atheist church. But are these non-believers just having it both ways?
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 158Life Atheism, Atheists, Religion
Do atheists secretly believe in God?
A Finnish study suggests that non-believers become emotionally aroused when daring God to harm their loved ones
Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 229Life Pacific Standard, Atheism
Israeli court: Women can wear prayer shawls while worshiping at the Western Wall
The court ruled that women may pray freely at the Wall, overruling Orthodox tradition enforced at the holy site
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 4:58 PM UTCLife Judaism, Orthodox Judaism
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