The Promise of Immortality in a Tech-Enhanced Heaven
Talking transhumanism with R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell.
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Too Lazy for Atheism? Try Religion
Henry Rollins is a believer.
Read More‘Good Wife’ Alicia Florrick is an Atheist (and Drinks a Lot)
I wasn’t sure how far “The Good Wife”‘s Alicia Florrick had made it into cultural consciousness, but now…
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Taking (Public School) Teachers to Church, and the Mosque, and the Temple…
How to educate public school students about religion without stirring controversy? A Q&A with Kevin Childress of the Interfaith Center of N.Y.
Read MoreIs the NY Times “Dumbing Down” Religion?
TNR’s literary editor accuses the Times of “running promotions for praying in tongues.”
Read MoreOn Kate Middleton, Hyper-Nausea, and “Getting Crackered”
An RD editor co-suffers with his pregnant, puking wife. Yes, there’s some religion in there too.
Read MoreDoes American Zen Need Reform?
Students have tried to explain away “fiscal extravagance, alcoholism, cruelty, sex addiction, violence, and even rape” among revered spiritual teachers, says Erik Storlie.
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Spiritual Envy: Michael Krasny’s Agnostic Quest
One of our premier interviewers, host of KQED’s Forum, talks to RD Senior Editor Lisa Webster about atheists, God, his parents’ Judaism, and writing a book without answers.
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Smithsonian Responds to “Catholic” Protests, Removes Landmark Video from Exhibit
Bill Donohue strikes again, raising the spectre of “anti-Christian” art.
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Gay Black Church: An Interview with Bishop Yvette Flunder
African-American people were taught Christianity in the context of oppression. When people are disempowered, they are often empowered at someone else’s expense, whether it’s women or children or gay people. How do we get through that?
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