Nuns Pray, Rangers Lose
So much for the efficacy of remote prayer. Or is there more to think about?
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Ian Buruma on the Political Excesses of Religion
Few writers could to pick a theme as grand as the global interplay of democracy and religion and hope to utter the final word on the subject. In his latest book, Ian Buruma, a journalist and historian with over a dozen seminal books to his…
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Healed of the Sin of Religion: At Church with Sara Miles
Sara Miles was a journalist and a chef who wandered into a San Francisco church one Sunday, got religion, and stayed to start a food pantry that now feeds 600 families a week. We talked to her recently about her newest book, Jesus Freak: Feeding, Healing, Raising the Dead.
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How Does an Atheist Come to Believe in God?: An Interview with Jacob Needleman
RD’s senior editor sits down with philosopher Jacob Needleman, whose autobiography What is God? describes his journey from young Ivy-educated professor and atheist, to talk about fundamentalism, atheism, separating the sacred from religion, and why listening is the first step of every ethics.
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Witches, Fine… Does Sarah Palin Believe in Religious Tolerance?
In the sensational coverage of Sarah Palin’s witch-defeating pastor many missed a crucial question for the potential leader of 300 million Americans.
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Margaret Cho: God Bless You, F***ing F***ers
In response to attacks from Christians comedian Margaret Cho delivers a sacred and profane rant that’s actually a theological act.
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