DOMA is Done, by 5-4 Decision
SCOTUS rules that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.
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A Note to Our Readers
In recent months. we haven’t always updated the site as much as would have liked or kept in touch as much as we should. Now as we prepare to upgrade the site the site and expand our mission, we’d like to fill in some of the blanks.
Read MoreVideo: What the Western World Can Learn from the Prophet Muhammad
RD on TEDx.
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UPDATE: Religion’s Role in the Boston Bombings
In RD this week, Ivan Strenski and Mark Juergensmeyer offer their trademark nuanced approaches to the question of religion and violence.
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Pope Benedict Takes an Early Retirement—Can Popes Do That?
Yep. But it’s been a while.
Read MoreLGBT Justice, Meet Religion; Religion, Meet Your New Gay Friends
A list from our friends at GLAAD.
Read MoreCall It Stormy Monday
Music to stay safe by.
Read MoreCNN: Asking the Wrong Questions About Islam
But RD’s Haroon Moghul offers crucial, lucid answers to questions that weren’t asked.
Read MoreVoters Don’t Care About Religion? It’s Not That Simple
A lesson in religion reporting.
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Seven Years After Hurricane Katrina, Reflecting on the Fallacy of Divine Retribution
As we write, Isaac is now officially at hurricane strength, and on a path toward the Louisiana coast—seven years to the day after Katrina’s devastating assault. And while the media licks its chops at the very newsworthy possibility of a GOP convention blown to bits by an act of God, our thoughts are with those who anxiously await Isaac’s landfall. We thought this would be a good time to bring back some of our finest writers’ meditations on the highs—and lows—that come from the human need to find meaning in natural disaster.
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