Religion Dispatches
The Pope sticks to a failing position as he heads to Africa. More then simply correct information we need to change attitudes toward the basic goodness of human sexual relations as part of preventing the spread of AIDS.
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How the Catholic Church helped transform an accomplice to government corruption into a man of the people and leader of a movement to oust a corrupt administration.
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Is an effort to cobble together a handwritten Bible “of the people” really going to make it more accessible and widely read?
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An august group of scholars challenges academic theologians to begin appearing on daily talk shows and to write accessible books.
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While some Bishops attempt to spread their views on the denial of communion beyond their fiefdoms, there’s no theological demand for doing so.
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Defense of Marriage laws, now in place in over thirty-seven states, are actually a form of religious violence; they violate sacred texts, are idolatrous, and scapegoat a powerless group.
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A recent AP headline innocently reinforced what many in the religious right would have us believe: that they are the “real” Christians.
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A front page story in the Times revealed that 5 different pastors are hard at work guiding our president. But why make it public?
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Will gender parity in the mosque end with a bang or a whimper?
Read MoreWe appear to have come full circle since the media-driven Reformation.
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