Religion and Other Animals
A praying dog at a Japanese temple, chimpanzees expressing awe at a waterfall: can our animal cousins be religious?
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What’s Wrong with Wright’s Words
Rev. Wright has been likened to his biblical namesake, but there’s a crucial difference between Wright’s rhetoric and that of the prophet Jeremiah…
Read MoreWhom God Will Protect
Dale and Leilani Neumann, whose daughter Madeline died due to the couple’s belief that illness comes from sin have, despite their trust in Divine intervention, acquired an attorney to protect themselves from the law.
Read MoreImagine There’s no Islam…
…Or Judaism or Christianity or Hinduism. “Remove” Islam and the world would be more peaceful; or so goes the thinking, anyway…
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Sacred&Profane: On Sexual Diversity, Perversity, and Ecstasy
Can a man have multiple wives? Do different positions bear spiritual fruit? What is the meaning of orgasm? Religious traditions thrive on intimacy with and access to the body, its experience of suffering, sorrow, and sickness, as well as rapture, delight, and bliss. A romp through America’s favorite, most taboo subject.
Read MoreIn the Papal Pocket: Benedict XVI and the Press
When Pope Benedict XVI visits the United States for the first time this month, the media will tread lightly.
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A Brief History of Olympic Flames
The Olympic Flame, a potent symbol with religious connotations, has historically been the focus of social protest.
Read MoreRDPulpit: Stop Playing Politics with Prayer
Missouri Republicans push a meaningless Constitutional amendment in an effort to increase religious right voter turnout.
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King as Inspiration, Not Guide
On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, we honor Martin Luther King by refusing to ask: “What would King think?”
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Getting Wright Wrong: Preaching is Not Policy
Anyone who thinks that full agreement with your pastor is necessary has never been to church…
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