Religion Dispatches
Can a survivor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy sue the Vatican for damages? The answer is complicated, but it’s looking better for survivors with every new court decision.
Read MoreA new poll says Southerners are more religious. But there are better markers of what makes a person religious than church affiliation.
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15,000 hours of prime time televangelism is for sale in Atlanta, as the video legacy of the Praise The Lord network goes up for auction.
Read MoreCatholic magazine in Spain has its own set of movie awards. “Juno” tops the list. Guess why.
Read MoreMuslim leaders in Uzbekistan want women to wear traditional dress, not the Arab-imported hijab, and they’ve enlisted fashion experts to make the case.
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Those who cling to a harrowing scrap of an otherwise marginal biblical text want the rest of us to believe that it amounts to persecution to ask them to unclench their fists so that all of us can live together in peace.
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The president boasted that America will be “back” economically, but can we can afford to go back to the kind of economy we had during the house of cards period?
Read MorePope Benedict has a routine that other world leaders might covet.
Read MoreAfter winning an Oscar for Milk Sean Penn called shame on Prop. 8 supporters and Dustin Lance Black spoke candidly of his Mormon upbringing.
Read MoreCatholic educators in Boston put a cross in every classroom, just in case anyone’s wondering who’s running the show.
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