Religion
A section for news and explainers on religion news — from the latest goings-on at the Vatican to explainers on Ramadan.
Five big takeaways from the religious groups weighing in on the wedding cake debate before the Supreme Court.
Three videos were retweeted this morning from the account of the deputy leader of Britain First.
By retweeting anti-Muslim propaganda videos, Trump sent a troubling message to Americans.
BadChristian podcast co-host Matt Carter tells us why relationships beat dogma.
Many of Roy Moore’s evangelical supporters see alleged “sins of the past” as no longer relevant.
The latest trending Twitter hashtag encourages Christians to come forward.
Manson will be remembered as the wild-eyed man behind the murderous Manson Family cult. He was more of an everyday narcissist.
The controversial Hobby Lobby-backed Museum of the Bible is not the Bible museum we need.
Kayla Moore posted a pastors’ endorsement letter from the Alabama primaries on Facebook Sunday.
How the culture wars might help Moore survive.
A new poll finds almost one in five Americans is spiritual but not religious.
Does “turning the other cheek” mean complacency?
“The left is wrong on Islam. The right is wrong on Muslims.” — author Ali Rizvi
Jonathan Martin’s removal reveals political fault lines among evangelicals.
Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther changed Christianity — and the world.
The Satanic Temple might be the religion for 2017.
How we see Salem’s witches tells us more about the present than the past.
How the witches of the #MagicResistance rise up against the Trump administration
He called it “contrary to the gospel.”
Mike Pence has a rule about being alone with women. That doesn’t make women safer.
Meanwhile, more and more Democrats think you don’t need to believe in God to be moral.
The ACLU and LGBTQ groups have criticized the documents.
Trump’s latest birth control rollbacks seem like a victory for the religious right. But why?
Churches have a huge responsibility to people living with mental health issues. Are they living up to it?
The “Ten Commandments judge” is now Alabama’s Senate frontrunner.
The macho Christianity behind American sports culture, explained.
There is no “Christian position” on immigration. But religious leaders’ duty to vulnerable people is clear.
McDermott & McGough’s latest installation challenges us to rethink what makes a religion
He also weighed in on DACA.
The long, strange history of a quintessentially American theology.
Ahmadiyya Muslims join other religious groups in helping Harvey’s victims.
This week’s Nashville Statement affirms “biblical” marriage — and condemns pro-LGBTQ Christians.
Social media users accused Osteen of ignoring those in need.
While Al Sharpton leads an anti-Trump clergy rally in DC, these pastors are defending Trump.
Pat Robertson’s former producer Terry Heaton talks The 700 Club, Trump, and turning the Bible “into a self-help manual.”
As the holiest days in Judaism approach, rabbis are condemning Trump’s “moral failure” to denounce anti-Semitism and racism.
Pope Francis leveraged his position to bring awareness to environmental issues. Now he’s doing the same for the migrant crisis.
For some witches, the eclipse was about banishing negativity. For others, it was about “overthrowing princes.”
From The Night Porter to Nazisploitation, we eroticize the “forbidden” nature of fascist imagery — and make fascists stronger.
Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman just wrote an open letter urging the Jewish world to stand against Trump.