Religion

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Romney and Huckabee's religious intolerance
Nonbelievers have long been more tolerant of believers in office than the other way around.
The accidental heretic
I'm a devoted Catholic and a huge Philip Pullman fan. Can a church that condemns him still embrace someone like me?
Mitt Romney's ominous verb
In his religion speech today, the former Massachusetts governor goes in dangerous directions in linking faith to freedom.
American politics in bad faith
It would be wrong if Mitt Romney lost the GOP race because of his Mormon beliefs rather than his dubious policies.
A friend is involved in Scientology. Should I interfere?
I've studied fringe religious movements and I know the dangers they pose. What is my role here?
Mike Huckabee, on a wing and a prayer
In a Salon interview, the long-shot GOP candidate reveals his convictions about gay marriage, wonders about Mitt Romney's faith, and fires back at Fred Thompson.
Should I come out as an atheist?
I've been lying to my family, my friends and my religious university -- I don't believe in God! I don't! I don't!
School for housewives
Is Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's new homemaking curriculum a shrewd way to train future conservative warriors?
Divine politics
In "The Stillborn God," a history of the separation of church and state, Mark Lilla urges the West to remember the religious fanaticism in its past -- or risk its return.
The Mormons are coming
Long before Mitt Romney and "Big Love," Mormons were demonized as polygamists, prudes and vampires. But Mormonism just may be the first major world faith since Islam.
Worshiping strict statutes of limitation
The Catholic Church fights bills extending limits for filing charges of child sex abuse.
War, chaos and Bush's faith
The first lesson of Iraq: Beware of those who play dice with God.
Free speech for the rich and powerful
How the Roberts-led Supreme Court is setting the stage for bureaucrats to shape American culture from the top down.
What you missed while watching "Deal or No Deal"
Salon watches the third GOP debate so you don't have to: God frowns on Giuliani, Romney does weird math on Iraq, Thompson proposes a Bush morality tour, and more.
Danish cartoons, no longer the rage
Danish politics lurched right as the scandal provoked Muslims worldwide. But now Danes are fed up with their own "Bush-lite" -- and are backing a Muslim immigrant.
God grief
Christopher Hitchens has attacked modern-day saints like Mother Teresa and Princess Di, but his new book takes aim at the most sacred cow of all: The Almighty.
Christopher Hitchens, Al Sharpton and God
The two firebrands meet to debate religion, the idea of God and Hitchens' new book.
Churches slam doors on sex offenders
Christian, Muslim and Jewish congregations are struggling over whether to let sex offenders worship in their midst. Few have mercy.
Something to believe in
For years, I struggled to connect to my father's God. But this Easter I'm reminding myself that Jesus himself was a doubter.
Anne Lamott's amazing grace
The former Salon columnist talks straight about being attacked by readers, why she's not crazy about Hillary, her wonderful week with Molly Ivins, and what a drag it is getting old.
Oprah's ugly secret
By continuing to hawk "The Secret," a mishmash of offensive self-help cliches, Oprah Winfrey is squandering her goodwill and influence, and preaching to the world that mammon is queen.
The modern Muslim
Controversial scholar Tariq Ramadan explains why Mohammed had progressive views of women, why the Quran is a prescription for peace -- and why he is banned from Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
My daily bread
Raised to worship the New York Times on Sundays, I found myself going to church and praying instead. I thought a lot about God and flesh and blood -- and didn't tell my friends I was becoming a religious freak.
God and gorillas
Anthropologist Barbara J. King explains what our distant cousins can tell us about religion and why it's OK for scientists to believe in God.
Sexless and loving it
Dawn Eden, author of a new memoir about chastity, gets frank about why she thinks forsaking sex has made her a better Christian, a better lover and a better friend.
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