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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT By Frances Kissling Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/22/catholic_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/22/catholic_sex/index.html?source=rss The Church's booklet for married spouses replaces excitement and intimacy with sack cloth and ashes By Cary Tennis Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/17/atheism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/17/atheism/index.html?source=rss I try to go along but it's hard concealing my beliefs By Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/climate_change_is_a_religion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/climate_change_is_a_religion/index.html?source=rss A British judge rules belief in climate change deserves the same workplace protection as religion or philosophy By Carlene Bauer Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss Life in New York is notorious for sin and excess. But instead of going wild, I went Catholic By Frances Kissling Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/07/16/jimmy_carter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/07/16/jimmy_carter/index.html?source=rss The former president speaks out against doctrine used to promote misogyny and abuse. Are you listening, Obama? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/28/mark_sanford_on_ayn_rands_lack_of_faith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/28/mark_sanford_on_ayn_rands_lack_of_faith/index.html?source=rss Mark Sanford's thoughts on the author of "Atlas Shrugged" are worth hearing. But why bring God into it? By Lilly Fowler Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/10/churches_quit_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/10/churches_quit_marriage/index.html?source=rss Since gays and lesbians can't say "I do," some churches are getting out of the marriage business By Sarah Hepola Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/01/god_says_no/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/01/god_says_no/index.html?source=rss "God Says No" author James Hannaham talks about religious repression, life in the closet -- and sex in the bathroom By Michael Lind Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/religion_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/religion_iran/index.html?source=rss The theocratic repression in Iran is a reminder that there can be no freedom without secular government By Cary Tennis Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/17/end_times_trauma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/17/end_times_trauma/index.html?source=rss My church showed me a horror flick that left me terrified for all who are not yet saved By Richard Rodriguez Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/28/sotomayor_proposition_8/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/28/sotomayor_proposition_8/index.html?source=rss Proposition 8 and the Sonia Sotomayor nomination expose the hypocritical state of the sexual revolution today. By James Carroll Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/carroll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/carroll/index.html?source=rss Ironically, those opposing Obama's appearance at the university are not going to be backed up by the Vatican. By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/15/angels_demons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/15/angels_demons/index.html?source=rss Holy conspiracy theory! The Illuminati have hatched a plot to destroy the Vatican in this "Da Vinci Code" follow-up, and only Tom Hanks can save the faithful. By Frances Kissling Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/13/rempert_catholic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/13/rempert_catholic/index.html?source=rss A former archbishop has admitted he's gay, the latest in a series of church scandals. Is it time to get rid of celibacy? By Frances Kissling Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/10/faith_based/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/10/faith_based/index.html?source=rss The president has promised to increase religion's influence on policymaking. He should honor the late Ann Dunham by strengthening the wall between church and state instead. By Cary Tennis Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/08/contemplative/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/08/contemplative/index.html?source=rss How does a spouse pursue a spiritual quest? Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/07/bateman_shirleydobson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/05/07/bateman_shirleydobson/index.html?source=rss The chairman of the National Day of Prayer task force and wife of the evangelical leader asks you to join her on this special day. By Mary Beth Crain Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/02/swine_flu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/02/swine_flu/index.html?source=rss We can let the mere idea of a possible swine flu plague create chaos, or we can settle down and fight it with vigilance and reason. By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/28/terry_eagleton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/28/terry_eagleton/index.html?source=rss In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith. By Frances Kissling Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/16/vatican_nuns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/16/vatican_nuns/index.html?source=rss Why is the Vatican launching an investigation into the leadership of its Catholic sisters? By Laura Miller Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/27/relics_exorcists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/27/relics_exorcists/index.html?source=rss Why do people worship religious relics, and why is the number of trainee exorcists rising? Two new books suggest that our desire to believe in magical forces remains irresistible. By Kevin Roose Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/18/unlikely_disciple/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/18/unlikely_disciple/index.html?source=rss In the middle of Daytona's annual season of sin, I went undercover with a group of evangelical Christians trying to convert drunk partygoers. God help me. By Kathryn Joyce Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/14/joyce_quiverfull/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/14/joyce_quiverfull/index.html?source=rss The Quiverfull movement saddles women with a life of submission and near-constant pregnancies. One mother explains how she embraced the extreme Christian lifestyle -- and why she left. By Judith Levine Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/25/thrift_levine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/25/thrift_levine/index.html?source=rss The downturn is giving us new excuses for moral flagellation. But saving money won't save your soul. By Laura Miller Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/16/dead_philosophers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/16/dead_philosophers/index.html?source=rss You only die once. Why not take tips from great philosophers on how to do it well?