Religious Right

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In the land of believers
Gonzo journalist Matt Taibbi goes undercover into the nation's fringes and finds surprising similarities between the religious right and 9/11 conspiracy theorists.
The atheist and the creationist: Can't they just get along?
My friend is considering teaching "young earth" creationism in his school, and I think I'm going to vomit.
What should Obama do about Rev. Jeremiah Wright?
With the pastor's latest invective clouding Obama's campaign, Salon turns to a panel of political and cultural experts for answers.
Antiabortion activists hijack "Horton"
Right-to-lifers find their motto in "A person's a person, no matter how small."
I don't believe in atheists
Foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges explains why New Atheists like Christopher Hitchens are as dangerous as Christian fundamentalists.
How to turn white evangelicals into Democrats
According to author Amy Sullivan, liberals don't have to sell their souls to convert Christian Republicans.
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!
A mixed message for Rudy from the Christian right
Giuliani gets applause, but not votes, from a pro-Huckabee crowd at the Values Voter Summit.
James Dobson's Rudy problem
Endorsing GOP front-runner Giuliani would be anathema to Dobson's evangelical base, but his "third-party" alternative could be a boon for Democrats.
The collapse of Karl Rove
The Pygmalion strategist from Texas built up the Republican Party by exploiting the religious right -- and now his handiwork is crumbling.
The Coulterization of the American right
The "faggot" episode isn't about Ann Coulter. It's about the deal conservatism made with the devil -- a deal that has cost it its soul.
The holy blitz rolls on
The Christian right is a "deeply anti-democratic movement" that gains force by exploiting Americans' fears, argues Chris Hedges. Salon talks with the former New York Times reporter about his fearless new book, "American Fascists."
Haggard: Massage, meth but no gay sex
The evangelical leader and White House confidant slides further down a slippery slope.
Evangelical leader reportedly admits to some of prostitute's allegations
The Rev. Ted Haggard said initially that he'd never had homosexual sex with anyone.
The president, the preacher and the prostitute
Who is the Rev. Ted Haggard?
The long reach of the "gay cabal"
For the religious right, eternal vigilance is the price of bigotry.
Dude, where's my cross?
Stephen Baldwin preaches to teens that Bono is in league with Satan. Don't laugh, the born-again actor is a cultural advisor to Bush and one of the most popular new evangelists in the country.
The GOP begins to implode
Bush's immigration speech was a desperate attempt to keep his delicate coalition together -- but all it did was accelerate its shattering.
Maverick -- or panderer?
Will John McCain abandon his principled opposition to a federal ban on gay marriage to suck up to the religious right?
In Bush we trust
By pandering to Christian zealots, Bush has come close to establishing a national religious party. But reality is crashing in.
There's right, there's wrong, and then there's shoplifting from Target
The president's $161,000-a-year chief domestic policy advisor is charged in a theft scheme.
McCain in 2008?
From Rove to DeLay to Ralph Reed, the Arizona senator's enemies have stumbled, clearing the way for his likely run.
A "loss of will" and capitulation "to the worst elements in our culture"
People, it's just a Christmas card, for Christ's sake.
Wells Fargo, Ford and the "radical homosexual agenda"
The religious right targets a bank, an automaker and just about everyone else.
True confessions
Men who have been through "ex-gay" Christian ministries share their stories. While some insist they have overcome homosexuality, others say they were driven to attempt suicide.
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