Religious Right

Texas on evolution: Needs further study Texas on evolution: Needs further study

Although the state ruled that schools must support Darwin's theory, creationists are singing the praises of Friday's decision.
  • George Tiller needs more than candlelight vigils

    The doctor's murder is domestic terrorism, and if our leaders don't act boldly, there will be more violence
  • The gay marriage apocalypse is coming!

    At last, conservative Christians find the long-sought connection between same-sex weddings and mass murder.
  • Ted Haggard in exile

    An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations about him emerge.
  • Sundown on Colorado fundamentalists

    A Sunday visit to the megachurch that praised George W. Bush suggests that its political end of days is near.
  • Kathleen Sebelius, "enemy of the unborn"

    The religious right is itching for a fight over the Cabinet nominee.
  • If McCain wins, should we all move to Scandinavia?

    Imagine a land where presidents don't sprinkle holy water on wars, citizens have good healthcare and governments care about the environment.
  • Where she was saved

    The church where Sarah Palin grew up and was baptized preaches some of the most extreme religious views in the nation.
  • McCain and Palin go to Dobsonville

    Fresh from the GOP convention, John McCain brings his Christian fundamentalist running mate to Christian fundamentalist headquarters -- but doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage.
  • The Democrats get religion

    Will the political mission to fashion an evangelical glow around Barack Obama lead to the White House?
  • The Newer Deal: The path to a Democratic supermajority

    How Democrats can win big in 2010 and beyond -- by doing the opposite of what they're doing now. Think FDR-style liberalism, not McGovern.
  • Jesus loves you -- and your orgasm

    The religious right is celebrating sex to stroke its conservative message. Liberals better rise to a secular defense soon.
  • 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.
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