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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT By Charles Siebert Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/07/11/wauchula_woods_accord/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/07/11/wauchula_woods_accord/index.html?source=rss How I learned about my own animality (and "humanzees," Stalin and scary creationists) by living with a chimp By Gloria Feldt Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/01/george_tiller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/01/george_tiller/index.html?source=rss The doctor's murder is domestic terrorism, and if our leaders don't act boldly, there will be more violence By Abigail Kramer Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/04/14/abigail_christians/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/04/14/abigail_christians/index.html?source=rss At last, conservative Christians find the long-sought connection between same-sex weddings and mass murder. By Gordy Slack Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/28/texas_evolution_case/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2009/03/28/texas_evolution_case/index.html?source=rss Although the state ruled that schools must support Darwin's theory, creationists are singing the praises of Friday's decision. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/29/haggard/index.html?source=rss An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations about him emerge. By Sarah Hepola Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/02/sebelius/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/02/sebelius/index.html?source=rss The religious right is itching for a fight over the Cabinet nominee. By Mike Madden Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/03/newlifechurch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/03/newlifechurch/index.html?source=rss A Sunday visit to the megachurch that praised George W. Bush suggests that its political end of days is near. By Louis Bayard Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/22/zuckerman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/22/zuckerman/index.html?source=rss Imagine a land where presidents don't sprinkle holy water on wars, citizens have good healthcare and governments care about the environment. By Sarah Posner Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/11/assemblies_of_god/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/11/assemblies_of_god/index.html?source=rss The church where Sarah Palin grew up and was baptized preaches some of the most extreme religious views in the nation. By Jeralyn Merritt Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/07/mccain_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/07/mccain_palin/index.html?source=rss 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. By Sarah Posner Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/15/barack_obama_evangelicals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/15/barack_obama_evangelicals/index.html?source=rss Will the political mission to fashion an evangelical glow around Barack Obama lead to the White House? By Michael Lind Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/15/newer_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/15/newer_deal/index.html?source=rss 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. By Louis Bayard Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/08/sex_in_crisis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/08/sex_in_crisis/index.html?source=rss The religious right is celebrating sex to stroke its conservative message. Liberals better rise to a secular defense soon. By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/05/16/taibbi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/05/16/taibbi/index.html?source=rss Gonzo journalist Matt Taibbi goes undercover into the nation's fringes and finds surprising similarities between the religious right and 9/11 conspiracy theorists. By Cary Tennis Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/15/creationism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/15/creationism/index.html?source=rss My friend is considering teaching "young earth" creationism in his school, and I think I'm going to vomit. Compiled by Salon staff Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/29/obama_wright/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/29/obama_wright/index.html?source=rss With the pastor's latest invective clouding Obama's campaign, Salon turns to a panel of political and cultural experts for answers. By Sarah Hepola Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/17/horton_hears/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/17/horton_hears/index.html?source=rss Right-to-lifers find their motto in "A person's a person, no matter how small." By Charly Wilder Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/13/chris_hedges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/13/chris_hedges/index.html?source=rss Foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges explains why New Atheists like Christopher Hitchens are as dangerous as Christian fundamentalists. By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/26/amy_sullivan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/02/26/amy_sullivan/index.html?source=rss According to author Amy Sullivan, liberals don't have to sell their souls to convert Christian Republicans. By Cary Tennis Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/25/atheism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/25/atheism/index.html?source=rss 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! By Michael Scherer Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/21/giuliani/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/21/giuliani/index.html?source=rss Giuliani gets applause, but not votes, from a pro-Huckabee crowd at the Values Voter Summit. By Joe Conason Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/05/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/05/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss Endorsing GOP front-runner Giuliani would be anathema to Dobson's evangelical base, but his "third-party" alternative could be a boon for Democrats. By Lou Dubose Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/14/rove2/index.html?source=rss The Pygmalion strategist from Texas built up the Republican Party by exploiting the religious right -- and now his handiwork is crumbling. By Gary Kamiya Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/03/13/coulter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/03/13/coulter/index.html?source=rss 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. By Michelle Goldberg Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/01/08/fascism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/01/08/fascism/index.html?source=rss 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."