Crowds Irate at Seer’s Failure to Die A Hindu seer, chief cleric of the Sriguru Ashram in east India,...

The Truly Cool Don’t The Louisiana ACLU has threatened the Governor’s Office with legal action unless it stops violating...

Tradition v. “Tradition” TWIRP (“The Woman Is Requested to Pay”) Day is canceled in a small Texas school district, after...

From Prophetic to Prosaic Last June, the National Association of Evangelicals’ draft of new political guidelines for Christian civic...

Our colleagues at NYU’s Center for Religion and Media recommend The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival. We’re a bit...

Scripture vs. Scripturalism 15 November 2004 A scholar of Hindu fundamentalism looks at American “moral values.” By Gregory Grieve...

Cathedral of Hope Michael Piazza, the pastor of the world’s largest gay church, Cathedral of Hope, has resigned from his...

Bar Mitzvah Lessons (Not) Learned Hasdai Westbrook, on Bar Mitzvah lessons: “Mr. Wolf fixed his gaze on me. ‘I...

The Good Reverend and Gay Rights “‘Who succeeded in the great cultural battle over race and rights … those...

“Historical Ties” at Ashland U. In order to “reinforce historical ties,” Ohio’s Ashland University, founded by the Brethren Church, announces...

Let It Boil Bob Jones U. has a glorious message for Bush, lest he be tempted to the “paganism”...

Barry Goldwater biographer Rick Perlstein reports on some surprising numbers crunched by political scientist Phil Klinkner. Bush’s support among heavy churchgoers in 2000 and...

Ashcroft & Evans To Pursue Solo Projects; Rummy Still With the Band John Ashcroft is done. So is Secretary...

Gary Hart Preaches The prophetic voice of the moment comes from… Gary Hart? Who wouldda thunk? And yet here...

The Religious Right’s Big Tent Q.: What does “religious right” mean if being religious, and on the right, isn’t...

You’ll Know Us by Our Earbuds A California start-up called BiblePlayer offers free downloads of three different text versions of the...

Canterbury Ale Monks and friars have long been among the best brewmasters, and the old heart of the Church...

Not Tame Lions Make of it what you will: A 46-year old man was bitten at the Taipei Zoo...

For Those About to Rock Billboard: GOP would rather you did not rock the vote, thank you very much....

Gimme That Old-Time Moral Clarity More moral clarity on true evil. Matthew Yglesias reports, “Rep. Peter King, one of our moderate’...

God & Politics in the Press, Oct. 31 31 October 2004 The battle for votes and souls passes its...

Jeff Sharlet in The Dallas Morning News: “Red and blue states? Sorry, but it’s not that black and white.” “While there are indeed...

Jeff Sharlet in The Dallas Morning News: “Red and blue states? Sorry, but it’s not that black and white.” “While there are indeed...

Corporate Religion 29 October 2004 A Christian school in Michigan, Cornerstone University, is creating a religion-based MBA program that...