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This Haitian religion, caricatured by Hollywood, maligned as “Satanic,” and dismissed as “primitive,” is getting a facelift.

In Vienna a museum gave in to pressure from the religious right and pulled a picture…

When the media labels a religious group a “cult,” it fans the flames of intolerance and can endanger the group’s most vulnerable members.

It’s not easy for faculty to stand up to the administration; especially at a small conservative school.

…against Republican nominee, John McCain…

Religious bloggers push the media to go beyond “soundbite theology” to challenging questions about torture and America.

What does a sci-fi hit have to tell us about ancient Greek theater and today’s electronically-inflected cultural landscape?

Comedian Ben Stein’s new documentary on the persecution of Intelligent Design advocates in schools is rife with errors and distortions, but there’s much to learn about the failure of science teaching.

Rev. Wright has been likened to his biblical namesake, but there’s a crucial difference between Wright’s rhetoric and that of the prophet Jeremiah…

Outrage is often the first step to enlightenment, compassion, and justice, but apparently not in New Haven; a tour through recent stories on gay marriage, offensive art, and religious kitsch.