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Incidents like the tragedy that befell American Idol Jennifer Hudson make us realize not only why we sing, but why we pray.

In this podcast Rabbi David Saperstein talks about the connections between holiness and social justice, healing the world, and authentic religion.

The Remnant is described as “A supernatural thriller in the vein of 24,” but the title suggests it’ll be more of a Left Behind knock-off…

Meet McCain’s newest hail mary, Joe the Plumber, the latest reincarnation of the ahistorical, decontextualized protagonist of America’s myth of success.

If conservative Christians are so worried about the cultural divide, why are the exploiting and deepening it with terrifying videos?

Evangelicals are seeking more “power” in newsrooms. The emphasis on the label “evangelicals,” makes me wonder whether they can ever put any other label ahead of that.

I was not so quick to respond to sensationalist headlines of bigotry and racism at McCain/Palin rallies… but I was wrong.

Powell and Obama share a perspective, born of an experience, that the rest of us should heed well: the deployment of religion in the cause of race- or other-baiting is an especially dangerous game.

Benedict has continued John Paul’s use of text messaging to spread the gd nws. Will the pope be blogging and popping up on Facebook in the near future?

Are those really Christian radio ads or is someone just messing around?