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On August 16, city inspectors closed down William Camacho’s barbershop on Pleasant Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts after they discovered three chickens, two pigeons, and four roosters in the basement. Votive candles and saint statues surrounded the birds, one of which was dead and placed neatly in a box. When is religious ritual a way to honor the positive powers of good, and when is it “devil-worshipping, occult, black magic”? Why is transubstantiation of a cracker less wacky than the wringing of a chicken’s neck that was bound for a dinner plate already?

In some states the law protects parents who rely on faith healing even when the refusal of medical care leads to tragedy.

The causes of disasters are natural, not supernatural.

Having followed someone else’s lie about healthcare and abortion the US Bishops ought to think long and hard about the immigration fight.

Some people still left out of historic victory.

Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, supports health care reform bill but says party strategists used women’s reproductive health as “bargaining chip.”

A power struggle between personhood lobby and the Republican leadership?

When one religious voice seems to dominate public discussion we need to ask why. Is it because it is the only voice speaking? Or is the media ignoring other voices?

Details still unclear.

New report busts free market myths.