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Rick Scarborough uses occasion to claim hate crimes law persecutes Christians.

As so many pundits ask whether it was the 11th-hour activism of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops that enabled the anti-choice provision to be inserted into the health care bill, our analyst explores a different possibility: Democratic strategy.

“That man molested me. He knows it. He knows it. He knows it.” So was the testimony of “Mark” on April 5, Holy Thursday, in the case of Monsignor William Lynn and the Rev. James Brennan, currently on trial in Philadelphia. Lynn is accused of attempting to hide evidence of abuse by clergy, moving pedophile priests among parishes, and of endangering the welfare of two children. Brennan is accused of raping a 14-year-old boy, “Mark,” whose abuse is described in court documents.

Every bishop knows he has gay priests in the ranks—pretending otherwise is surely as much of a moral issue as, say, same-sex marriage. Gay priests work in dioceses and religious orders as pastors, teachers, administrators, right-hand men, chaplains, liturgists and preachers. The bishops know this and yet few are able to speak with the kind of candor the pope manages on a daily basis.

“Atheism is boring. We’re both post-religious”: An interview with Sunday Assembly co-founders Pippa Evans and Sanderson Jones.

In July 2013, Salt Lake City photographer Katrina Barker Anderson launched Mormon Women Bare, a website featuring nude portraits of Mormon women: “I think every single person has come out of this more comfortable in her skin, more sure of herself, more powerful.”

“Pro-life” Super Bowl ad sparks controversy about network advertising policies.

The Texas Board of Education sees … . socialism?

How a television show can be a religious event.

The majority of abortion clinics in Kansas, given less than 2 weeks to comply with new toilet and closet size regulations, would have shut their doors but for a federal judge’s 11th-hour temporary decision to block the regulations. Was it really safety or a backdoor attempt to end abortion in the state?