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To spend this season in Rome is to recall that traditional religions specialize in beauty in worship.

“I was quite shocked upon learning of the relic’s loss,” said former prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh in a rare public statement released days after the disappearance. “As a Buddhist and the one who listed Buddhism as the state religion in the 1993 constitution, I am extremely sad, completely grievous for the loss of the Buddha relics which were a happy, peaceful, prosperous, and holy thing for our respectful country.”

We tolerate all manner of slovenly, scanty and bizarre dress, yet a fashion associated with young men of color is singled out for prohibition…

Religious Right leaders are demanding that gay Republicans are excluded while remaining silent on conspiracy-minded John Birch Society.

With Italian media talking about the fall of the Right, as represented by images of the prime minister’s bloodied nose, few have mentioned the symbolism of the object that struck him.

Ohio televangelist engages in yet another shameless fundraising gimmick.

A philosopher explains how a simple thought experiment regarding certainty and uncertainty could catalyze global reconciliation.

The Advent Conspiracy movement preaches a message of economic sobriety in a season of excess.

Oral Roberts had a passion for the dramatic, but what looked extemporaneous was well-rehearsed. His religious showmanship? Impeccable.

Nelson rejects Casey’s compromise.