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Although convicted felon Henry J. Lyons lost the election for president of the largest religious body of African Americans in the nation, what does it say about NBC that he was even eligible to run where women are not?

In what is likely a first, an Episcopal church in Cambridge that serves a primarily African-American community has blessed the union of two women—one of whom is the mayor of the city. Our correspondent was one of the officiants.

Obama’s proposal is too timid: How about asking religious groups to really step up?

The religious right will back county clerks that refuse to perform wedding ceremonies after June 17…

Is Universal Coverage the only moral touchstone in health care reform? Religious progressives need to think again.

The national conversation about health care has been about everything but care, or compassion, for those truly in need. Isn’t it simply wrong for religious leaders to sit this one out?

The phrase “wise Latina” is a deep part of the experience of Hispanic culture, and connects Sotomayor with a tradition so connected to women’s wisdom that it is known as “abuelita” theology.

On this Labor Day, consider the results of a new report that reveals the pervasiveness of wage theft in the United States: from less-than-minimum wage pay to unpaid overtime to the refusal of meal breaks, many workers are being matter-of-factly robbed.

A recent story in the New Yorker on the execution of an innocent man seldom mentions religion, though the elements are all there.

Is Obama pulling a Dukakis, allowing all that anger and anxiety that could’ve been used for good to just slip away?