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David Noebel makes Tea Party movement warnings of the anti-Americanism of liberals and Democrats feel like an unbroken conspiratorial thread from the Cold War to the Obama presidency.

One of our premier interviewers, host of KQED’s Forum, talks to RD Senior Editor Lisa Webster about atheists, God, his parents’ Judaism, and writing a book without answers.

Why is religion without religion not radical enough? How does mysticism “shake hands” with atheism? What is the difference between worship and idolatry? Elliot R. Wolfson keeps us up all night thinking (and running for the Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy) as he talks to RD on the occasion of the publication of his newest book.

The weekly global LGBT recap.

I’d always considered myself a rationalist, but over the next twelve months a series of odd events would challenge the way I viewed the world. Many people suggested I write a book about my experiences, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to do that for the simple reason that if you tell someone, especially a stranger, that you might have a ghost in your house, the probability of that person thinking you’re crazy is rather high.

More African politicians jumping on anti-gay bandwagon as mob and official violence grows

This week, the world will stop turning; or at least it will for the daytime soap opera “As The World Turns,” which officially ends after 53 years. But if we remember the soap opera solely as a torrid celebration of sexual transgression—or as a frivolous time-waster for bored housewives—we miss understanding something crucial about the relationship between popular culture and morality.

Four New York Muslims take the anniversary of 9/11 to reflect on piety and patriotism, on sharing classrooms and rituals of community life, on the courage and goodness of New Yorkers, and on the horrific event that has shaped a generation of American Muslim life.

Courageous authors, activists, and politicans push against religious and political anti-gay tidal waves

A virtual conversation among RD contributors Anthea Butler, Candace Chellew-Hodge, and Peter Laarman about Judge Walker’s momentous ruling on Prop. 8, on the backlash from the right, and on the contest between religious belief and belief in the rule of law.