ReligionDispatches - Devil's Advocate

A Kind, Gentler Focus on the Family?

Candace Chellew-Hodge — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:01 PST

Where James Dobson used the stick (sometimes literally), his successor Jim Daly prefers the carrot.

Taking Stock of Religion in Super Bowl 44

S. Brent Plate — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:15:01 PST

A short list of commercials and events with religious underpinnings....

Texas Scold 'Em: Conservative Christians Go on Offensive in Critical Textbook Review

Lauri Lebo — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:44:01 PST

Mike Huckabee prepares to host Mathew Staver whose Liberty Counsel has been sending dubious press releases.

Faith-Based Anniversary: Has Anything Changed?

Sarah Posner — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:28:01 PST

Obama administration under fire from civil liberties advocates for failing to reverse Bush-era policies.

Ping-Pong Politics After Underwear Bomber

Louis A. Ruprecht — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:24:01 PST

In the post-Underwear Bomber debate will our civil liberties be further mortgaged to satisfy demands for increased national security?

The Tebow Effect

Sarah Posner — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:14:01 PST

At the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton the feminist vanishes.

Obama Fumbles on Uganda at National Prayer Breakfast

Candace Chellew-Hodge — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:27:01 PST

If people think the speech strongly condemned anti-LGBT discrimination, they have low expections.

Did Scientologists Take Over the Today Show?

Becky Garrison — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:36:01 PST

The Today Show takes a friendly look at Scientology's efforts in Haiti.

Abstinence-Only Education Might Work?

Lauri Lebo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:40:01 PST

Religious right is touting a new study -- but it doesn't prove what they claim it does.

Abstinence-Centered Sex Education Works Best Without God

Candace Chellew-Hodge — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:31:01 PST

Kids don't respond to religious guilt trips.

How Much is a Google?

Louis A. Ruprecht — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:20:01 PST

The company's threat to pull out of China over censorship has implications for religion.

Orthodox Rabbi Imitates Pat Robertson

Candace Chellew-Hodge — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:04:01 PST

Gays in the military = hurricanes!

Using Religion to Get Away With Murder?

Sarah Posner — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:28:01 PST

Defendant on trial for murder of Dr. George Tiller says his religious beliefs justified his actions. (Updated below with jury's verdict.)

Obama Calls for Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell in SOTU

Candace Chellew-Hodge — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:32:01 PST

While some of us believe that "it is not in war, but in peace, that we are trained," we're still waiting for equality in the military.

Academic Freedom Bill Season

Lauri Lebo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:07:01 PST

New efforts to legislate creationism across the country.

Focusing on the Tebow Family

Sarah Posner — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:31:01 PST

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

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Lauri Lebo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:05:01 PST

The Texas Board of Education sees . . . . socialism?

Caprica’s Advertising and Teen Religion

S. Brent Plate — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:57:01 PST

How a television show can be a religious event.

Vampires, Communion, Redemption

Joseph Laycock — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:55:01 PST

The Christian symbolism in Daybreakers.

Catholic Bishops Now Push Health Care Bill They Held Up

Sarah Posner — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:07:01 PST

USCCB claims a bill that doesn't sufficiently restrict abortion is not "genuine health care reform."

If Corporations Are People, Why Shouldn’t They Get the Responsibilities, Too?

Hussein Rashid — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:11:01 PST

A meditation on the Citizens United case.

Academic Freedom Bills

Lauri Lebo — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:58:01 PST

Backdoor attacks on science education hit the legislature.

Bauer to South Carolina’s Poor: No Cake for You!

Candace Chellew-Hodge — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:58:01 PST

Lt. Governor Andre Bauer displayed his own version of foot-in-mouth disease over the weekend, comparing the state’s poor children and their parents to “stray animals”

Talking Religion in the Military

Hussein Rashid — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:01:01 PST

We can't talk about radical Islamism without addressing fundamentalist Christianity in the armed forces.

Cornel West: Do Not “Santa-Clausify” MLK Jr.

Louis A. Ruprecht — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:22:01 PST

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Cornel West celebrated the man and warned against the "Santa Clausification" of his life.