Religion

Perry Campaign Touts Book Calling For Conversion of Muslims

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| Mon Aug. 29, 2011 8:51 AM PDT

After the Sting

Mohamed Osman Mohamud, the so-called Christmas tree bomber, went to my childhood mosque.

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| Mon Aug. 29, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

What the Washington Post Gets Wrong on Dominionism

Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann believe the United States is founded on Biblical principles. That's not a conspiracy theory; it's what they've been saying for years.

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| Fri Aug. 26, 2011 8:10 AM PDT

Map of the Day: The Anti-Sharia Panic

How a lie becomes a bill.

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| Fri Aug. 26, 2011 7:48 AM PDT

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Vera Farmiga Gets Religion

The Oscar-nominated actress on her directorial debut, burning scripts, and why she's so obsessed with spectacles.

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| Thu Aug. 25, 2011 5:23 PM PDT

NYPD: The Domestic CIA?

An AP investigation exposes the New York police as strategically targeting Muslims.

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| Thu Aug. 25, 2011 3:40 AM PDT

"Hate Group" Affiliates Take Millions in Government Pork

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| Mon Aug. 22, 2011 9:01 AM PDT

Horror Stories From Tough-Love Teen Homes

Girls locked up inside fundamentalist religious compounds. Kandahar? No, Missouri.

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| Mon Aug. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Survivor Snapshots From Teen-Home Hell

Parents were told their daughters would sing, pray, and ride horses. The girls say what they got was closer to torture.

Photos by former residents of New Bethany School for Girls/Text by Kathryn Joyce and Michael Mechanic

 | Mon Aug. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Michele Bachmann's Ames Tent Revival

The tea party presidential contender's supporters have a clear message: she's the only candidate who can halt America's slide into "moral relativism."

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| Sat Aug. 13, 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Hash in the Holy Land

Israel's government has made medical marijuana more accessible. A look at weed, Israel, and Judaism.

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| Fri Aug. 12, 2011 12:24 PM PDT

VIDEO: Michele Bachmann's Auschwitz Warning

In 2002, the tea party leader and GOP presidential candidate filmed a movie that warned Minnesota’s educational standards could lead to a second Holocaust.

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| Thu Aug. 11, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Whole Foods Afraid of Ramadan?

Accused of Islamophobia after one store pulls a Ramadan promotion, the grocery chain claims ignorance.

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| Tue Aug. 9, 2011 1:29 AM PDT

King Abdullah Slams Syria, Misses the Deafening Irony

The Saudi ruler makes a statement about human rights in the Middle East that verges on parody.

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| Mon Aug. 8, 2011 2:55 PM PDT

The Documentary That Inspired Michele Bachmann

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| Mon Aug. 8, 2011 8:30 AM PDT

Rick Perry's Apolitical Spiritual Experience

The Texas governor has insisted that he went to this weekend's prayer festival as a private citizen. Seems like someone forgot to tell the folks in attendance.

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| Sun Aug. 7, 2011 3:08 PM PDT

Chris Christie Shoots Down Anti-Shariah Activists

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| Thu Aug. 4, 2011 8:07 AM PDT

Holy Scalpels, Foreskin Man!

'Intactivist' Matthew Hess created superhero Foreskin Man to battle circumcision, but critics say his caped crusader is misogynistic and anti-Semitic.

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| Tue Aug. 2, 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Herman Cain: Muslim Brotherhood Sympathizer?

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| Tue Aug. 2, 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Evangelicals and Abortion Foes Dive Into Wisconsin Recalls

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| Mon Aug. 1, 2011 7:33 AM PDT