Religion

Walid Phares

Top Romney Adviser Tied to Militia That Massacred

How Walid Phares went from advising Lebanese warlords to counseling the GOP front-runner.

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| Thu Oct. 27, 2011 3:01 AM PDT
shariah law

The Great Libya-Shariah Freakout of 2011

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| Tue Oct. 25, 2011 9:24 AM PDT
Sharia

Tennessee Hotel "Now Under Shariah Law," Anti-Shariah Activist Says

Says an organizer: "The Hutton Hotel is now under Sharia law."

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| Mon Oct. 24, 2011 2:26 PM PDT
Herman Cain

Herman Cain's Go-To Historian on the Muslim World: Destroy Islam

Why is the presidential candidate getting his facts about the Koran from an Islamophobic pastor?

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| Fri Oct. 21, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

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Rod Parsley

Rick Perry's Other Pastor Problem

Robert Jeffress isn't the only controversial religious figure with ties to the Texas governor.

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| Thu Oct. 20, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
Jason Torpy - President of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers

America's Atheist Warriors

Like Pat Tillman before them, up to 40,000 US soldiers don't believe in God. Meet the man who would bring secular wisdom to their ranks.

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| Tue Oct. 18, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Must Iranian Authors Write about Iran?

San Francisco's annual literary festival, Litquake, asked some provocative questions.

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| Tue Oct. 18, 2011 1:53 AM PDT

Tonight on PBS: Saga of Muslim World's Hottest Comic Series

In the Middle East, "The 99" is a sensation. In America, it has run smack into a wall of bigotry.

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
Robert Jeffress

Flashback: Perry Endorser Says Obama Might be a Muslim

Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress has become a major liability for the Texas governor.

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| Tue Oct. 11, 2011 5:20 PM PDT

WATCH: Perry Endorser Calls Judaism, Catholicism Path to Hell

Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress is turning into a major liability for the Texas Governor.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 11:35 AM PDT
Mitt Romney

Evangelical Firebrand Knocks Romney on Immigration

The Liberty Council's Matt Staver says Mitt's anti-immigration rhetoric is hurting conservatives.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 8:46 AM PDT
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney, Mormonism Divide the Values Voter Summit

After the GOP presidential candidate called a controversial radio host "poisonous," the right fought back.

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| Sat Oct. 8, 2011 1:35 PM PDT

Mitt Romney Slams One Anti-Muslim Activist, Praises Another (Updated)

The GOP presidential candidate calls AFA radio host Bryan Fischer "poisonous" at the social conservative gathering.

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| Sat Oct. 8, 2011 7:32 AM PDT
Pastor Robert Jeffress

Perry's Values Voters Endorser: Islam is an "Evil, Evil Religion"

Robert Jeffress got the Texas Gov. in hot water after calling Mormonism a "cult." You should hear what he has to say about Islam.

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| Fri Oct. 7, 2011 6:29 PM PDT
Mitt Romney

Perry's New Endorser Says Romney Belongs to a "Cult" (Audio)

Robert Jeffress introduced Rick Perry at the Values Voter Summit. Then he ripped into Mitt Romney.

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| Fri Oct. 7, 2011 2:26 PM PDT

Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Funeral of "Gay-Friendly" Jobs

The infamous Westboro Baptist Church announced yesterday—via iPhone, no less—that it would be picketing Steve Jobs' funeral.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 3:39 PM PDT
Archbishop Timothy Dolan

WATCH: Archbishop Timothy Dolan's Anti-Gay Sermon (Saunders Cartoon)

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 12:14 PM PDT
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney

Romney to Share Stage with Far-Right, Anti-Muslim Activist

At the Values Voters Summit, the GOP presidential candidate will be followed by a speaker who says Native American societies were a "slop bucket."

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| Thu Sep. 29, 2011 8:16 AM PDT

Florida GOP Group Shuns Muslim-American

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| Wed Sep. 28, 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Should Heckling Be Illegal?

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| Mon Sep. 26, 2011 9:50 AM PDT