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Abstinence War Room

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 Check out this documentary about a faith-based abstinence program that religious-right forces installed in New Mexico public schools. Watch for the part about the covert "purity" war room. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Albright Criticizes Bush’s Religious Absolutism

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 The former secretary of state says that Bush has alienated Muslims around the world with his use of Christian dogma to discuss foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BattleCry: Ron Luce’s Holy War

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 23, 2006 Truthdig contributor Sunsara Taylor reports again from the front lines -- a BattleCry Christian-fundamentalist rock music rally, where a "sexpert" claims that "condoms don't work," Navy SEALs stage mock assassination raids in the name of Christ, and evangelist Franklin Graham suggests that HIV/AIDS is a punishment from God (Third in a series See: column 1, column 2) . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Fear and Loathing at Philadelphia’s BattleCry

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Go behind the scenes at a Christian fundamentalist youth rock show in Philadelphia, where hired goons shadowed a young activist, the author of this column, and where a letter of praise from President Bush kicked off the festivities "This must have been what it felt like to watch the Hitler Youth," writes Sunsara Taylor(Second column in a series of three First column here, Third column here). Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Battle Cry for Theocracy

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 12, 2006 A young activist explores the frightening world of a Christian evangelical youth movement that is holding rock concerts and rallies at city halls nationwide this weekend "If you?ve been waiting to get alarmed until the Christian fascist movement started filling stadiums with young people and hyping them up to do battle in 'God?s army,' wait no longer" (First column a series of three Second column here, third column here). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Problem With ‘Christianists’

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 Conservative writer Andrew Sullivan is angry about the way Republicans have intertwined faith and politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘JuBus’ — Jewish Buddhists at Home With Paradox

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 The Los Angeles Times explores the contradictions inherent in the burgeoning religious hybrid. (Via Huff Po.) (Zen Judaism joke sample: "If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?") Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vatican Mulls Condom Use When Spouse Has HIV

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI has requested a report on whether Catholics might be allowed to use condoms--but only within a marriage in which one partner is infected. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Explains God’s Role in His Foreign Policy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2006 During a speech in Irvine, Calif, Bush gave even more credence to the thesis of Kevin Phillips' book "American Theocracy" Or, to paraphrase Truthdig contributor Sam Harris: Every time Bush says the word "God," just substitute the word "Apollo" or "Thor," and you begin to glimpse the intellectual quackery implicit in basing earthly policy on a supernatural conceit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Religious Leaders Band Together Against Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2006 About 50 prominent religious leaders--including Catholic cardinals and archbishops -- have signed a petition in support of a constitutional amendment blocking same-sex marriages. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UK Reporter Infiltrates Scientology Center

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 The journalist posed as a potential recruit and mingled with a cavalcade of zombie-like followers, among other oddities. "I have rarely felt more fearful for my sanity," she writes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Mean Jesus Didn’t Have a Bodily Resurrection?

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Interested in a real Paschal Mystery this Easter? How 'bout this? Why does the Catholic Church insist that Jesus had a bodily resurrection, when Paul clearly says in Corinthians 15:44: "It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )