Belief & Religion

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 )

Belief & Religion

Easter: The Resurrection (with Questions)

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Hallelujah! Easter is almost here. Aren't you glad? What's that low sigh I hear? Ohhhhh that's right, you're one of those progressive Christians. Easter is probably the most conflicted time of the year among progressive churches, even more so than Christmas. Even a progressive Christian can reasonably assert that Jesus was really born, even as the debate goes on among others about how he was born. But this is not so with Easter. Either he was resurrected or he was not. And when we say he was not, then someone somewhere will quote I Corinthians 15:12 to us, "Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Good Riddance to DeLay’s Crucifix-Shaped Hammer

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 6, 2006 "DeLay's professions of Christianity make me sick He chose to walk with the powerful and do real harm to the very people Jesus mandated we especially care for". Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Takes on Christian Paranoia

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2006 Maher tells Christians, "If you're going to be that paranoid all the time, just get high." (video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shocker: Study Shrugs Off Prayer’s Power to Heal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2006 A nationwide study finds that having strangers pray for heart patients does not help their health. In fact, the prayed-for are actually more likely to suffer complications. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Radio Host: I Have No Tolerance For Islam

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2006 In light of the possible death sentence faced by the Afghan who converted to Christianity, a popular secular radio talk show host sounds off about the insanity of faith. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kevin Phillips Warns of Religious Fanatics

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 Kevin Phillips, in-demand author of "American Theocracy," says--dead seriously--that many Americans don't worry about the economy because they're waiting for the second coming of Christ. Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anglican Leader: Don’t Teach Creationism in Schools

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 Rowan Williams, the leader of the Church of England, emphatically criticizes the teaching of creationism in schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghan Could Get Death for Becoming a Christian

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 He converted to Christianity 16 years ago as an aid worker in Pakistan, an offense punishable by death under Sharia law. (Above: A judge holds the accused's Bible.) If you're shaking your head over this resurgence of religious fundamentalism, check out this earlier story on the Taliban's return to Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Now They Have John Paul Performing Miracles From the Grave

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 A French nun inflicted with Parkinson's disease is suddenly cured--after fellow nuns pray to the dead pope. The Associated Press ran this story without a hint of irony or skepticism. Check out Truthdig's Sam Harris for a little perspective. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )