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 )

Robert Scheer: ‘Anti-Christian Conspirators’ Slay DeLay

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 Truthdig's editor wonders how it was that so many enemies of virtue operated under the auspices of such a Christ-like leader as DeLay. 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 )

Christian Afghan Freed, but Issue Remains

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 Afghan authorities are planning on releasing the man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, but they will base the action on a technicality. So a showdown with the U.S. still looms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Full: Statement of Freed Activist

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2006 Two days after being freed from a four-month captivity in Iraq, UK peace activist Norman Kember tries to deflect attention away from himself and onto Iraqis suffering amid the continuing violence. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

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 )

Norman Lear: ‘Bring Them to Their Knees’

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 The legendary TV producer discusses our threatened Constitution, the hypocrisy of the Christian right, the strange ethics of "The Sopranos," and why he still sees himself as an "unaffiliated groper." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Anatomy Lesson

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Hold the Religious Accountable for Their Beliefs

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 A prominent Slovenian-born atheist, surveying the violence done in the name of Islam, argues in the N.Y. Times that we should submit Islam, along with all other religions, to a "respectful, but for that reason no less ruthless, critical analysis. This, and only this, is the way to show a true respect for Muslims: to treat them as serious adults responsible for their beliefs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘This Place Is Broken’

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Gore Vidal on fascism, terrorism and wartime propaganda Part II of Truthdig's interview with the award-winning novelist (earlier: part I). Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )