Falwell Dies at 73

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2007 The Rev. Jerry Falwell -- televangelist, Moral Majority founder and head of Liberty University -- was found unresponsive in his office on campus Tuesday morning and pronounced dead shortly thereafter of heart failure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Atheists and Easter

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 7, 2007 Easter is as good a time as any to delve into the issues raised by faith and reason. In this essay, E.J. Dionne challenges the arguments of "neo-atheism." For an alternative point of view, read "An Atheist Manifesto" by Sam Harris. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Finally! Sam Harris vs. Andrew Sullivan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2007 Ladies and gentleman, the main event: The nation's most prominent atheist dukes it out with one of America's most eloquent defenders of faith. Check out the opening salvos in their "blogalogue" at Beliefnet or AndrewSullivan.com. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schroeder Creeped Out by Bush

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2006 Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's upcoming memoir connects religious zeal to Bush's decision-making: "What bothered me, and in a certain way made me suspicious despite the relaxed atmosphere, was again and again in our discussions how much this president described himself as 'God-fearing.'" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Faithful Respond to Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2006 The Rev. Sally Bingham tells NPR about her efforts to bring science to the faithful, including screening Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" for congregations around the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Faith-Based Whistle-Blower

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2006 Stephen Colbert interviews David Kuo, whose new book, "Tempting Faith," exposes the Bush administration's cynical exploitation of religion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former Bush ‘Faith’ Staffer: God’s Name Savaged for Politics

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2006 David Kuo, the former deputy in Bush's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives and author of the new book "Tempting Faith," told Leslie Stahl on "60 Minutes" that "the name of God is being destroyed in the name of politics." (Watch it) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Andrew Sullivan: Bush’s Faith and Incompetence

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 Andrew Sullivan has an interesting post on the fundamentalism that makes it impossible for Bush to ever change course: "Faith is to the new conservatism what ideology was to the old leftism: an unquestioned orthodoxy from which all policy flows". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sam Harris: The Language of Ignorance

Sam Harris / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 The bestselling secularist author of "The End of Faith" delivers a scathing review of "The Language of God," a new book by Human Genome Project head Francis Collins that attempts to demonstrate a harmony between science and evangelical Christianity. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Sam Harris, Disbeliever

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 The frequent Truthdig contributor and interviewee tells Saloncom that Martin Luther King Jr performed his admirable works in spite of his religious beliefs, not because of them (Link - reg req'd). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

William Sloane Coffin (1924-2006)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 The bold and unconventional former Yale chaplain became internationally renowned for his activism against the Vietnam War and in support of civil rights. He died at 81 of congestive heart failure. 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 )