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 )

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 )

Boston Church Lagging on Pedophile Reforms

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 The state attorney general is blasting the Boston Archdiocese for its failure to implement safeguards to prevent the sexual abuse of children. Missing: a system to track abusive priests, and prevention programs in schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

North Carolina GOP Asks for Church Directories

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 The request, which echoes something the Bush-Cheney ticket did in the 2004 race, has been met with protests from across the spectrum. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Cartoon Protests Roil the Globe

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2006 The cartoon-fueled hysteria continues unabated: In Libya: 10 die in the bloodiest protests yet In Russia: Authorities shut down a newspaper that printed a tame cartoon of Muhammad, along with other religious figurescom/2006/02/18/nyregion/18protesthtml" title="In Manhattan:">In Manhattan: 1,000 protesters rally in front of the Danish consulatecom/2006/02/19/international/europe/19cartoonhtml?_r=1&oref=slogin" title="In Italy:">In Italy: An official quits after wearing a T-shirt with the controversial Muhammad cartoons Update: 16 Killed in Nigerian cartoon protests, along with five this week in Pakistan Hey, Muslim centrists/moderates, if you want to do something to quell this insane violence, now would be a pretty good time to do so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Air Force Eases Rules on Religion

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 In the wake of a nationwide petition drive by evangelicals, sectarian prayer and other such divisive elements are creeping back into the service. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Media and the Cartoons: Who Published? Who Didn’t?

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 The decision over whether to republish controversial images of Muhammad has caused intense debates in the editorial board rooms of news organizations across the country. Truthdig offers its readers a primer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cartoon Protests Stoked by Dictators

Tyler Golson / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 Don't believe the hype about homespun religious anger: Middle Eastern leaders stoke religious riots because it makes their secular governments look tame in comparison. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Sam Harris on the Reality of Islam

Sam Harris / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 "The truth about Islam is as politically incorrect as it is terrifying: Islam is all fringe and no center," writes America's most prominent secularist in a challenging and provocative new essay.UPDATE: Harris responds to a deluge of comments and some criticism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Sam Harris Takes On the Muslim Cartoon Controversy and His Critics

Sam Harris / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 UPDATED: America's most prominent secularist and author of the international bestseller "The End of Faith" reacts to the worldwide Islamic cartoon riots and responds to many of the criticisms lodged against his Truthdig essay "An Atheist Manifesto." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

President Jonah, Spoken by Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 Internationally acclaimed essayist, novelist and playwright Gore Vidal argues that America under Bush is evincing characteristics of the post-fall-of-Rome Dark Ages: the triumph of faith over reason, the atrophy of education and critical thinking, and integration of the state, torture and religion. Dig deeper