AltWeeklies Wire
Children of a Higher Godnew

Members of Portland's Santo Daime church drink hallucinogenic tea. And they serve it to their kids.
Willamette Week |
Nancy Rommelmann and Aaron Mesh |
03-02-2011 |
Religion
Hate is Not a Conservative Christian Valuenew

Biblical literalism shouldn't trump message of love.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Brady Born |
03-02-2011 |
Religion
Date Night in the Garden of Edennew
Kentucky Creation Museum denies admission to perceived same sex couple.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
02-16-2011 |
Religion
Tags: Civil Liberties, LGBT
Kansas-Based Church to Protest Funeral of 9-Year-Old Christina Greennew

Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, announced today that they plan to protest the funeral of a 9-year-old girl murdered during Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson.
Phoenix New Times |
James King |
01-10-2011 |
Religion
The One Mighty and Strongnew

To put God’s house in order and fulfill his prophetic destiny, Brian David Mitchell needed to kidnap a virgin bride. He chose Elizabeth Smart.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Carrier |
12-02-2010 |
Religion
Re-Experiencing Circumcision with Lisa Braver Mossnew

The Berkeley author probes the controversial topic of foreskin restoration.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
11-23-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Circumcision, Lisa Braver Moss
Keeping the Faithsnew

Air Force Academy leaders, cadets insist progress has been made in tolerating non-Christian religions.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
10-08-2010 |
Religion
What Books Would Jesus Burn?new

An exclusive interview with the #1 Son himself.
Houston Press |
Pete Vonder Haar |
09-10-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Jesus Christ, Terry Jones
Beer Me, Jesusnew

Dan Davis, the ambiguously Christian leader of Humboldt County's Catalyst Church, is bored with hate and Hell.
North Coast Journal |
Deric Mendes |
08-19-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Catalyst Church
Dear Rest-of-America: Why You're Wrong About the "Ground Zero Mosque"new

Maybe we'll care what you have to say when you stop bothering us for directions in the subway on how to get to Ground Zero so you can go there and buy some dumb, tacky knick-knack you can give to friends to let them know that you spent money on a shake-a-snow where a few thousand people died.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
08-16-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Ground Zero Mosque
The Bright Sidenew

Is atheism going mainstream? Some non-believers say yes, and present a new option for identifying as someone who doesn't buy the idea of the supernatural. Just call them Brights.
Sacramento News & Review |
Rachel Liebrock |
08-05-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Atheism
Khalsa vs. Khalsanew

A simmering lawsuit coiuld decide the fate of a $1 billion Sikh empire.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
07-07-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Sikh Dharma
Ted Haggard is Born Againnew

The formerly exiled pastor unveils plans for his New Life Church.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-03-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Gayle Haggard, Ted Haggard
Christian Right Leader Takes Vacation With "Rent Boy"new
George Rekers, a Baptist minister and one of America's most prominent anti-gay activists, took a ten-day, fully subsidized trip to Europe with a gay escort.
Miami New Times |
Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp |
05-05-2010 |
Religion
Why Do Catholic Priests Molest Kids?new
The question is as simple as it is hard to answer.
New Haven Advocate |
Kimberly B. George |
04-27-2010 |
Religion