AltWeeklies Wire
Is Yoga a Religion?new

Two courts rule that yoga is a religion and can't be taught in Encinitas schools, but the schools have scrubbed their yoga programs clean of it.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
05-01-2015 |
Religion
A Remote Arizona Church Offers Followers Peyote-Induced Psychedelic Tripsnew

Although not a house of worship in the traditional sense -- there's no steeple, no ornate architecture, no flowing robes or pulpit -- Peyote Way is, in fact, a church.
Phoenix New Times |
Eric Tsetsi |
01-09-2014 |
Religion
Small-Town Atheistnew

Jerry DeWitt is a former Pentecostal preacher whose new book, Hope After Faith, chronicles his journey to disbelief.
Muslim Americans: Behind The Veil Of A Religion Under Attacknew
"Don't allow the terror to prevail, don't let it make us hateful inside, don't let the anger eat away at us. On the contrary, let us defeat terror by surviving and by reaching out to one another, by building bridges with each other by educating one another on who we really are."
Long Island Press |
Rashed Mian |
05-02-2013 |
Religion
Tags: Islam, muslim-americans
Holy War on Womennew

Scolded by the Vatican, Nuns in America find themselves between men and God.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
10-31-2012 |
Religion
How to Spread the Good News of Secularismnew

Five tips for nonbelievers from the Carolinas Secular Conference.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-10-2012 |
Religion
The Apostlenew

In Colorado Springs, doors have opened to a growing and controversial Christian movement.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-26-2012 |
Religion
The Sistersnew

The lives of American nuns: What they do. Why the scrutiny?
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
07-25-2012 |
Religion
Wal-Mart Has Been Blessednew

On the eve of opening day for rural Humboldt County's first Wal-Mart, Pastor Jeff Beltz invokes Jesus Christ, and eager consumers rejoice.
North Coast Journal |
Andrew Goff |
06-12-2012 |
Religion
'Where I Am, You May Not Harm'new

Joan Chittister's voice fairly resonates with passion. Her broad smile belies a fierce intelligence and a barely disguised rage at injustice of any sort, especially over systemic injustices of poverty and the state of the world's women and children.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronn |
05-14-2012 |
Religion
Kick Out the Demons: Exorcism Detroit-Stylenew

The people who attend this church swear they see miracles. Who's to argue?
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
05-02-2012 |
Religion
Catholics Yank Funding Over Condomsnew

A bowl of condoms placed in an AmeriCorps outreach post for ex-offenders just cost a nonprofit recycler $20,000 in revoked grant funding.
Latter-Day Candidatenew

Mitt Romney's neverending quest for the GOP nomination keeps Colorado Mormons on guard.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-16-2012 |
Religion
Tags: Mitt Romney, Mormon Politicians
Mormons Under the Lensnew

How do the faithful feel about the attention Mitt Romney draws to their faith?
Las Vegas CityLife |
Heidi Kyser |
01-23-2012 |
Religion
Imam in the Middlenew

The Gulen Movement generates a lot of money—and some say political influence—through businesses that include media holdings. Yet, the man who inspired all this academic and entrepreneurial fervor is not exactly what you'd call a newsmaker.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
12-01-2011 |
Religion