Religion

The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry

The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry

What is brave about expressing an opinion that’s already held by a plurality of Americans?

Oct 23, 2014 / Omar Ghabra

Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

The law, passed in 1993 with near-unanimous support, has become an excuse for bigotry, superstition and sectarianism.

Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Spied On for Being Muslim

Spied On for Being Muslim Spied On for Being Muslim

A new investigation by The Intercept reveals how racist anti-Muslim neocons are driving the nation’s law enforcement agenda.

Jul 10, 2014 / Moustafa Bayoumi

It’s Official: Corporations Are Religious People

It’s Official: Corporations Are Religious People It’s Official: Corporations Are Religious People

The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision is a victory for the forces of nonsense.

Jul 9, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

If Christian Corporations Have Religious Rights, What About Muslim Prisoners?

If Christian Corporations Have Religious Rights, What About Muslim Prisoners? If Christian Corporations Have Religious Rights, What About Muslim Prisoners?

The US government has until Tuesday evening to explain to a federal judge why men held at Guantánamo do not have the same religious freedoms as Hobby Lobby.

Jul 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train

Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train

Despite the president’s promise to cut funding to discredited HIV and pregnancy prevention programs, taxpayer dollars are still bankrolling anti-gay, anti-choice conservative relig...

Jul 8, 2014 / Andy Kopsa

What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed

What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed What the Right Misses About Islamic Extremism: A Conversation With Saba Ahmed

Last week Saba Ahmed became yet another Muslim punching bag for the right, who refuse to listen to her game-changing plan to fight extremism.

Jun 25, 2014 / Hannah Harris Green

How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers

How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers How ENDA Still Allows Discrimination Against LGBT Workers

The religious exemption in the current version of ENDA would enshrine the idea that LGBT equality is incompatible with the free exercise of religion.

Jun 20, 2014 / Tobias Barrington Wolff

Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings

Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings Supreme Court OKs Christian Prayer at Government Meetings

After today's egregious Supreme Court decision, expect a lot more sectarian prayer at local government events

May 5, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Beneath Our Facade of Rationality

Beneath Our Facade of Rationality Beneath Our Facade of Rationality

There’s always a cauldron of crazy simmering just beneath the surface of our ‘rational’ lives. 

Apr 1, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

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