Closing the ‘Religion Gap’ Closing the ‘Religion Gap’
Bringing more churchgoers into the fold poses a complex challenge for Democrats.
Aug 12, 2004 / Feature / Eyal Press
Sex, Lies and Politics Sex, Lies and Politics
Throwing a bone to its sex-obsessed religious base, the GOP has slipped an abstinence activist into its convention mix of mostly moderate speakers.
Aug 12, 2004 / Lara Riscol
Return of the White-ist Return of the White-ist
Not that you missed him while he was gone, but David Duke is back.
Aug 5, 2004 / Feature / Leonard Zeskind
The Anti-Warrior The Anti-Warrior
Christianity in this country has become almost synonymous with right-wing fanaticism, conservative politics and--courtesy of Mel Gibson--a brutally sadistic version of religious ...
Jun 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Dan Wakefield
The Jewish Divide on Israel The Jewish Divide on Israel
A growing grassroots movement has challenged the artificial AIPAC consensus.
Jun 24, 2004 / Feature / Esther Kaplan
Ralph Reed’s Gamble Ralph Reed’s Gamble
When Ralph Reed was the boyish director of the Christian Coalition, he made opposition to gambling a major plank in his "family values" agenda, calling gambling "a cancer on the ...
Jun 24, 2004 / Jack Newfield
Onward Christian Soldiers Onward Christian Soldiers
The religious right's sense of siege is fueling a resurgence.
Jun 17, 2004 / Feature / Esther Kaplan
Sacred Rite or Civil Right? Sacred Rite or Civil Right?
Gay marriage shows why we need to separate church & state.
Jun 17, 2004 / Feature / Rev. Howard Moody
Election Matters Election Matters
We seem to have arrived at another of those bizarre and somewhat surreal moments when the media have "rediscovered" America's evangelicals.
Jun 17, 2004 / Randall Balmer
Kerry and Communion Kerry and Communion
Is it a sin for Catholics to vote for former altar boy John Kerry?
May 27, 2004 / John Nichols