When religion loses its credibility

11-21-2006 • by Oliver Thomas (USA Today)

What if Christian leaders are wrong about homosexuality? I suppose, much as a newspaper maintains its credibility by setting the record straight, church leaders would need to do the same:

Evangelical leader resigns over sex scandal

11-3-2006 • Reuters

The president of the U.S. National Association of Evangelicals, who has had regular talks with the White House and vocally opposes gay marriage, resigned after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a male escort.

Houses of worship fear wrath of IRS during election season

11-1-2006 • McClatchy News

Scores of houses of worship nationwide are re-examining how they conduct get-out-the-vote programs and other election activities as the Internal Revenue Service investigates religious institutions for illegal campaign activity.

Web Sites Remove Videos Mocking Muhammad

10-10-2006 • AP

Videos showing anti-immigrant party members mocking the Prophet Muhammad were pulled from Web sites as 2 youths seen in the clips were reported in hiding and the Foreign Ministry warned Danes against traveling to much of the Middle East.

Christians and Libertarians - by Michael S. Rozeff for LewRockwell.com

09-29-2006 • by Michael S. Rozeff

"Christians and libertarians should be allies against the state, not necessarily in terms of political parties or alliances, but in terms of supporting a basic anti-state message."

Mohammed's Sword

9-28-2006 • by Uri Avnery (Counterpunch)

Between the present Pope, Benedict XVI, and the present Emperor, George Bush II, there exists a wonderful harmony. Last week's speech by the Pope, which aroused a world-wide storm, went well with Bush's crusade against "Islamofascism

Muslim Anger Over Papal Comments Grows

9-16-2006 • AP

Pakistan's legislature unanimously condemned Pope Benedict XVI. Lebanon's top Shiite cleric demanded an apology. In Turkey, the ruling party likened the pontiff to Hitler and Mussolini and accused him of reviving the mentality of the Crusades

The rise of Muslims in China

09-06-2006 • Asia Times

The muezzin sounds the evening call to prayer. White skullcaps glint in the fading brightness of the setting sun as the faithful make their way into the mosque. The shush of whispered "salam alaikums" fills the hall. Outside, the mosque*

Rape law rankles some Pakistan lawmakers

9-7-2006 • AP

Lawmakers from a coalition of 6 Islamic groups threatened to vacate their parliamentary seats if Pakistan's government changes a rape law criticized by human rights activists. [Apparently the Mullahs like their rape the way it is.]

Political Islam takes center stage since 9-11

9-6-2006 • Reuters

In the five years since the September 11 attacks, U.S. intervention abroad has fed the extremism it seeks to destroy and cemented the rise of political Islam as the ideology of choice for millions in the Middle East, experts say.

Christian Faith and the Truth behind 9/11

08-27-2006 • by David Ray Griffin

"WARNING: If, like most Americans calling themselves Christian, you prefer the comfort of acquiescing to the official version of 9/11 and the imperial wars it facilitated, DROP THIS BOOK NOW."

President Steals Land to Save Cross

8-16-2006 • LA Times

President Bush signed a bill designed to save the cross atop Mt. Soledad here from being removed, but both sides in the 17-year court battle predicted more politicking and litigating before the fate of the cross is finally decided.

If a Good Muslim Can't Be a Good American, Neither Can a Good Fundamentalist Christian Be One

08-13-2006 • Dennis Diehl

Recently someone came up with an explanation as to why someone of the Islamic faith cannot possible be a good American. This is in response to that.

Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock

7-31-2006 • NY Times

Like most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing — and the church’s — to conservative political candidates and causes.

Silver Linings and a Cross of Gold

07-21-2006 • Harper's Magazine

I am excited beyond words that the struggle of this life may be over soon and I can finally be FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! (Rapturous Christians are happy to see Middle East disappear in a Mushroom Cloud)

IRS Warns Churches Against Campaigning

7-19-2006 • AP

The Internal Revenue Service has been warning churches and nonprofit organizations that improper campaigning in the upcoming political season could endanger their tax-exempt status. In notices to more than 15,000 tax-exempt organizations, numerous

Effort to accommodate Muslim women's modesty spurs debate

6-14-2006 • USA Today

Muslim women in the USA have been asking the public to accommodate their religious beliefs about modesty, a trend that some Muslims worry will provoke a backlash.

Wyoming government hands money over to support religious groups

5-22-2006 • Associated Press

The Wyoming Department of Family Services has funneled tens of thousands of dollars to a grant program administered by a private religious corporation that has funded churches, ministries and religiously oriented anti-abortion centers.

Summer tours offered to site of 'Noah's Ark'

05-21-2006 • World Net Daily

" It really is a mind boggling story! If it is not Noah's Ark, then what are, what look like the fossilized remains of a boat, the same lengths as the lengths detailed in the Book of Genesis for Noah's Ark doing in the "Mountains of

You don't have to bury Islam, it will do it itself

4-19-2006 • The Independent

The tower blocks are the latest and largest evidence of the destruction of Islamic heritage that has wiped almost all of the historic city from the physical landscape. As revealed in The Independent last August,the historic cities of Mecca and Medina

Lost Gospels of Judas released

4-6-2006 • National Geographic

The Gospel of Judas gives a different view of the relationship between Jesus and Judas, offering new insights into the disciple who betrayed Jesus. This account portrays Judas as acting at Jesus' request when he hands Jesus over to the authoritie

Islamic Purity

3-29-2006 • by William F. Buckley

Did we intend to make a theatrical point—that we would not stand by in Abdul Rahman's condemnation and beheading, an arrant interference with the right of a human being to embrace Christianity? Or would we just settle for saving Rahman's life