Religion

What Porn and Social Media Have In Common

By Craig Gross

The Big Flood on the Big Screen

By Irving Finkel

Churches Must Do More to Address Mental Illness

By Rick Warren and Kay Warren

Inside President Obama's Meeting With Pope Francis

By Stephan Faris / Rome
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Obama Meets Pope Francis

President Obama met with Pope Francis in Vatican City today, an opportunity for both world leaders to discuss their shared commitment to combatting economic inequality. "Welcome, Mr. President," the Pontiff said. "I'm a great admirer," the President told the religious leader

By Noah Rayman

Fred Phelps Was a Necessary Evil

If the First Amendment can protect someone like him, it protects all of us.

By Joseph Russomanno

Let Schools Teach Stupid Stuff (Like Creationism)

Tax dollars are used to teach all sorts of nonsense in public schools. So why is it news when vouchers are involved?

By Nick Gillespie

This Guy Gave Up Food for Lent and Is Surviving On Beer Instead

Though he's supplementing with water and juice so he doesn't get TOO inebriated

By Samantha Grossman

Hate Won’t Win

Fred Phelps died early Thursday morning. Phelps was best known for his deeply rooted hatred and promulgating the tasteless slogan “God Hates Fags.” His little group of mostly extended family members that comprised the 59-year-old...

By Jim Wallis

Fred Phelps and the People He Left Behind

Fred Phelps Sr., the founder of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church most widely known for picketing U.S. military funerals, died at the age of 84, Thursday, March 20. Photographer Anthony S. Karen captured these behind-the-scenes...

By TIME Staff

I Was Targeted By Anti-Gay Pastor Fred Phelps

'Would you care who I am if I was nicer?' he asked. 'Would the governor care who I am if I was nicer?'

By Steve Friess

Westboro Baptist Church Founder Dies

Rev. Fred Phelps, Sr., notorious for arguing that the deaths of U.S. soldiers were punishment for America’s tolerance of homosexuality and abortion, died Thursday at 84. He was reportedly sick with an unknown illness

By Noah Rayman

And the Greatest Leader in the World Is...

Fortune magazine went in search of the globe’s best leaders. And it came back with Pope Francis—and 49 other change agents, reformers, and visionaries. The list’s members span six continents and operate in fields including...

By Matt Vella

ABC’s ‘Alice in Arabia’ Is Racist

The pilot, which riffs on the Alice in Wonderland tale, reinforces old racist tropes in which an American girl (presumably a white girl) is threatened by scary “other” people of color.

By TIME Staff

God's Feminine Side Is Plain to See

A close reading of the Bible gives us many glimpses of an Almighty not defined by patriarchy

By Debbie Blue

Boehner and Pelosi Invite Pope Francis to Congress

Congressional leaders used the occasion of Francis' first anniversary as Pope to invite him to Washington. President Obama is going to the Vatican to meet with His Holiness on March 27

By Elizabeth Dias

Francis: A Pope That Millennials Can Love

Why young people are ready for the pontiff's call to action

By Christopher Hale

Pope Francis' One Big Mistake: Syria

By failing to support a realistic peace plan, the Holy Father has failed the Syrian people

By Robert Christian

Church Pastor Starts a "Tip-Shaming" Website

Speaking of what goes around, comes around...

By Olivia B. Waxman

Methodists Drop Suit Against Minister Who Performed Same-Sex Wedding

Bishop calls on other church officials to stop prosecuting pastors who marry gay couples

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