The Republican Party is made up of many different conservatives: social conservatives, economic conservatives, religious conservatives, and conservative libertarians. They often disagree on many different things, but they get enough Read More...

In 2002, a Hindu mob attacked a bakery Gujarat and killed 14, including two Muslims who were burnt alive in ovens. A 2003 trial resulted in the acquittal of all Read More...

For Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly, the operative principle seems to be "do as I say, not as I do." Usually that principle is shortened to just "hypocrisy." O'Reilly had Read More...

Federal election officials are investigating the Florida GOP for a very unethical practice: trying to register new citizens to vote by using forms where all of the political choices are Read More...

Who is a "real" Catholic? Conservative Catholics in America are pushing hard to make sure that the definition is restricted to those who loyally follow a strict pro-life political agenda, Read More...

Is the existence of evil compatible with the existence of an omnipotent god with the ability to desire to eliminate evil? That seems unlikely and many atheological arguments have been Read More...

How will the debate over gay marriage proceed in the future? The most likely course of action, over the long term, is that gay marriages will be legalized and receive Read More...

Spain's socialist government still has plans to legalize gay marriage some time next year, but Catholic bishops are gearing up for a fight to block any such move. They insist Read More...

July 23, 1298: The Jewish community of Wurzburg, Germany was destroyed in what came to be known as the Rindfleish Persecutions.

One of the difficulties inherent in a very religiously diverse society is that the many smaller religions will demand the same rights as the larger, more established religions. This means Read More...

People in America seem to be growing more and more suspicious of Muslims - a situation not helped by the fact that most Americans don't seem to know anything about Read More...

There has been some discussion about setting up the conditions for postponing federal elections in the event of a large terrorist attack. At first glance this seems like it might Read More...

Book of the Day: Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals, by John A. Buehrens. Christian fundamentalists can always find some portion of the Bible to support Read More...