Mormons struggling with doubt turn to online support groups
Thousands of doubting Mormons have created a thriving spiritual world online as they struggle through some of the same issues some non-Mormons find curious about their faith.
How the Web is killing faith
When free thought flourishes, religion declines, writes one popular atheist blogger.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews: Internet threatens our way of life
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attended a recent rally at the New York Mets’ stadium on the dangers of the Internet.
BeliefWatch
Is the church a dysfunctional family?
Catholic bishops spar over a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration on birth control. Can the divided family stay together?
Pakistan to Twitter: ‘Yes we ban’
Why can’t we Muslims also use the Web to educate the world about the Prophet Muhammad’s character?
Does Mitt Romney really have a religion problem?
Information about Mormonism may actually increase support from conservatives.
In Egypt, electing the future of Islam
While religion is important for the overwhelming majority of Egyptians Islamism does not enjoy unconditional support.
After Hare Krishna visits ‘Mad Men,’ Hinduism mainstreams
The Hare Krishnas may have been seen as a highly visible, through fringe, movement in the ’60s, but today the ideas they worked to popularize are as mainstream as ever.
Andrew Sullivan on ‘coming out’ to God
The writer made a splash with his Newsweek cover story calling Obama “the first gay president.” WATCH: His interview with Sally Quinn.
Obama and Romney offer differing views of God
With Occupy protests this weekend at the G-8 and NATO summits, it’s clear President Obama and Mitt Romney view God and inequality differently.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews to gather at Citi Field for event on evils of Internet
The community seeks to protect traditions they feel are threatened by modernity.
‘A nation of Osteens and Obamas’
Can we overcome the very American temptation to make God in our own image?
The beef over beef: A student protest devolves in India
Is meat eating really a solution to inequality?
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Why Americans are becoming more pro-life
A new Gallup poll confirms: Americans are rejecting abortion with increasing gusto, and not just for religious reasons.
Christian witness for gays in Uganda
We believe it’s time for more U.S. faith leaders to speak out against efforts to demonize gay Ugandans.
Is the Catholic Church sending a message to women?
From its censure of the Girl Scouts to opposition to contraception to its investigation of nuns, are women welcome in the church?
Marriage in the Bible: Love prevails?
The biblical admonitions about marriage in the Bible center on procreation. Similarly, the state should know its limits on legislating same-sex relationships.
Got Milk?
Milk famously said to his gay and lesbian constituents, “Coming out is the most political thing you can do,” paving a path for acceptance that many follow today.
Gay rights as civil rights
The black church’s struggle over gay marriage reflects the nation‘s evolution.
In Giles County school, will Ten Commandments stay or go?
Do the Ten Commandments have a place in public school?
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