Topic: Religion

What the Data Says About How America Celebrates Easter

Reuters

This Sunday is Easter. If you live in Mississippi, you're probably going to church. If you're Mormon, you're most likely to know what the holiday represents. If you're evangelical, you're most likely to think you'll live to see the next resurrection.

By Erik Hayden

Sep 7, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: 'Koran-Burning' Pastor Explains Himself

"I'm offended when they burn the Bible," he says

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By Max Fisher

Sep 7, 2010

Florida Sept. 11 Koran-Burning Plan Spurs Debate

Is it moral? Legal? Does it endanger U.S. troops?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 26, 2010

ABC News Hidden Camera Shows 'How Muslims Are Treated in America'

A video report from 2008 sheds light on today's debate

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By Heather Horn

Aug 26, 2010

Why Is a Catholic Group Protesting on Mother Teresa's Birthday?

Turns out the Empire State Building isn't lighting up in blue and white

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By Max Fisher

Aug 25, 2010

Muslim Cab Driver Stabbing: Mosque Madness Blowback?

A 21-year-old man stabs his cab driver after asking his religion

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By Jared Keller

Aug 24, 2010

By Max Fisher

Aug 23, 2010

What Do Jews Have to Do With the Cordoba House?

Some compare opposition to anti-Semitism

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By Michael Kinsley

Aug 22, 2010

Editor at Large

Sensitivities Don't Override the Constitution

A response to Charles Krauthammer.

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By John Hudson

Aug 20, 2010

By Max Fisher

Aug 19, 2010

Liberals Fume at Howard Dean for Opposing Cordoba

The progressive idol takes a surprising stance

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By Max Fisher

Aug 18, 2010

Could George W. Bush End the Mosque Madness?

Many are surprised to say yes

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 17, 2010

Best Tweets: All 'Mosque', All the Time

The biggest story condensed to a few well-placed tweets

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By John Hudson

Aug 16, 2010

Obama's 'Ground Zero Mosque' Two-Step

Republicans prepare to run with the issue in upcoming elections

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By Michael Kinsley

Aug 16, 2010

Editor at Large

Cordoba House and the First Amendment

Is there any reason to oppose the mosque that isn't bigoted, or demagogic, or unconstitutional?

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By Heather Horn

Aug 14, 2010

Op-Ed Spotlight: Roger Ebert on Christopher Hitchens

Reflections on life, death, and faith

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 13, 2010

Lunchtime Vid: Keith Olbermann's Aqua Buddha Exclusive

His Dampness sits down for his first televised interview

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By Heather Horn

Aug 12, 2010

Why Germany Closed Radical Mosque

Masjid Taiba was frequented by four of the 9/11 hijackers

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By Max Fisher

Aug 12, 2010

By Heather Horn

Aug 11, 2010

New Clock Tower in Mecca Challenges Greenwich Mean Time

Proposing to move the standard to the center of the Muslim world

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By John Hudson

Aug 11, 2010

By Max Fisher

Aug 10, 2010

'Ground Zero Islamic Gay Bar': Good Idea?

Conservatives and liberals alike approve

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By Max Fisher

Aug 9, 2010

Why Has Islam Become So Controversial in America?

The New York battle goes nationwide

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By Max Fisher

Aug 4, 2010

Liberals Cheer Bloomberg's Speech Defending NYC Mosque

New York's mayor places it within city history

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2010

Is the Cordoba House Good for America?

Three cases for and three cases against the "Ground Zero Mosque"

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By Heather Horn

Aug 2, 2010

Outrage Over Anti-Defamation League's Position on Ground Zero Mosque

An outpouring of commentary from liberals and critics

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2010

Tea Parties, Glenn Beck Protest Six Flags' Muslim Day

Muslim families dare to vacation on Sept. 12

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By Max Fisher

Jul 12, 2010

Martha Nussbaum Calls for End to Burqa Bans

The famed professor cites everyone from Locke to Scalia

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By Heather Horn

Jun 28, 2010

Papal Response to Police Raids Angers Bloggers

The Church still thinks it's above the law, they say

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jun 18, 2010

Quote of the Day: Hitchens's Hunt for a Worthy Adversary

"Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree..."

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By Jared Keller

Jun 11, 2010

By Heather Horn

Jun 1, 2010

Quote of the Day: Vatican Official Urges Purge?

Some startling quotations in a morning prayer address

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