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Pat Robertson and Theodicy ad Absurdum

Larry Gross / Truthdig Jan 7, 2006 No sooner had Ariel Sharon been rushed to the hospital with a "significant stroke" than the Rev. Pat Robertson informed the viewers of his cable TV 700 Club that this was God's punishment for Sharon's decision to unilaterally withdraw from Gaza. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pat Robertson To Build Biblical Theme Park In Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Televangelist and other fundamentalists negotiating with Jewish tourism officials to erect complex by Sea of Galilee. story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dover, Pa., Officially Calls “Intelligent Design” Unintelligent

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 School board votes to strip much-maligned policy from classes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Images of “the Christ”

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 22, 2005 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Bah Humbug to You Too!

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 21, 2005 The culture wars have clearly gotten out of hand when the front line is Christmas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Intelligent Ruling on Intelligent Design

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 21, 2005 It's good to know that some of our judges are standing up to the fundamentalists A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled today that a public school district can't require the inclusion of "intelligent design" in biology classes as an alternative to evolution See story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Scapegoats Talk Back

Larry Gross / Truthdig Dec 14, 2005 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Meanwhile, Back at the Parish…

Larry Gross / Truthdig Dec 13, 2005 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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An Atheist Manifesto

Sam Harris / Truthdig Dec 7, 2005 Sam Harris argues against irrational faith and its adherents.For Sam Harris it's simple: Atheism is not a philosophy or a view of the world; it's simply a refusal to deny the obvious. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

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Righteous Opportunism

Larry Gross / Truthdig Dec 1, 2005 Speaking of religion, the current controversies over same-sex marriage are mostly derived from the hostility of religious institutions to the inclusion of lesbian and gay people in the "sacred institution" of marriage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Inventing Sin: Religion and Homosexuality

Larry Gross / Truthdig Dec 1, 2005 No matter their own scandals, religious institutions through history have a consistent scapegoat: homosexuals. Larry Gross digs into why churches condemn gays to damnation. Religious institutions throughout history have a consistent scapegoat: homosexuals. Gross writes on why gays have been condemned to damnation. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )