TELEVISION
As reality shows dominate television, they're finding contestants in an unlikely place: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
POLITICS
What does Barack Obama believe? It's a question that an army of surrogates, out trying to assure religious voters of his faith, is answering again and again.
POLITICS
John Hagee has his share of out-there opinions, but lucky for the candidate, he's in a moment of silence.
JUSTICE
The 1953 Short Creek raid taught authorities a valuable lesson.
RELIGION
Americans got to see the real Pope Benedict, not the cartoon Rottweiler.
PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY
As Pennsylvania prepares to vote, the Society of Friends hopes its long-standing antiwar advocacy will have an impact on the election.
PAPAL VISIT
In this church, the pope's visit is just a reminder of an ancient schism.
PAPAL VISIT
The pope's word wasn't the only thing the audience in Washington was waiting for.
RELIGION
American Muslims wait to see if the pope will reach out to them.
How hard will Benedict push them to enforce orthodoxy?
PAPAL VISIT
It's not your father's Mercedes. A peek inside the pope's American ride.
PAPAL VISIT
Americans give rock-star treatment to the newly arrived pontiff.
RELIGION
How will the pope handle questions about the church's sex scandals and academic freedom at Catholic universities? Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl discusses the challenges.
RELIGION
The master teacher who follows John Paul is a moral leader who's begun an unprecedented conversation with Islam.
RELIGION
Benedict has done little to appeal to an American flock that is in need of a serious spiritual catharsis.
GOD AND POLITICS
The new gospel of the post-Wright pastors
RACE AND RELIGION
As Sen. Barack Obama deals with the fallout of controversial remarks by his pastor, a noted historian explains how the Rev. Jeremiah Wright came to say what he did.
BELIEF WATCH
A new study showcases America's fluid views on faith.
PERSONAL FINANCE
The surprising correlation between payday lenders and conservative Christians.
BELIEF WATCH
'It's red meat for pundits,' concedes Harvard chaplain Greg Epstein, who prefers the word 'humanist.'
CAMPAIGN 2008
In wooing evangelicals, he made some fellow LDS members uneasy.
RELIGION
Joel Osteen thinks evangelical Christians should participate in democracy. But candidates hoping for an endorsement should look elsewhere.
RELIGION
Mormons prepare to name a new prophet, and confront the challenges ahead
BELIEF WATCH
In 1922, Harvard announced a simple way to reduce anti-Semitism on campus: admit fewer Jews.
RELIGION
Whether or not Mitt Romney scores political points with his religion speech, he eloquently defended the notion that religiously informed morality has a role to play in civic discourse.
RELIGION
Some Christian groups see author Philip Pullman as a dangerous disseminator of atheist ideals. I see him entirely differently.
BELIEF WATCH
'I always say, "Before marriage, opposites attract. After marriage, opposites attack",' Rick Warren says with a laugh.


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