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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.

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.

TELEVISION
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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STRATEGIES

Harmonix, creator of Rock Band and Guitar Hero, is changing videogames.

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CAMPAIGN 2008

Why Oprah Winfrey left Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church.

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