religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey

drugs Election day pledge gets you free magic mushrooms from this psychedelic church Allan Rose Hill

big asks Trump's new election cheat: simply ask God to "anoint" him (video) Carla Sinclair

religion Brain damage linked to religious fundamentalism, Harvard study finds Ellsworth Toohey

politics Evangelicals silent as Trump embraces reproductive rights Ellsworth Toohey

religion Taliban bans the sound of womens' voices singing or reading Rob Beschizza

guns Church raffle on July 4th featured an AR-15 assault rifle Allan Rose Hill

religion Watch this shouty 10-year-old street preacher get suspended from elementary school (video) Allan Rose Hill

guns and rosaries Missouri church calls for "all young men" between 18–29 to "form a militia"— then apologizes Carla Sinclair

the unification of church and state Right as Gov. Landry signs his 10 Commandments law, a child behind him faints (video) Carla Sinclair

donald trump Trump: "If you don't have heaven, what's the reason? Why do I have to be good?" Ellsworth Toohey

religion Vatican toughens up its official filters on what passes as supernatural David Pescovitz

religion Turning cheeks or bearing arms? Did Jesus really endorse gun ownership? Yoy Luadha

religion Hate crime charge for man who vandalized Satanic Temple display Rob Beschizza

religion Pastor Eli Regalado blames Jesus for bad crypto advice in $3.2M scam (video) Mark Frauenfelder

religion "We live in a depraved culture" — MAGA Mike Johnson says LGBTQ teens are triggering his god Mark Frauenfelder

religion Street preacher in Grinch costume holds "Santa is fake" sign outside elementary school (video) David Pescovitz

religion Virgin Mary statue crying magical tears in Mexico (video) David Pescovitz

religion US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the separation of church and state is a "misnomer" David Pescovitz

politics Pope Francis fires right-wing Texas bishop Rob Beschizza