You Call <em>That</em> God?
exegesis

You Call That God?

by Tibor Krausz

Why Karen Armstrong’s Case for God isn’t one.

witness
Fluent in Silence

Fluent in Silence

by Stephen Prothero

Was J.D. Salinger crazy—or just quiet?

exegesis
Against Closure

Against Closure

by Graham Hillard

Why television’s Lost should resist the urge to tell all.

exegesis
Into the Weird

Into the Weird

by Alexander Zaitchik

Mitch Horowitz unleashes America’s occult past.

crucifiction
The Ice King

The Ice King

by Quince Mountain

An unexpected catch on Fish-O-Rama weekend.

psalm
Sermon Fire

Sermon Fire

by Adam Moorad

A cut-up/erasure of the Buddha’s Fire Sermon.

damNation
Who’s Amish Now?

Who’s Amish Now?

by Ann Neumann

Is avoiding the health care mandate worth fastening your clothes with straight pins?

confession
A Fresh End

A Fresh End

by Zachary Redfearne

He was supposed to go up and never come down.

exegesis
Astral Procrastination

Astral Procrastination

by Gordon Haber

Why is it so hard to face up to one’s astrological nature?

dispatch
The Magnetic Poetry of Fred Phelps

The Magnetic Poetry of Fred Phelps

by Josh Garrett-Davis

How a onetime civil rights lawyer learned that God hates fags.

kamasutra
Adam’s Family Jewels

Adam’s Family Jewels

by Tibor Krausz

Keep that Bible out of reach of children.

dispatch
Liquid Faith

Liquid Faith

by Mark Bergen

Down the road from the Smucker’s factory, a new religion emerges in the living rooms of Latinos in America.

confession
Heathen Color

Heathen Color

by Ellen Black

Lipstick as a means of escape.

dispatch
The Hole World

The Hole World

by Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet

Dirt eating in Chimayo, New Mexico.

dispatch
The Virgin Birth

The Virgin Birth

by Meera Subramanian

By an act of God—or a Petri dish and a bit of cash.

exegesis
Experiments in Sincerity

Experiments in Sincerity

by David Dark

John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats helps bring the Age of Irony to a close.

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