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From the frontlines

Iraqi women voting on December 15, 2005. By james.gordon6108, via Flickr.

Hamdia’s Research

By Ben Van Heuvelen | July 4, 2011

Celebrating International Women’s Day in Baghdad.

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Nerdjacking Old Glory

By Quince Mountain | June 24, 2011

An irritable butch dyke with a fifth of Southern Comfort does her duty at a Boy Scout jamboree.

Refugee seder.

A Refugee Passover in Israel

By Ashley Makar | April 25, 2011

From strangers in the land of Egypt to infiltrators in Zion.

From the "Thor" movie poster.

Valhal-Mart

By Eric Scott | April 11, 2011

What happens when Hollywood gets a hold of your gods.

"Talking Ayahuasca" by Ayahuasca_Pix via Flikr.

Meriado

By Alli | March 22, 2011

Feeling the Vision in Peru.

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The Lingering Loveliness of Long Things

By Meera Subramanian | January 14, 2011

When was the last time someone read you a (really long) story?

"JM 7-2" by Katie Chao, via Flickr.

Kind of Like Jews

By Gordon Haber | September 13, 2010

Noahidism is a religion for everyone and no one.

God may not have appeared to Mother Theresa, but He needs to promote His book.

“Jesus” for Sale

By Becky Garrison | August 5, 2010

Cutting the Christian cheese at Book Expo America.

Tiger Woods at Madame Tussauds wax museum in Las Vegas.

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

By Tim Wilson | June 14, 2010

The end of the world and Tiger Woods.

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City of Life, City of Death

By Ananya Vajpeyi | May 31, 2010

Sipping the sweet stuff amid the death dance in Benares.

The Sagemont Church cross.

Everything Will Fall into Place

By Clint Rainey | April 5, 2010

Remaking Houston, one giant cross at a time.

Life in Year One

Life in Year Now

By Scott Korb and Kate Garrick | March 15, 2010

A pilgrimage in 21st-century Palestine.

In God We Trust.

Dear god,

By Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou | February 25, 2010

An angry letter about Haiti from a pissed-off Pentecostal preacher.

"Westboro Baptist Church outside ADL offices" by k763 via Flickr

The Magnetic Poetry of Fred Phelps

By Josh Garrett-Davis | January 11, 2010

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

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Liquid Faith

By Mark Bergen | January 4, 2010

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

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The Hole World

By Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet | December 28, 2009

Dirt eating in Chimayo, New Mexico.

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The Virgin Birth

By Meera Subramanian | December 24, 2009

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

"Blue mosque tourist" by Prof-B via Flickr

Revelation Road

By Peter Manseau | December 7, 2009

After ditching the tour group, he’s got twenty-four hours and seven very important Turkish towns to see.