Continuing my conspiracy theory trend this week (not something I tried for, its just sometimes happens), I came across an esoteric analysis of the new Transformers movie. The actual conspiracy theory ... Read More

The Internet is a wonderful thing, letting people spread ideas far more quickly than at any time previous to now. It also, however, gives a greater voice to conspiracy ... Read More

Pope Benedict XVI declared today that carbon-dating of the bones of St. Paul "seems to confirm the unanimous and undisputed tradition that these are the mortal remains of the Apostle ... Read More

Among the deluge of Michael Jackson articles to hit the web this week, one fact that kept hitting my news filters was the fact that his Thriller video, considered by ... Read More

The St. Petersberg Times released a three-part article on Scientology based on the testimony of several formerly high-ranking defectors. The paper's website is also offering a variety of additional ... Read More

UnreasonableFaith.com posted an interesting video on cult mentality by a woman who was both an ex-Moonie and an ex-deprogrammer. While I don't agree with all of her points (including visually comparing ... Read More

As protests concerning the legitimacy of recent presidential elections in Iran continue, the complicated divide between conservatives and progressives is making itself more clear, and one of the subjects in ... Read More

Iranians are angry, with thousands upon thousands of protesters taking to the streets and occasionally setting vehicles on fire. They accuse president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of rigging the recent presidential ... Read More

My short answer, explained in a new article, is "no," Freemasonry is not a religion and, thus, will not get much airtime on the AltReligion site. There are certainly those who ... Read More

Susan Atkins, a member of Charles Manson's "Family", is up for parole for the 18th time in September. Most people have little doubt that Manson's group can be described as a ... Read More

I've started studying up on Voodoo, the syncretic Caribbean religion with roots in African spirituality. My first stop, as usual was the local library, which is a good-sized place ... Read More

Growing diversity continues to challenge governmental systems. When the first amendment was written, I'm guessing its exercise seemed obvious and straightforward to the Founding Fathers. Public schools, funded by tax ... Read More

The news services and blogosphere are abuzz today with President Obama's speech in Cairo, which attempts to start healing the gulf between the Muslim world and the United States. ... Read More

It's hard enough to stay out of the tabloids as a celebrity, but when you're following something like Scientology it seems darn near impossible. Gossip columns are reporting this ... Read More