Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, the excellent new book from author and theologian Tara Isabella Burton, begins with a rave. This review, to strike maximum contrast, begins with charts.
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke doubled down on his proposal to revoke the tax-exempt status of religious institutions that do not support same-sex marriage. 
A federal court ruled that Michigan’s Democratic attorney general demonstrated discriminatory “hostility” when she attempted to crack down on religious foster care agencies.
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Thursday night said God wasn't going to “let us off the hook” if we don't do something to combat climate change. 
Rep. Jared Huffman (D., Calif.) criticized Rep. Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) on Sunday for going "ballistic" after a House of Representatives committee proposed in January to remove references to God in the oath witnesses take before hearings. 
The Democratic National Committee passed a resolution Saturday claiming nonreligious people are “the largest religious group” within the party, noting these people “overwhelmingly share the Democratic Party’s values.”
Democratic presidential candidates Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) attended services over the weekend at a Baptist church led by a pastor who believes homosexuality is a sin and is big “enough to send you to hell.”
Democratic presidential candidates Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) attended services over the weekend at a Baptist church led by a pastor who believes homosexuality is a sin and is "enough to send you to hell."
South Bend mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg invoked Christian scripture to argue for increasing the minimum wage during Tuesday's Democratic debate. 
An atheist group has dropped its attempt to strip American pastors of their tax exemption for housing. 
Both religion and egalitarianism have something to offer those seeking a happy marriage in a world of shifting mores—though religion leads to more children—a new report on international perspectives on marital happiness shows. 