Religion
80 stories
Laughter and Brimstone »
Matt Chandler's youthful take on that old-time religion, at Flower Mound's Village Church.
December 2012 by Tom Bartlett
The Survivors »
On November 5, 2009, Nader Hasan’s cousin Nidal Hasan killed thirteen people at Fort Hood. Kerry Cahill’s father, Michael, was one of the victims. Today, Nader and Kerry are unlikely allies.
June 2012 by Lee Hancock
Finding Peace and Joy in Austin »
How a rare statue in an unassuming temple made the capital city a place to seriously study Buddhism.
May 2012 by Michael Hoinski
His Town »
In 2004, after Marty Rathbun left the Church of Scientology and settled on the Texas Gulf Coast, he thought he had put his difficult past behind him. Then the Squirrel Busters showed up.
February 2012 by Jason Sheeler
Non-Prophet »
When Warren Jeffs fired his attorneys and decided to represent himself in his sexual assault trial, many predicted, accurately, that he would fail miserably. Few realized just what a wild show he would put on.
October 2011 by Katy Vine
Incriminating Documents »
A peek at the internal FLDS documents that the state used to convict Warren Jeffs.
October 2011 by Katy Vine
The Warren Jeffs Trial »
Dispatches from the Warren Jeffs trial in San Angelo.
August 2011 by Katy Vine
Head of The Class »
The question isn’t how the followers of an obscure Turkish imam came to operate the largest charter school system in Texas. It’s whether the incredible success they’ve had can help our ailing public schools.
August 2010 by William Martin
Bishop Takes Castle »
Fort Worth clergyman Jack Iker’s battle with the Episcopal Church has become an all-out war. And the stakes couldn’t be higher.
February 2010 by S. C. Gwynne
Judgment Day »
What really happened to Kari Baker? We may be about to find out.
January 2010 by Skip Hollandsworth
Fundamental Arguments »
On October 26, the first FLDS criminal trial in Texas begins. What legal strategies remain for the defense?
November 2009 by Katy Vine
Last Rights »
The tragic case of Lloyd and Kim Yarbrough raises an old question: Why doesn’t the decision to die belong to the person who is dying?
October 2009 by Gary Cartwright
With God On Their Side »
Last year’s child custody battle between the State of Texas and a fundamentalist Mormon sect prompted many people to wonder how 437 kids could have been ripped away from their parents. When the criminal trials of a dozen sect members get under way this month, the question may become, Was it really safe to send them home?
October 2009 by Katy Vine
C. Andrew Doyle »
The new Episcopal bishop on politics, faith, and Twitter.
August 2009 Interview by Evan Smith
A Mother’s Words »
Bonnie Haldeman, the mother of David Koresh, dies at 64.
February 2009 by Pamela Colloff
Covenant Church »
Houston.
November 2008 by William Martin
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship »
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Dallas.
September 2008 by William Martin
Gruene Hall »
Gruene
May 2008 by William Martin
Oak Hills Church »
San Antonio
March 2008 by William Martin
Lakewood Church, Servicio en Español »
Houston | December 9, 2007
February 2008 by William Martin
Daniel N. DiNardo »
58, cardinal, Houston
February 2008
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints »
Silverlake Ward, Pearland
November 2007 by William Martin
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