Valerie Tarico is a psychologist and writer in Seattle, Washington and the founder of Wisdom Commons. She is the author of "Trusting Doubt: A Former Evangelical Looks at Old Beliefs in a New Light" and "Deas and Other Imaginings." Her articles can be found at Awaypoint.Wordpress.com.
An interview with Julie Burkhart, who worked side by side with Dr. Tiller before his murder and is carrying on his legacy despite threats to her own life.
The media’s most unabashed misogynists are actually tame compared to their ideological ancestors, which include the biggest names in Christian history.
Passive acceptance or even glorification of suffering can be adaptive when people have no choice. But why does so much religion -- particularly Catholicism -- fetishize pain?
Abortion is a moral, sacred choice, but the religious right has twisted the truth in an effort to maintain their patriarchal power. Here's how to win the conversation back.
Christians of many stripes are scrambling to distance themselves and their religion from Republican comments about rape. But a literal interpretation of the Bible is quite disturbing.
Catholic Bishops have filed lawsuits against Obama's health care reforms -- here's a great reminder why Abrahamic religion should not be dictating national health policy.
To outsiders there is little more fascinating about the Mormon religion than the secret underwear that Mormon temple initiates are expected to wear day and night.