Ten ideas for putting your tax rebate check to good use.

The Rev. Mel White served the Religious Right until he came out as a gay man. Here he discusses the reconciliation of his politics, his faith, and his sexual orientation.

The author of God in the White House talks about the ratcheting up of religion, or at least of the rhetoric of religion, in presidential politics; the “abortion myth” in the rise of the Religious Right; and why religion is best left “on the margins of society, not the councils of power.”

Caught between heritage and faith.

Responses from our contributors and readers.

While the intersection of politics and religion is the theme of this month’s INTHEFRAY, a quick look around the Internet makes it clear that we’re not the only ones talking, thinking, and writing about it.

What Obama’s race speech didn’t acknowledge.

Take the quiz and figure out your spiritual-political I.Q.