Religion

Dianetics Goes Deco

Board of Education Labels Evolution a "Theory"

Weekly News Wrapup - The Pope, Merging Airlines, and Canceled Concerts

Pope Benedict XVI's Contrition: Too Little, Too Late

Herald Finally Acknowledges Controversial Nature of DVD Insert

Float On and Suffer Well

Why Is Fidel Hanging Out with Russian Orthodox Priests, Anyway?

Fidel and Vladimir Gundjaev The haggard remains of Fidel Castro made headlines earlier this month for meeting with a Russian Orthodox priest in Havana. The story was newsworthy mostly because the meeting produced the first photo of the ailing Cuban dictator since early this summer. But a larger ... More >>

Father Alberto Cutie Isn't the First to Change Religions

Fidel and Vladimir Gundjaev The haggard remains of Fidel Castro made headlines earlier this month for meeting with a Russian Orthodox priest in Havana. The story was newsworthy mostly because the meeting produced the first photo of the ailing Cuban dictator since early this summer. But a larger ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of December 18, 2008

"If the missiles had remained, we would have used them against the very heart of America, including New York."

Aventura Lawyer Goes After Pedophile Priests

The Catholic Church must hate this guy.

Church Fires Pederast Priest's Secretary

When Rev. Neil Doherty misbehaved, the archdiocese punished Theresa Gerstner.

The Gaza Dialogues

With more than 100,000 Jews in Miami, it's no wonder the debate here is hot

Religious Conviction

Judge José E. Martinez ruled on a contentious case involving the Archdiocese of Miami. Problem is, he's a Eucharistic minister

Letters from the Issue of June 29, 2006

Don’t shake your ass at clubs to Sean Paul if you’re "repulsed at men’s bulges”

Sidewalk Salvation

Preach. Convert. Repeat.

Darwin This

Jews clash over the intelligence of intelligent design

Starry Fight

Oh heavens! A brilliant Cuban exile takes top billing in the intelligent design debate

Antique Overload

Oh heavens! A brilliant Cuban exile takes top billing in the intelligent design debate

Into the Light

Oh heavens! A brilliant Cuban exile takes top billing in the intelligent design debate

Murdered in Havana

After the Catholic Church banished him, Cuba welcomed him. But the vibrant new life George Zirwas created for himself soon ended in tragic death.

A Tale of Two Mosques

Both are in South Florida and both attracted terrorists, but they could not be more different

Letters from the Issue of March 7, 2002

More debate about "Strings Attached"

The Accidental Terrorist

He stumbled into a group of Muslim extremists with plans to attack America. Then he stumbled into Miami. Today Shaheed Mohamed is nowhere to be found.

Oooh, Witchy Women

A Night Between the Veils: A Samhain Celebration

Lilith Unfair

Although beautiful to look at, this Israeli film can't manage to say much

Best Macramé Maker

Daniel Tong

Dish

Good and Kosher

Deep Breaths

Monastic vibes from on high resonate here at sea level

The Buddha Brotherhood

In Japan the Soka Gakkai sect is religiously aggressive and politically ambitious. In South Florida it's about peace, prosperity, and positive thinking.

Welcome to the Neighborhood

In Japan the Soka Gakkai sect is religiously aggressive and politically ambitious. In South Florida it's about peace, prosperity, and positive thinking.

Miami's Man in Havana

Unrepentant leftist, friend to Castro, and loyal Cuban, Max Lesnik continues to defy the ideological mandates of el exilio

Brothers in Alms

Unrepentant leftist, friend to Castro, and loyal Cuban, Max Lesnik continues to defy the ideological mandates of el exilio

Angels and Demons Has a Need for Speed

In theaters Friday.

FBI tries to deport Muslim man for refusing to be an informant

After Imam Foad Farahi declined to become a federal informant, the government tried to destroy him.

Friday Food Funnies: Fast Food

What is fast food to a redneck? Hitting a dear at 65 mph.I like White Castle but White Castle doesn't like me. ~Craig Hopson, chef at Le Cirque, N.Y.C.After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor.The Pope say ... More >>

World leaders should see the Frost Art Museum's latest exhibits

What is fast food to a redneck? Hitting a dear at 65 mph.I like White Castle but White Castle doesn't like me. ~Craig Hopson, chef at Le Cirque, N.Y.C.After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor.The Pope say ... More >>

Two Lowe Art Museum exhibits showcase life in repressive worlds 1,500 years apart

What is fast food to a redneck? Hitting a dear at 65 mph.I like White Castle but White Castle doesn't like me. ~Craig Hopson, chef at Le Cirque, N.Y.C.After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor.The Pope say ... More >>

Catholics Should Take Pope On Tour, Like Conan O'Brien

The catholic church! Man, they are in the pits, right? Their Q score right now rivals Kate Gosselin's. Heck, it's probably worse than Michelle "Bombshell" McGee's. ​Ever since international media reported the pope, wacky Benedict, willfully ignored reports of kiddie-diddling priests, the church h ... More >>

Did Priest Sex Scandal Lead Miami Archbishop to Resign Early?

The AP reports this morning that the pope has accepted the resignation of Miami Archbishop John Favalora, who has led the Catholic Church in Miami, Broward, and Monroe counties since 1994. Rev. Neil Doherty was accused of drugging and molesting dozens of boys in Miami.​Favalora's move ... More >>

The House of Anger

The AP reports this morning that the pope has accepted the resignation of Miami Archbishop John Favalora, who has led the Catholic Church in Miami, Broward, and Monroe counties since 1994. Rev. Neil Doherty was accused of drugging and molesting dozens of boys in Miami.​Favalora's move ... More >>

Archbishop Thomas Wenski: Tea Party conservative and church radical

The AP reports this morning that the pope has accepted the resignation of Miami Archbishop John Favalora, who has led the Catholic Church in Miami, Broward, and Monroe counties since 1994. Rev. Neil Doherty was accused of drugging and molesting dozens of boys in Miami.​Favalora's move ... More >>

Peter, Paul, and Bones

The AP reports this morning that the pope has accepted the resignation of Miami Archbishop John Favalora, who has led the Catholic Church in Miami, Broward, and Monroe counties since 1994. Rev. Neil Doherty was accused of drugging and molesting dozens of boys in Miami.​Favalora's move ... More >>

Santeria Priest Calls Richard "Kudo" Couto's Animal Abuse Allegations "Hate Speech"

Ernest Pichardo​Oba Ernesto Pichardo, the high priest and president of the Santeria church that won a landmark Supreme Court case, doesn't take kindly to a renegade animal-rights activist's claims that his faith practices "torture." In fact, he told Riptide yesterday afternoon, he wants to s ... More >>

A Little Off the Top

Ernest Pichardo​Oba Ernesto Pichardo, the high priest and president of the Santeria church that won a landmark Supreme Court case, doesn't take kindly to a renegade animal-rights activist's claims that his faith practices "torture." In fact, he told Riptide yesterday afternoon, he wants to s ... More >>

Santeria Will Get You Cash Money (Video)

photo by C. StilesValdes performing a ceremony in his home.Julio Cesar Garcia had a problem last week. He was sick of his job at Miami International Airport, and he was ready for a promotion. Sadly, his bosses weren't quite so interested in bumping him up the food chain.So Garcia did what any good S ... More >>

Santeria stalker

photo by C. StilesValdes performing a ceremony in his home.Julio Cesar Garcia had a problem last week. He was sick of his job at Miami International Airport, and he was ready for a promotion. Sadly, his bosses weren't quite so interested in bumping him up the food chain.So Garcia did what any good S ... More >>

Mormons: Hate 'em or elect 'em

photo by C. StilesValdes performing a ceremony in his home.Julio Cesar Garcia had a problem last week. He was sick of his job at Miami International Airport, and he was ready for a promotion. Sadly, his bosses weren't quite so interested in bumping him up the food chain.So Garcia did what any good S ... More >>

Pope Benedict May Visit Cuba Next Year

​Few pastoral visits caused as much controversy as Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit to Cuba. Catholic exiles worried that the Pope's visit to the island would further legitimize Fidel Castro's dictatorship, and images of the two shaking hands was not a welcome site for many in Miami.Now, the Vatican ... More >>

Rev. Neil Doherty Hit With $100 Million Judgment in Miami Catholic Church Sex Abuse Suit

​A local jury has returned a $100 million judgment in a civil lawsuit against Rev. Neil Dohetry, a former Catholic priest with the Archdiocese of Miami. Although the money might be impossible to collect, the judgment is the biggest ever levied in a case concerning the sexual abuse of children ... More >>

Ernesto Pichardo: Spirit Guide

​A local jury has returned a $100 million judgment in a civil lawsuit against Rev. Neil Dohetry, a former Catholic priest with the Archdiocese of Miami. Although the money might be impossible to collect, the judgment is the biggest ever levied in a case concerning the sexual abuse of children ... More >>