Bible belt
‘Gay Chorus Deep South’ Confronts Anti-LGBTQ Politics, Starting At Church
The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus toured the Bible Belt in an epic experiment in confronting fear.
How Elvis Depressedly Captured the American South's Conflicted Identity
The area's social polarity directly influences the duo, setting them apart as one of the most intriguing prospects to emerge from the Bible belt.
What It's Like to Start an LGBT Pride March in a Tiny, Religious Town
There weren't any floats at Steinbach's first-ever two-block "parade"—but there were plenty of religious signs.
The Deep South Is Being Hit Hard by HIV/AIDS
Researchers say the social stigma of HIV and AIDS is keeping people in the Bible Belt from seeking treatment, adding to climbing death and infection rates.
No God? No Problem
In 2011, two English standup comedians were driving to Bath when they got to talking about an idea: What if there were a church for people who didn't believe in God?
Sexual Abuse Has Become a Huge Problem for America's Bible Colleges
At Bob Jones University, the mother ship of Christian fundamentalism, students who reported rapes were called liars and sinners and were told that disclosing their attackers would hurt Jesus. Now the school has restarted an investigation into its...