Rick Paulas
The Weird and Fraudulent World of Catholic Relics
For centuries, some Christians have venerated the bodies and possessions of saints, but more often than not, there's no way to tell whether something is St. Peter's skull or a really old potato.
The Power Team Was the Bloody, Evangelical Freakshow that Ruled the 80s
They bent steel and smashed concrete with their skulls while preaching the word of Christ to massive audiences. Two decades later, the group was bankrupt.
Do Mormons Care About Joseph Smith's 40 Wives?
This year the LDS church released a series of essays that quietly acknowledged some of the more sordid bits of Mormon history, including the religion's founder's polygamy.
This Guy Started His Own Cult
"It's a group performance where everyone's a player," says Christopher Allman, the creator and leader of the People of Ieya.
This Guy Thinks Danny DeVito Is the Antichrist
William Tapley, self-proclaimed "Third Eagle of the Apocalypse" and "Co-Prophet of the End Times", thinks the guy who played the Penguin is going to bring about the Apocalypse.
Catholics Are Going to Freak When We Find Aliens
What would happen to the world's religions if we made contact with alien life?