Religion
How One Man Tried to Build a DMT-Based Cult on Reddit and Lost Everything
In his mid-50s, a depressed, Yale-trained scientist took a potent psychedelic, saw God, and set out to spread the word. Within two years, he was dead.
A Series of Forgotten Photos Capture What Life Was Like in 1980s India
From cabaret stripteases and secret park romances to extreme inequalities, Mitch Epstein’s photos serve as a time capsule of a special time in India’s history.
First Mobs Attacked Their Homes. Then the Government Bulldozed Them.
“The people who are supposed to protect us are hurting us.”
The Intricate Art of Palm Fronds, and the People Who Make Them
After two years of muted Lenten events amid the COVID-19 pandemic, vendors outside Manila's churches are happy to be back in business.
Leaving the Church Makes For Some Good Content
What happens when you make your religion your identity - and then decide to leave?
Buddhist Monks Keep Getting Arrested for Corruption, Murder and Drug Trafficking
What's up with the Thai clergy's unexpected and twisted relationship with crime?
Inside a Holi Celebration in India Where Gods Get a Ride in a Rolls-Royce
The main attraction at this Hindu religious festival that celebrates the arrival of spring is a vintage car that once belonged to Rudyard Kipling.
Manifesting Is Gen Z's Answer to New Age Spirituality
An age-old practice being given a refresh, thanks to TikTok.
We Spoke to the Teenager Who Faced Off With Hindu Supremacists in India’s Growing Hijab Ban
An obscure dress code is turning colleges into religious battlefields, with young Muslim women facing the brunt in the world’s largest democracy.
Australia’s Religious Discrimination Bill Could Make Life Hell for People With Disability
"I just can't work out how people could be so genuinely passionate, and against it, and still vote to pass a bill."
‘Religious Freedom’ Means Trans Students Still Face Threats of Expulsion
LGBTQ students across Australia were promised protection from discrimination at school. Only some of them will get it.
A No-Bullshit Guide To Getting Into Tantric Sex
“The idea that tantric sex is all about delayed orgasms is misguided. It would mean that delaying your orgasm is a challenge that you must win.”