Is religion a byproduct of imagination?

NewScientist has a good summary of the theory:
Humans alone practice religion because they’re the only creatures to have evolved imagination.
That’s the argument of anthropologist Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics. Bloch challenges the popular notion that religion evolved and spread because it promoted social bonding, as has been argued by some anthropologists.
Instead, he [...]

Creationists warp young minds in natural history museum

God and politics in Lynchburg, Tennessee

Muslim Group Tries to Censor Wikipedia

Over 100,000 people have signed an online petition asking Wikipedia to ‘peacefully’ remove the above picture of Muhammad. Of course, Islamic teaching prohibits images of the prophet–hence the protest.
Wikipedia though refuses to comply stating that it will not be subject to ‘censorship:’
Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia with the goal of representing all topics from a [...]

Driving In the Bible Belt

Evangelical group believes I-35 to be biblical.

Trend in America: Atheism

Religion is losing its place as a pillar of American society.