Time & Newsweek talking about religion is like Laurel & Hardy talking about philosophy. Consider the secular sources. No axes to grind, no sir. Certainly not linked arm-to-arm with the the aclu (hey, does the ac in aclu stand for "anti-Christ?).
Long ago I concluded that a magazine calling itself "Time" was constutionally unable to deal with matters that are Timeless and Eternal. My only regret is that I had but one subscription to enjoy cancelling.
Ollie: You know Stanley, the Dali Lama is very deep.
Stanley: He certainly is.