Perry Bacon, a columnist for The Washington Post, has an essay about his experience with Christianity titled “I Left the Church — and Now Long for a ‘Church for the Nones.’”
One BYU to rule them all … for better or for worse
This week, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints put into action a new policy, aligning expectations for conduct at all four of its colleges in the United States: Brigham Young University, its flagship school in Provo, Utah, as…
Can Muslim Parents Align With The Christian Right?
Faced with a throng of worried parents, Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink met with a few Muslim protesters to hear their objections to the “LGBTQ+-inclusive texts” schoolteachers would be using with their children.
Holocaust survivor group claims victory after Christie’s cancels second auction of jewelry linked to Nazi plunder
Christie’s has announced that it will not follow through with plans to hold a second auction of jewelry from an estate that was partially built on Nazi plunder.
Woman accused of trying to aid suicide says man wanted to explore the afterlife, police say
A Connecticut woman has been criminally charged for trying to help a relative die by suicide because he felt he’d accomplished his life’s goals and was “ready to go,” police said.
Why Faith-Based ‘True Story’ Movies Are So Often Untrue
If Christians actually believe our beliefs are true, why do so many of the “true stories” we tell in our movies stretch the truth beyond the breaking point?
Off to Mongolia: As oldest traveling pontiff, Francis visits a country with few Christians
One of the most interesting, but least publicized religious events of the year happens this weekend, starting today actually, when Pope Francis travels to Mongolia. The papal schedule is here.
Covenant Families Frustrated by Tennessee’s Failure to Pass New Gun Laws
They hoped the Tennessee legislature would listen to them. They hoped the elected representatives would do something—something—to make their kids safer.
Pope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Pope Francis said Wednesday he will be releasing an update to his landmark 2015 environmental encyclical on Oct. 4, the feast of his nature-loving namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, as he called for an end to the “senseless war against our common…