During a debate about displaying the Ten Commandments in local government buildings in southern Florida, Collier County Commissioner Chris Hall dismissed the sacred meaning of the words found in the Bible.
Do Non-Religious People Actually Hate Religion?
To me, there’s always been a pretty big blind spot when it comes to the study of non-religion in the United States. There are plenty of survey questions that ask about religious attendance and belief in God. However, there are very…
American Bible Society funds AI assistant, YouTube shows to boost Gen Z Bible use
Could artificial intelligence or short TV episodes help young adults engage more with the Bible?
Supporting religious diversity on campus is a surprising consensus among faculty across the red-blue divide
Universities, often perceived as bastions of progressive thought, are increasingly reflecting the broader political polarization gripping the nation.
From public confession to private penance: How Catholic confession has evolved over centuries
The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film “I Confess,” based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He’s innocent, and has even heard the murderer’s confession – but cannot clear his own name.
When Identity Becomes Idolatry
Those who shower us with praise don’t always have our best interests at heart. “Words are easy, like the wind,” as William Shakespeare warned in the final entry of a 20-poem collection, while “faithful friends are hard to find.” Friendship must be…
Why religious groups are pushing for psychedelics as sacrament
Texas passed a landmark law in June 2025, supported by former Gov. Rick Perry, that allocates US$50 million to support research on ibogaine, one of the most powerful psychedelics, for treating opioid addiction and treatment-resistant PTSD.
US Visa Uncertainty Upends Plans of Chinese Christian Families
Zhu Desheng and Wang Pei, who live in a third-tier city in southern China, sacrificed a lot to ensure their son, Peter, received a Christian education.
The midwives of democracy are already at work
Nearly nine months into 2025, it seems there is no escaping the soul-crushing headlines of clawed‑back voting rights, mass deportation raids, families torn apart, the law enforcement takeover of D.C. and record-breaking heat waves resulting in fatalities all around the…
The Bible Is About Jesus—but Not Jesus Without His Bride
If the Bible is the most-published book in world history, books about the Bible sometimes feel like a close second. That’s not a bad thing. I’ve written a couple of them myself and may have more in me. Books about the Bible…
Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier
Small local organizations called Active Clubs have spread widely across the U.S. and internationally, using fitness as a cover for a much more alarming mission. These groups are a new and harder-to-detect form of white supremacist organizing that merges extremist ideology with fitness and…
Orthodox archbishop apologizes to anyone pained by his meeting with Putin
An Orthodox archbishop who exchanged friendly greetings and gifts with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska has apologized to “those who have experienced pain, suffering, or confusion because of my actions.”