4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (773+ words) “Look No Further!” a billboard on the side of the highway beckons, drawing my gaze toward the red cover of a Bible. “You Are Worthy of Redemption!” Not far away, another sign urges me to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Then…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (541+ words) (ANALYSIS) In 1843, Karl Marx called religion “the opium of the people.” He framed faith as a cheap chemical cheat code used by the ruling class to keep peasants from running riot. Marx envisioned a future in which human beings would…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (349+ words) As the country approaches the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Americans are reflecting on what was lost and what has endured since the attacks. One religious community that physically embodies both is St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, a small Greek Orthodox parish that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (831+ words) NASHVILLE — Little over a decade ago, J.D. Vance was an atheist Yale Law School graduate obsessed with pursuing achievement in private life. Today he is a United States vice president who professes faith in Christ and rejects upward mobility as…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (350+ words) Most practicing Jews in the United States fall into one of three categories. 

 There are the Orthodox Jews, who are committed to following Jewish law to the letter and who uphold all the traditions set by rabbis over the centuries....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (719+ words) (TRAVEL) I recently returned from leading an educational program in Thailand focusing on how Buddhists practice the religion in their day-to-day lives. The participants — Buddhist practitioners from North America and Europe — wanted to deepen their understanding and practice of the…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (539+ words) Under the Treaty of Tripoli of 1797, the U.S. was forced to pay tribute to the Pasha of Tripoli for the return of the captives. After the U.S. navy had increased to six frigates, the U.S. Marines landed “on the shores of Tripoli” (from…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (790+ words) When India became independent in 1947, its constitution affirmed a commitment to religious diversity and pluralism as a national ideal. India is one of the world’s most religiously diverse countries. While a majority of its population is Hindu, it is home…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (544+ words) When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a good number…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (161+ words) Religion in the United States “works” differently for Asian Americans compared to African Americans. The average white American doesn’t think about religion the same way, or practice their faith in the same patterns, as Hispanic Americans. Race is a central…...