Christianity

In 2007 and 2014, the Pew Research Center conducted a Religious Landscape Survey, arguably the largest, most comprehensive look at religion in the country. Each of them had more than 35,000 participants who answered questions about their beliefs in detail. T…

I found it: An advertisement for atheism that gets right to the point, courtesy of the Australian comedy show The Gruen: The show also had an advertising pitch for Christianity. But, like religion, it lacks humor. It’s just a boiled down version of Pascal’…

David Bazan formed Pedro The Lion in 1995. Over the next decade, the Seattle band released four albums of contemplative indie rock that explored Bazan’s conflicted relationship with his own Christianity and won him a legion of devoted fans. And then, in 2006,…

Given that this era of Kanye West is marked by slapdash approaches to work, it's easy to see why some folks might be skeptical of West's recent veering into Christianity. However, the pastor that has been sermonizing at West's most recent Sunday Services want…

We are in the midst of the Jewish High Holidays. Next week, Jews around the world will observe Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, with a roughly 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer. Most non-Jews (and maybe even some Jews), however…

DALLAS (AP) The judge who gave a hug and Bible to a former Dallas police officer after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing her neighbor said Monday that she watched the woman change during her trial and wants her to live a purposeful life. Ju…

Here’s your daily reminder that not everyone with an opinion deserves to be taken seriously. The Jefferson City (Missouri) News Tribunepublished a letter to the editor yesterday from Don Fleener, a man who has many thoughts about the causes of mass shooting…

In a landmark case for transgender rights, a British employment tribunal has ruled that doctors may not use their Christian faith as an excuse to disregard trans peoples gender identities. Disability assessor Dr. David Mackereth says he was discriminated aga…

The Rev. James Martin, one of Americas most prominent Catholic priests, is a best-selling author, film consultant to Hollywood producers and a prolific tweeter with a digital pulpit that reaches more than 250,000 followers. Father Martin is also a hero to man…

Whether you believe in God or not, you have to admit some of it is pretty trippy. Devils, ghosts, people rising from the dead, to believe in the bible to the letter requires a leap of, well, faith. For his latest series of paintings, New York State-based arti…