When large companies move into an area, the result is often gentrification. When this happens, the economic and social costs…
Billboards spreading misinformation on the risks of vaccination have popped up around American cities. A bioethicist explains…
The traditional role of chaplains is changing. They are increasingly present in social movements such as Occupy, Standing…
Loren Jacobs's prayer for victims of the Tree of Life congregation offended many Jews. Jacobs is part of a group called…
There has been outrage over the release of a Christian woman accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. An expert explains how blasphemy…
Evangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network has launched the first Christian 24-hour TV channel. History…
The de Young Museum of San Francisco recently opened an exhibit devoted to the Islamic fashion scene. Here's how Muslim…
Two of the fastest growing segments of the American population Latino and Asian-American voters - also are part of evangelical…
The idea of welcoming the stranger is central to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Today, that engenders a responsibility…
Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of Bible were found to be forged. The scrolls are considered priceless. Here's…
After the killing of 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a scholar explains why this hate crime reminds her of the political…
Ghost stories are often about the departed seeking justice for an earthly wrong. Their sightings are a reminder that ethics…
Hell-themed Halloween attractions play on people's fears. The early depictions of hell were meant to use fear as a moral…
A majority of the over 24 mosques spread over Palu were damaged in the tsunami. Two of them survived, though one of them…
American spending on pets is more than the combined GDP of the 39 poorest countries in the world. What if even a small percentage…
The National Council of Churches, which represents 38 Christian denominations, has long been the voice of progressive religion.…
While the problem of priestly abuse might be centuries old, its modern paper trail began after World War II, when 'treatment…
Many Native languages are dying, and their loss has deep and profound implications for our world.
Whether the sins of our past stay with us forever has become a pertinent question of our time. A philosopher argues we don't…
The Second Vatican Council made many doctrinal changes possible in the Catholic Church. An expert argues why the church…