As was reported here recently, Mark Paschall, county treasurer in Jefferson County, Colorado, has used his office to distribute 1,000 booklets promoting the idea that God's laws supercede civil laws. Read More...

Christianity has traditionally been opposed to all occult and paranormal practices - Tarot cards, astrology, and so forth. It isn't usual, however, for that opposition to develop into a more-or-less Read More...

So, the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments on whether the phrase "under God" was an unconstitutional addition to the Pledge of Allegiance. But is this really an important issue? Read More...

Evangelical and conservative Christians have made the question of homosexuality one of the most important issues they have to deal with; for them, no other issue is as serious or Read More...

Pope John Paul II's health seems to be getting worse every day - there are very good reasons to think that he won't be alive for too much longer. But Read More...

Jews have lived in Baghdad for thousands of years. Less than a century ago, fully one quarter of the city's entire population was Jewish and there can be no question Read More...

There have been a couple of studies that purport to show some health benefit when people pray for a sick person - but those studies have been filled with so Read More...

October 16, 1649: The colony of Maine passed legislation creating religious freedom for all citizens, but only on the condition that those of "contrary" religious beliefs behave "acceptably."

Should devout Muslims be allowed to wear head scarves, even when there is a general ban on head coverings for legitimate reasons? That's a question facing a school district Read More...

The United States is a fairly religious nation, but religion is honored more often in word and principlee than in deed and faith. Polls about religious belief are notoriously unreliable Read More...

Pope John Paul II has always been very popular not only among Catholics but also members of other Christian denominations and other religions. Now, however, as he is about to Read More...

Recently Received: Daoism: A Short Introduction , by James Miller Daoism is not simply an isolated religious tradition - its influence spans centuries and has touched many different religious and cultures. James Miller's Read More...