America isn’t becoming less spiritual. It’s becoming differently spiritual.
EDITORIAL What they call “individualization” in this article already has a name: Idolatry toward self. The article says the origin of this idolatry is placing…
Tag: religion
The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust
Opinion by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 4/7/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/the-true-cost-of-the-churchgoing-bust/ar-BB1kZZql?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f3a2b8b6c7d346d68f700a8a1aa9bf3c&ei=73 As an agnostic, I have spent most of my life thinking about the decline of faith…
Are religious people happier? The science is pretty clear
Opinion by Stephen Cranney, Deseret News, 4/25/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/are-religious-people-happier-the-science-is-pretty-clear/ar-BB1kqglS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=8828797582734b27fe72eff31034a8f4&ei=85 Debates about the impact of religion in the world have been going on for a long…
What does it mean to claim the US is a Christian nation, and what does the Constitution say?
Story by By PETER SMITH, Associated Press, 2/17/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-does-it-mean-to-claim-the-us-is-a-christian-nation-and-what-does-the-constitution-say/ar-BB1iqts0?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=7f660e012c3e4052b0514eb7ff2e785a&ei=6 Many Americans believe the United States was founded as a Christian nation, and the idea…
A neuroscientist explains how religious fundamentalism hijacks the brain
Opinion by Bobby Azarian, Raw Story, 8/25/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/a-neuroscientist-explains-how-religious-fundamentalism-hijacks-the-brain/ar-AA1fNCBi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f497ce65486e4241ae119e59ad29b202&ei=20 EDITORIAL: The thesis of this article is that religious fundamentalism “discourages any logical reasoning or scientific…
Stand up for religious freedom — or surrender your rights to the government
Opinion by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, New York Post, 6/29/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stand-up-for-religious-freedom-or-surrender-your-rights-to-the-government/ar-AA1db4Ns?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e16e3dfdb13e418984a0ef9b87a54287&ei=24 Thursday is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the founders of the church…
The costs of secularism
Story by Jack Elbaum, Washington Examiner, 6/13/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-costs-of-secularism/ar-AA1csdiR?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=44b50a1a92b0485abb288159d2565c26&ei=77 On Saturday, the Wall Street Journal published an essay titled “Is Religion Good for Your Health?” In it, Northeastern…
The Left’s most consistent value: Disdain for religious people
Story by Kaylee McGhee White, Washington Examiner, 12/8/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-left-s-most-consistent-value-disdain-for-religious-people/ar-AA153Kug?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds&cvid=ac7447ee153449759d686d1713def3b1 During the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis on Monday, the U.S. deputy solicitor…
Christians in the US may become a minority group by 2070, report says
Gianna Melillo, The Hill, 9/15/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/christians-in-the-us-may-become-a-minority-group-by-2070-report-says/ar-AA11SqGM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bc7cbfb3ee4b4a79ac9cbf9a9a04763f A decline in the number of Americans who identify as religious and an increase in those who change…
US religious leaders explain why faith in God hit lowest level ever, say COVID made it worse
Andrew Miller, Fox News,7/3/22 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-religious-leaders-explain-why-faith-in-god-hit-lowest-level-ever-say-covid-made-it-worse/ar-AAZ9sCK?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0559df1a19bb478a8246f987a6effb85 A new Gallup poll shows that Americans’ faith in God has hit an all-time low. And four Christian faith leaders said…