Why is the Pope Popular Among Nones?
Popularity in public figureheads is fleeting. As the newly-elected president enters office with the lowest…
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It Depends What You Mean By “Religious”: Latest Poll Says More About Us Than Candidates
A new poll from the Pew Research Center tells us, predictably enough, that Americans generally…
Read MoreMillennials Put Off By Rigid, Judgmental Religion Offered … More Orthodoxy
In a way, the Christian Post‘s Kevin Shrum is quite right about why young people reject…
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If By “American” and “Religious” You Mean “Republican” and “Conservative Christian,” Then Yes…
Last month, RD’s Diane Winston commented on the overhyping of a recent Pew survey suggesting that Americans have a…
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A Startling Number Believe You Can Be Jewish Jesus Follower; Why It’s Not As Crazy As It Sounds
A full third of Jewish Americans think that followers of Jesus Christ can also be Jews, though theologically speaking, Jesus isn’t messiah material for religious Jews. So what gives?
Read MoreUsing Science to Diss Religion
Makes good headlines, but shouldn’t it be sound?
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Do Intelligent People Need Religion?
A new analysis of decades of studies concludes that religious people tend to be less intelligent, while a new book by Eastern Orthodox intellectual David Bentley Hart suggests that “the absolutely convinced atheist” is not an uncompromising intellectual, but rather “someone who has failed to notice something very obvious.”
Read MoreNew Study Claims to ‘Explain’ Near-Death Religious Experiences
And more importantly: do rats have souls?
Read MoreDoes God know if I cheat on a test in São Paulo?
Anatomy of a cross-cultural study.
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Conservatism’s Bulldog Claims Psychology Tilts Liberal
If you haven’t heard of Jonathan Haidt yet, you probably will soon. The social psychologist from the University of Virginia is making quite a media splash. Most recently, he set off a small media storm by calling out his fellow psychologists for unacknowledged liberal bias.
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