The courage and clarity of President Trump’s executive orders on gender identity Last week, flanked by a small army of girls and young women, Presi...
Young men are turning to conservatism—in politics and in Christianity They didn’t see this coming. Liberals in America are scratching their heads t...
The meaning of the president’s second term in office Monday was one of those very few days that draw a line in the sands of history. Amer...
The life and legacy of Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th President of the United States, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga., at age ...
Mary Zeiss Stange is a professor of women's studies and religion at Skidmore College in New York and a member of USA Today's Board of Contributors. In an article published in the paper's July 9, 2007 edition, Stange suggests that mainline Protestant ...
A British think-tank has sounded a warning about a generation of "screen kids" who are being raised by "electronic babysitters." The report also warns that these children, largely parented by digital devices, are spending more and more time in their ...
Aren't you offended? That is the question many Evangelicals are being asked in the wake of a recent document released by the Vatican. The document declares that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church -- or, in words the Vatican would prefe ...
The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding of Seattle made news in recent weeks by declaring herself to be both a Christian and a practicing Muslim. The Episcopal priest lives in Seattle and is scheduled to teach for the next academic year at Seattle University (a ...
The debate over the question, "Are Mormons 'Christians?,'" continues at Beliefnet.com. My second article was published Thursday and I look forward to reading the response by Orson Scott Card. The debate can be found here. From my second article: In ...
Germany's most influential newsmagazine, Der Spiegel, reports that a new television channel there will concentrate 24/7 on issues related to death, dying, aging, and mourning. This may be the inevitable result of Europe's secularization, and on this ...
Are Mormons Christians? Beliefnet.com invited me to debate that issue with Orson Scott Card, a prominent Mormon author. The exchange is already interesting and we will see how it develops. You can find the debate here. In my first argument, I deal w ...
Why are we so fascinated with beasts that can kill us? What is our fascination with all things wild and wonderful? The reality is that we share this earth with animals that will bite us, strike us, suffocate us, kill us, and even eat us. What are we ...
Have we reached the point that a Christian who affirms traditional church teachings cannot be appointed to public office? The case of Dr. James Wilson Holsinger, Jr. now raises that question. President George W. Bush has nominated Dr. Holsinger to b ...
For some time now ethicists have warned that the development of real animal-human combinations -- known as chimeras -- was nearing on the horizon. Now, according to some reports, the future has arrived. As William Saletan reports in The Washington P ...