Tag: Religion and politics
IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal...
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, University of Notre Dame
Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking...
America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics
David Campbell, University of Notre Dame and Geoffrey C. Layman, University of Notre Dame
After climbing for decades, the...
Why the religious beliefs of Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth matter
Julie Ingersoll, University of North Florida
The most serious allegations against Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to head the...
Mormon leaders – whose church is often associated with the GOP...
David Campbell, University of Notre Dame
Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dropped a...
What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you
Melanie A. Howard, Fresno Pacific University
In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had...
Holy wars: How a cathedral of guns and glory symbolizes Putin’s...
Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State
A curious new church was dedicated on the outskirts of Moscow in June 2020:...
Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US...
Ryan Cragun, University of Tampa
The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July.
The...
How ‘In God We Trust’ bills are helping advance a Christian...
Kristina M. Lee, Colorado State University
City vehicles in Chesapeake, Virginia, will soon be getting religion.
EXPLORING NATURE
Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...
Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Vanderbilt University and Aditya Reddy Kurre, University of Pennsylvania
A two-toed sloth at the...
