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Tag: Religion and society

Silicon Valley’s latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may...

A. Trevor Sutton, Concordia Seminary Silicon Valley’s newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from “addictive” activities such as social media, music, internet gaming...

An old debate over religion in school is opening up again

David Mislin, Temple University As the 2020 election approaches in the United States, President Donald Trump is adding school prayer to the list of contentious...

Killing of Soleimani evokes dark history of political assassinations in the...

Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who promoted the religious and political influence of the Iranian regime across the Middle East with...

Why some people distrust atheists

Jaimie Arona Krems, Oklahoma State University and Jordan W. Moon, Arizona State University An ad featuring Ron Reagan, son of the Republican former President Ronald...

Deaf Christians often struggle to hear God’s word, but some find...

Jana Bennett, University of Dayton For years, my husband would say after we returned from the church, “I thought the sermon was good.” To that,...

Deaf Christians often struggle to hear God’s word, but some find...

Jana Bennett, University of Dayton For years, my husband would say after we returned from the church, “I thought the sermon was good.” To that,...

What makes Christmas movies so popular

S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...

Mormons and money: An unorthodox and messy history of church finances

John Turner, George Mason University The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has allegedly amassed US$100 billion in purportedly charitable assets since 1997 without...

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