Tag: Religion and society
How China does Valentine’s Day
Wei Li, Frostburg State University
Americans celebrate love on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day — a holiday named for Saint Valentine, a third-century Roman clergyman who...
Gay rights dispute is pulling apart the United Methodist Church, after...
Scott T. Vehstedt, American University
The Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the United States, is headed toward a divorce.
In early January, mediators...
Catholic investigations are still shrouded in secrecy
Brian J Clites, Case Western Reserve University
Roman Catholic Bishop Richard Malone resigned in December 2019 after intense public criticism for his handling of the...
Why we knock on wood
Rosemary V. Hathaway, West Virginia University
Ever said something like, “I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket” – and then quickly, for luck, rapped your knuckles...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
