Tag: Religion
How religious fervor and anti-regulation zealotry laid the groundwork for America’s...
Conor Heffernan, University of Texas at Austin
Spend any time watching television or scrolling through social media, and you’ll...
What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no...
Vincent Farenga, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Because of a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases, the...
Mindfulness meditation can make some Americans more selfish and less generous
Michael J. Poulin, University at Buffalo
When Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata travels, he brings water with him from Japan....
Faith still shapes morals and values even after people are ‘done’...
Philip Schwadel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Sam Hardy, Brigham Young University
Religion forms a moral foundation for billions of...
Why it matters that 7 states still have bans on atheists...
Kristina M. Lee, Colorado State University
Tennessee’s Constitution includes a provision that bars three groups from holding office: atheists,...
‘Doing nothing’ is all the rage – is it a form...
Ingrid Nelson, Amherst College
The pandemic has either created too much free time or too little. Kitchen-table commutes and...
Why contemplating death can help you live a happier life
Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University
How do you feel about the idea of dying? Is it something you think about often? Or does it make...
Iran’s secular shift: new survey reveals huge changes in religious beliefs
Pooyan Tamimi Arab, Utrecht University and Ammar Maleki, Tilburg University
Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution was a defining event that changed how we think about the...
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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
