Tag: Religion
Before the tragedy at Jonestown, the people of Peoples Temple had...
Rebecca Moore, San Diego State University
When people hear the word “Jonestown,” they usually think of horror and death.
Located in the South American country...
The Amish live simply, but don’t confuse them with environmentalists
David McConnell, The College of Wooster and Marilyn Loveless, The College of Wooster
In recent decades, many popular myths about the Amish – that they...
The brainwashing myth
Rebecca Moore, San Diego State University
Nearly 40 years ago, my two sisters, Carolyn Layton and Annie Moore, were among those who planned the mass...
The monster festival: A pilgrimage to small town America
Joseph P. Laycock, Texas State University
One of my hobbies is dragging my patient wife to small towns to study beliefs and practices related to...
Religion is uniquely human, but computer simulations may help us understand...
Wesley Wildman, Boston University
When disaster strikes, people often turn to religion for comfort and support. A powerful recent example of this comes from a...
30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism lingers in public...
John E. Taylor, West Virginia University
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Edwards v. Aguillard, a groundbreaking case...
Mainstream media outlets are dropping the ball with terrorism coverage
Philip Seib, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
News coverage of the Manchester terrorist attack was sadly familiar: cellphone videos of...
What Gorsuch’s conservative Supreme Court means for workers
Michele Gilman, University of Baltimore
As Neil Gorsuch takes his seat on the Supreme Court, the 4-4 ideological stalemate that plagued the institution...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
