In 1991, 30 percent of respondents said they strongly agree that religious leaders should not influence voters in an election. In 2008 those number rose to 44 percent. Southern Baptist ethicist Dr. Richard Land says survey data in the recently published American Religion: Contemporary Trends are too vague to accurately suggest Americans do not want... Continue Reading

An example of that influence is when someone tends to the sick, risking infection. In earlier times, that selfless person might actually have put themselves at risk of death, which doesn’t make sense from an evolutionary perspective particularly if the sick person is not family. Religious beliefs shape key behaviors in ways that evolutionary theory... Continue Reading

For black Northerners, the reverse migration makes economic — and emotional — sense. Thomas Clark was one of those committed New Yorkers. “For me it was the whole urban dynamic of being in a big city, being in the financial center of the world,” said the former New York state banking official and onetime president... Continue Reading

Some New York politicians and religious leaders are criticizing Mayor Michael Bloomberg for not offering clergy members a role in the high-profile ceremonies marking 10 years since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, The Wall Street Journal reported. “This is America, and to have a memorial service where there’s no prayer, this appears... Continue Reading

Christians are not immune from depression simply because they are Christians. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1 out of every 10 adult Americans currently suffers from depression. Depression is not confined to the United States. The World Health Organization describes depression as “common” in the world today, affecting an... Continue Reading

“Why does the black underclass still struggle years after the civil-rights movement?” That’s the question Dr. Anthony Bradley tackles in his new book, Black and Tired. Bradley, a professor of theology and ethics at The King’s College in New York, wonders what happened to the dream Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so eloquently articulated nearly... Continue Reading

The church should learn about whatever replaces postmodernism, but we need not worry. We need only trust in God and proclaim the good news that transcends every culture and epoch. This Truth makes no empty claims and grabs no power except what properly belongs to him as Creator and Redeemer. No obituary appeared in The... Continue Reading

The Schnitt Show, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Parents Say Enough to Reality TV Conservative talk show host Todd Schnitt is rolling out some strong objections about the amount of sex, aggression, and provocative behavior liberally aired on today’s reality television shows saying it is “killing our kids.” Today’s genre of television programming is packed with... Continue Reading

Jesus is no free marketeer. But neither was Jesus a socialist. His primary concern was not saving the economic system but saving individual souls. He has no more encouraging words for the revolutionary socialist than for the laissez-faire capitalist. (WNS)–The Washington Post “On Faith” column gives space to writers of all religious persuasions, including atheist... Continue Reading

“To say we’re fighting about same sex marriage – as if there were such a thing – gives into the premise that two men or two women can be married. That’s simply not possible.” Homosexual, same-sex or gay, depending on who you are talking with, people use different words to describe the attraction of two... Continue Reading