Film About Stephen Hawking Is 'God-Haunted'

The great British physicist Stephen Hawking has emerged in recent years as a poster boy for atheism, especially in light of his heroic struggles against ...

Sacred Pilgrimages on the Rise

According to research there is a noticeable decline in organized religion, but religious pilgrimages are more popular than ever. At the First International ...

Pollyanna's 'Glad Game' Versus True Hope

The 1960 film Pollyanna starring Hayley Mills, based on the novel by Eleanor H. Porter, written in 1913 was released. The lead character's full name ...

Secular Author Says, 'I Miss God'

"I don't believe in God, but I miss him."

This is the opening line from a book titled Nothing to Be Afraid Of by the award-winning British ...

Researchers Identify 'The Perception of Incongruity'

In 1949, researchers asked a group of students at Ivy League schools to perform a simple task: identify playing cards. There were just two catches. First, ...

College President Faces Cancer with Faith

Steve Hayner, the 66-year-old beloved president of Columbia Theological Seminary, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After tests had revealed that ...

Comedian Louis C.K. Says Atheism Is Illogical

On an episode of Saturday Night Live, the comedian Louis C.K. shared his beliefs about the impossibility of atheism:

I'm not religious. I don't ...

Bill Gates Answers "Do You Believe in God?"

In a recent Rolling Stone interview, the richest man in the world, Bill Gates was asked "Do you believe in God?" Gates said that he believes ...

Room for Doubt Makes Trusting Possible

As long as you have faith, you will have doubts. I sometimes use the following illustration when I'm speaking. I tell the audience that I have a twenty-dollar ...

People Play the Lotto despite Ridiculous Odds

Forty-five states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, run lotteries [as of September 2024 …. According ...