Philosopher Envisions Godless Society as Ideal

In its ideal form, the culture of liberalism would be one that was enlightened, secular, through and through. It would be one in which no trace of divinity ...

New Religion Based on No Authority

A new religion invented by a Massachusetts psychologist has been gaining popularity over recent years. Called "Yoism," this system of beliefs ...

Halle Berry Not Sure Which God to Believe In

I believe in God. I just don't know if that God is Jehovah, Buddha or Allah.

—Actress Halle Berry

The Gospel Can't Be Force-Fed

Author Kevin Harney tells the following story in his book Seismic Shifts:

It was a battle. A wrestling match. A test of wills. Every day, at exactly the ...

Religion Doesn't Equal Faith

"One can love religion like anything else in life: sports, science, stamp collecting. One can love it for its own sake without relation to God or ...

Poll: What Is Your Current Religion?

A 2005 poll, conducted by Newsweek and Beliefnet, asked: "What is your current religion?"

Evangelical Protestant—33 percent Non-Evangelical Protestant—25 ...

Bono Discusses the Church

In an interview with a long-time friend, international pop superstar Bono, of the hit band U2, responded to the sometimes-stained reputation of the church ...

Atheist Admires Christian Service After Hurricane Katrina

"It ought to be possible to live a Christian life without being a Christian," laments Roy Hattersley, a columnist for the U.K. Guardian. An ...

Sports May Fill Spiritual Vacuum

In an essay titled "The Future of Sport" presented at the 2004 conference of the World Future Society, author and futurist Robin Gunston examines ...

Failures of Religion Push People to Atheism

Paradoxically, what propels people toward atheism is above all a sense of revulsion against the excesses and failures of organized religion.