Over the past several months, we’ve gotten a sense of how the 2016 presidential elections are shaping up. Well, at least for the primary. We’ve seen the candidates at their podiums giving speeches that feed... Read More

In 1956, the phrase "In God We Trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States, replacing the original motto "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of Many, One). With a growing number of secular,... Read More

Last week, despite protests from anti-GMO groups, the European Parliament rejected a measure that would allow individual countries to ban genetically modified organisms (GMOs) including certain crops and animal feed. But the issue is hardly... Read More

At the United Nations this week, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, provided an update on the state of world religious freedom. This latest report also focused on the Committee... Read More

If religious people ever found it difficult to express their faith in public, at least religious Apple iPhone users now have answers to their prayers. In its latest operating system update, Apple added new emojis—pictures,... Read More

As I follow the media stories surrounding the tragic death of Tamir Rice, a twelve-year-old boy who was shot and killed while he was playing in a park in Cleveland, Ohio, I’m reminded of a... Read More

On October 12, Jezebel ran a story with the headline: “Study Says People Who Take Coffee Black Have Psychopathic Tendencies.” Reporting on the same story, Popular Science titled its piece: “Love Beer and Coffee? You... Read More