Dear Science and Religion: We Need to Talk Clergy Letter Project seeks to foster compatibility
In July of 1925, The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes was argued in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Better known as the Scopes Monkey trial, the state sued substitute teacher John T.... Read More
Case Against Atheist Pastor Dismissed
After coming out as an atheist in 2015 while pastoring West Hill United Church in Toronto, Canada, Gretta Vosper found herself at the center of an ongoing debate in progressive church circles. Can someone be... Read More
A Virtuous Woman is Not Silent
#MeToo Finds Preacher Who Sanctioned Abuse and Demonized Divorce Ok, ladies, ready to be submissive to your man in every way you can? Ready to pray the domestic violence away? Yeah, me neither. Paige Patterson... Read More
Parody Marriage Bill is a Joke
Last year, Chris Sevier tried to sue state officials in Mississippi and several other states to force them to recognize his marriage to a computer, apparently in a deeply misguided attempt to criticize marriage equality.... Read More
Leaving Religion Is an Equal Opportunity Endeavor
For years we’ve heard about how American Christians are leaving their religion. Numerous studies have shown the growing numbers of people who have left Christianity for another faith or for no faith at all, a... Read More
Surveying the Demise of White American Christianity
The 2016 election laid bare the underbelly of Christianity with over 81 percent of white evangelicals casting their vote for Donald J. Trump. In the person of Trump one finds the coming together of American... Read More
Phoning It In for the Family? Researchers suggest it may better to make a slow and subtle break from the religion of your parents
A study published in the June edition of the Journal of Family Issues looked at the effect a child’s break from his or her parents’ religion can have on multigenerational relationships within the family. Syracuse... Read More