Foods and Their Meanings Around the World
Since ancient times, people have been attributing symbolic meaning to foods. In some cultures, a plate of spaghetti is not just a plate of spaghetti, and in some households, a single piece of fruit may represent luck, fe ...
Category: Religion Superstitions
Zombies and Werewolves and Dybbuks — Oh My!
Halloween is a time for ghosts, goblins, and all things scary, right? Yes! But did you know that many scary things have their origins in religion and folklore? It’s true. Virtually all religions and cultures have ...
Category: Religion Spirituality Superstitions
What Is a Soulmate?
You hear the word soulmate bandied about a lot these days. Often it comes out of the mouth of a bride who believes, or at least wants to believe, that she is marrying the love of her life with whom she’ll live happ ...
Category: Spirituality Superstitions
Is Precognition for Real?
We’ve all had the experience. Something tells you that your child is in trouble and you race out into the back yard to discover him or her in the process of falling off the swing and scraping a knee. The youngster ...
Category: Science Superstitions
New Gallup Poll Shows Church Membership at All-Time Low
A new Gallup poll released in April of this year reveals that the number of people who belong to a church, synagogue or mosque reached an all-time low of 50% in 2018. Church membership reached its high of 76% in 1948, an ...
Category: Spirituality Superstitions freedom from religion
Are There Such Things as Guardian Angels?
If you’re of a certain age, you likely remember “Touched by an Angel,” the wildly popular TV series that ran on CBS on Sunday evening (when else?) from 1994–2003. If you’re of a younger cert ...
Category: Religion Superstitions
Vaccinations and Religious Freedom
With the upswing in US measles outbreaks in recent years, the controversy over parents refusing to vaccinate their children on religious grounds has not only come to the forefront, but also is sweeping the country. Today ...
Category: Health and Wellness Politics Religion Superstitions
Telling Children About Santa Claus
Once Halloween is over, many people start focusing on Christmas. You might hear Christmas music playing on the radio, see Christmas displays in stores, and watch Christmas commercials on television. This is also the ti ...
Category: Holidays and Observances Superstitions
The Watchers
Chances are, if you are a member of an orthodox Judeo-Christian faith, you aren't familiar with a creepy cast member that is introduced in the Old Testament. The book of Genesis describes a type of being that lives in th ...
Category: End of the World Religion Science Spirituality Superstitions
Friday the 13th - Universal Life Church
One of the most well-known superstitions throughout the world is the mysticism surrounding Friday the 13th. The superstition spans across centuries, continents and cultures. From pre-Christian beliefs that Friday was a s ...
Category: Superstitions