Can Religion Help Improve Your Emotional Health?
While there is understandably a lot of focus and concern around everybody's physical health these days, emotional health is another important part of well-being that may be deeply affected by the challenges brought on by ...
Clashes Between Government and Religious Leaders in the Balkans
While the world struggles with a global pandemic, it may seem like almost everything else has been put on hold. Unfortunately, political tension and conflict still exist and may be made even more complicated by the dange ...
Category: Politics Religion Political and Religious Controversy
Has COVID-19 Created a Religious Revival?
As churches have navigated the sudden changes in structure brought on upon by the outbreak of COVID-19, a lot of interesting observations have been made. The creative changes to traditional church activities may at first ...
Category: Religion Science Technology
Some Religious Communities Continue To Disregard Social Distancing Guidelines
While it is inspiring to see how countless religious groups across faiths are rising to the challenge of adapting to the situation brought on by the novel coronavirus, groups that continue to gather can still be a cause ...
Creative Ways Religions Worldwide Are Staying Distant
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world are changing their routines to fit within social distancing guidelines. Religions across the globe have also adjusted to stay connected with their congregatio ...
Category: Health and Wellness Religion
Christians Worried Coronavirus Will Cause Porn Addiction to Rise
Some Christians are concerned that stay-at-home orders will lead to an increase in pornography viewership and create a wave of new porn addicts once our lives return to normal.
Category: Morality Christianity
Experts Say COVID-19 Homeschooling Could Radicalize Kids
Harvard Professor Elizabeth Bartholet is calling for a ban on homeschooling, arguing that parents who are "extremely religious ideologues" cannot provide a proper education due to their inherent religious biases.
Category: Christianity
Is Religion the Ultimate Placebo?
According to Forbes, there is the placebo, and then there is the placebo effect. A placebo is the archetypal “sugar pill” — a pill that holds no medical value whatsoever but still miraculously alleviates medical ...
Who’s Converting to Catholicism?
As more people move away from religion, you might think that the Catholic Church sees the least number of converts each year due to its oftentimes backwards beliefs, corrupt leadership and strict rules. However, though i ...
Category: Religion Christianity
3 Patron Saints To Pray To During the Time of the Coronavirus
It’s safe to say that the coronavirus has everyone in a panic, and why shouldn’t it? With at least a 3.4% estimated mortality rate, the novel COVID-19 is significantly higher than that of the annual flu, which typica ...
Category: Health and Wellness Religion