The Trending Phenomenon of Faith-Based Fitness
America has seen a fitness craze in the past few years as hundreds of thousands of people head for the gym in an attempt to increase their stamina, decrease their stress, and improve their overall health and wellness. Bu ...
Category: Health and Wellness Religion
Churches Band Together To Wipe Out Medical Debt
In an example of true Christian charity, churches across America are banding together to eradicate the medical debt owed by strangers the church members likely never will meet. In a cooperative effort sweeping the countr ...
When Americans Say They Believe in God, What Do They Actually Mean?
Ask Americans if they believe in God, and 80% of them will say yes. But what God do they believe in? The one described in the Bible, or something else? These are the questions the Pew Research Center set out to answer in ...
Category: Religion Science Spirituality
What Is a Megachurch and Why Do So Many Americans Choose To Attend One?
By definition, a megachurch is a Protestant church with a consistent weekend congregation of at least 2,000. While some Catholic churches have memberships of this size, the term megachurch applies only to huge Protestant ...
Category: 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
Is Atheism Its Own Religion?
As with so many other questions nowadays, the answer to whether atheism is its own religion depends on two things: who you ask and how you define your terms. While our question seems like a simple and straightforward one ...
Universal Life Church Sues Tennessee to Protect Online Ordination
The Universal Life Church Ministries filed a lawsuit against Tennessee to block a recently-passed law that would bar ministers who received their ordination online from performing weddings
Category: Freedom of Religion Religion Universal Life Church
Do People Give Off Auras?
Throughout history, painters have depicted special people with auras; i.e., glowing lights. Think of the halo nearly always shown around the head of Jesus or around the heads of Mary, his mother, or of saints. In art, an ...
Category: Religion Spirituality
What Are the Differences Between Spirituality and Religion?
If you’re a thinker, the title of this article contains a flaw. The question assumes that there are differences between spirituality and religion. Sort of like the old question, “When did you stop beating you ...
Category: Religion Spirituality
Must You Be Religious in Order To Be Ethical?
Throughout the ages, ethics and religion have garnered considerable debate. At the one extreme are those who adamantly hold that ethics can only be derived from religion. At the other extreme are those who just as adaman ...