Lag BaOmer Bonfire

Jewish Holiday Lag BaOmer Begins Saturday

Jewish holiday Lag BaOmer begins this year on Saturday, May 17. It is a time of both joy and sorrow for the Jewish people.

Hispanic Religious Identity Changing

Religious Identity of Hispanics in the US is Moving Away from Catholicism

A new report from the PEW Religion & Public Life Project supports the increasing shift in religious identity within America. This time the focus

Losing My Religion On Facebook

Exploring the Social Implications of Changing Religious Beliefs

Former Southern Baptist preacher, Jason Eden, explains his change in religious beliefs and coming out publicly about it on Facebook in the article "Losing

New Book “Down in the Chapel” Studies Religious Life in Jail

Writer Joshua Dubler has published a book, Down in the Chapel, about “the most religiously ecelctic sliver of real estate in the history of

Buddha Day

Buddhists Celebrate Buddha Day with Prayer and Good Deeds

Wesak, or Vesak, also known as Buddha Day, is a day for Buddhists to celebrate Siddhartha Gautama's birth, enlightenment, and death. The day is

Bishop Gene Robinson Divorce

The First Openly Gay Bishop Gets Divorce

Mark Andrew (top left) and Bishop Gene Robinson (right and bottom left) during their civil ceremony in 2008 First openly gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene

Clemson University Football and Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion and Sports Collide in NCAA Athletic Teams

The realms of religion and sports are certainly intertwined, but there are some that want to separate them completely. There are at present two

Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Should Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals be considered torture?

UN Committee weighs case to consider Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandals as torture. The Vatican drew the attention of the United Nations Committee overseeing

Nigerian School Girls

International Pressure to Bring Back Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Increases

The international community is coming together in support of the recently kidnapped Nigerian girls, but the situation remains dire. It has been over two

Prayer Ruled Constitutional

Government Prayers Ruled Constitutional by US Supreme Court

This Monday the Supreme Court ruled that opening a city council or other public board meeting with a prayer is Constitutional. They ruled that