THE old humanity,” writes an historian of Islam, “had been killed by the new religion.” This is what always happens. True morality, the adepts of each religion tell us, is dependent on their ...

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” - John Adams ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dimitris Xygalatas, CC BY Why do people distrust atheists? A study we conducted, led by psychologist Will Gervais, found ...

(The Conversation) — Religion forms a moral foundation for billions of people throughout the world. In a 2019 survey, 44% of Americans – along with 45% of people across 34 nations – said that belief ...

(RNS) — At the end of his latest lament for the MAGA makeover of American evangelicalism, New York Times columnist David French turns to President John Adams’ 1798 letter to the Massachusetts militia, ...

As inspired as the Constitution is, the Founding Fathers repeatedly declared that it would only be effective in preserving freedom if the people it governs are a moral and religious people. But who ...

With his usual verve, Rodney Stark takes aim at the functionalist model of religion (“Why Gods Should Matter in Social Science,” The Review, June 6). Stark’s research methods are first-rate, and his ...

Many religious folks argue that while science can explain much of the natural world, some issues are simply outside of the scientific realm, the classic example of which would be morality. The late ...

In an interesting piece about the independence of morality and religion, my fellow Psychology Today blogger Gad Saad rightly reports that many religious people believe that morality is an example of ...

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