Tag: Religion in America

Former US president Jimmy Carter has published a study bible filled with his personal reflections on the meaning of scripture and how it has influenced his life.

A group of young Christians from Seattle formed the nucleus of an organization that worked to raise money by winning casino games of blackjack. Using

There’s a bit of a dust up this week over a tweet by singer Miley Cyrus (also known to my daughter’s generation as Hannah Montana)

Stephen Prothero watched Whitney Houston’s funeral on television and reflects how this service allowed America to witness the black church and its influence on our culture.

When the Supreme Court ruled that women had, because of the constitutional right to privacy, to be guaranteed access to safe and legal abortion providers, it wasn’t a huge issue for the conservative American Evangelical churches. Their leaders had taken the position for years that the fetus was an “undeveloped human” and didn’t therefore have rights.

There’s a sobering fact being recognized right now. All denominations in the United States of America are in decline. In a time as dire as

David Ellefson, bassist for the band Megadeth, is entering seminary according to

An article details the average salary for clergy in various denominations and religions. It’s good to be a rabbi.