Should the high court have backed town council prayers?
BRAD ASKS: [Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s new Greece v. Galloway ruling that allows prayers before town council meetings]: Is the door being nudged open for an ugly discourse on separation of...
View ArticleNear-death experiences: Is ‘Heaven Is For Real’ for real?
MICHAEL-ANN ASKS: How well do you think [the current “Heaven Is For Real” movie] addresses communicating out-of-body spiritual experiences? AND ART ASKS: [Regarding the “countless books” on near-death...
View ArticleCan Christian unity help a troubled Ukraine?
SANDRA ASKS: Can common ground be found to unite the Ukrainian-speaking and Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine [and could the harmony across church lines] during the Maidan protests point the way? THE...
View ArticleWhich religions favor separation of church and state?
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionqanda/2014/06/which-religions-favor-separation-of-church-and-state/ LISA ASKS: Do all religions teach separation between church and state? If not, which ones and...
View ArticleDo religions influence China’s atheistic rulers?
MADDIE ASKS: How much of … eastern and western religions have had an influence on the [atheistic Chinese Communist] Party’s ideology? THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS: Not much, on the surface, but there’s...
View ArticleThe track record when atheists wield political power?
DUANE’S QUESTION: He’d like to know what The Religion Guy was talking about in this from “Religion Q and A” on June 8: “When atheists seized governments in the 20th Century they fused their belief in...
View ArticleWhere does anti-Hitler hero Dietrich Bonhoeffer fit?
JOHN ASKS: [Dietrich Bonhoeffer] was a hero and martyr for the faith, but is it possible evangelical Christians in America have lionized someone whose theology is not actually in sync with theirs? THE...
View ArticleHow does that HHS mandate ruling affect American religion?
THE RELIGION GUY EXPLAINS: So far, no-one has yet posted a question on the June 30 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing certain religious exemptions from the Obama Administration’s birth control...
View ArticleHow should we define — and assess — atheism?
DANIEL ASKS: Is it becoming possible to be religious without believing in god? (the lower-case “god” is Daniel’s usage) THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS: This is partially a repeat from March 22, 2013, when...
View ArticleWhy do some Protestants teach “young earth” chronology?
ANNE ASKS: What is the explanation for today’s “young earth” movement among evangelicals? THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS: This question highlights the split between many Christians in science and a wing...
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