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 ...

In the intellectual war between atheists and theists, the argument from morality is one of the sharpest weapons from the theistic side. It’s an interesting line of attack against atheism. How can we ...

Clergy sometimes place themselves in harm’s way for moral and religious reasons. A scholar of religious ethics explains when ...

(RNS) — Throughout history, Christianity has been bent into strange shapes to suit someone’s need for power.

Is moral obligation a serious matter that cannot be seriously taken without the acceptance of something beyond the choice and ...

Catholics believe that the church should engage in moral reformation as a means of preaching the saving grace of Jesus Christ ...

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 ...

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 ...

Morality concerns what is right and wrong in the form of obligations toward others. These include both legal obligations as well as obligations of virtue, such as kindness, honesty, and respect, which ...

The Democrat Party’s numerous presidential hopefuls have gone beyond making cockamamie promises of public goods they cannot in fact deliver to denigrating the United States of America as a fatally ...

Why do people distrust atheists? A study we conducted, led by psychologist Will Gervais, found widespread and extreme moral prejudice against atheists around the world. Across all continents, people ...