Though Halloween is generally considered as American as apple pie,* you might be surprised to learn that it was initially ...

For the October 2026 issue of Church & State magazine, the print publication of Americans United for Separation of Church and ...

With the midterms less than two weeks away, PRRI’s 2026 American Values Survey sheds light on the issues Americans care most about and how such issues may shape their votes—and American politics and ...

Molly Worthen's evidence-free piece isn't analysis—it's apologetics. A sweeping charge levied on such an influential platform requires a response—particularly when that platform has occasionally ...

Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis redirected global attention to the human elements of the Vatican. Popes, too, get sick.

Downplayed at the time by a variety of global players, a new book highlights the motivation behind the shocking event. As we approach the third anniversary of the horrific Hamas attacks, Israel’s ...

Trump has officially canceled a Hegseth-planned livestream of the execution of Major Nidal Hasan, the convicted perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. While some praised the president for proving ...

Last week, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke at a Christian Zionist church in Jerusalem, whose unambiguous purpose is to convert Israeli Jews to belief in Jesus in order to bring about the ...

As 'War of Redemption' reaches Iran, has Israel's relentlessly cynical PM drunk too deeply from the messianic cup? “In Operation Lion’s Roar, we roar: ‘Do not fear, Israel, for are you not a young ...

This shift has brought renewed debates concerning the nature of mystical experiences and the definition of religion itself. Hugh Urban’s new book Still Seeking the Magic Mushroom: Fungi, ...

Here’s what we can learn from it. Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister who spent 16 years building one of the world’s most studied models of authoritarian rule, lost power at the ballot box this ...