The association of food with the dead was common throughout the ancient Near East. Abstract Feeding the...
Religion
The Jewish people are known as the ‘people of the Book’. Introduction This remarkable silver crown, lavishly...
The art and architecture produced by independent states between the 14th and 16th centuries. Introduction Mosques, tombstones,...
Traditional ordination into a Buddhist monastic life requires meeting guidelines based on male and female genders. Introduction...
It’s a very different language of imagery. A very different vocabulary, in a way, of expressing things....
The U.S. can’t be counted on to act responsibly on the world stage with any consistency. By...
The book of Genesis in the Jewish Scriptures promoted this deity as their highest god. Introduction ‘God’...
Churches aren’t supposed to endorse political candidates to remain tax-exempt, but they are doing so anyway. By...
Individual denominations vary widely in the degree to which they recognize one another. Introduction A Christian denomination is a...
Religious organizations should not receive special tax benefits and privileges unavailable to other nonprofit organizations. During the...
Relics often provided a way to bring more pilgrims into a church – and therefore, more offerings....
A tax code that allows any institution to hoard money with no oversight should be considered a...
Communities of faith should be able to pass on their traditions, but must still meet basic state...
In the winter of 1692, young girls in Salem, MA began to experience afflictions that seemed inexplicable:...
The quest for sympathetic plaintiffs is a storied part of what Supreme Court litigators do. A few...
Iran uses undercover Guidance Patrol officers to catch violators of the Islamic dress code. Introduction and Background...
The ‘Morality Police’ are a task force with all the powers of a law enforcement agency. A...
Moral Majority leaders and members feared that the 1960s and 1970s triggered moral and social decline for...
Christian nationalist ideas are a worldview about how the nation should be structured and who belongs there....
Sextus gives arguments for and against the existence of the gods. The ancient Pyrrhonists claim that scepticism...
They hold differing opinions about what that phrase means, and two-thirds of U.S. adults want churches out...
Medieval philosophy produced arguments that were later fruitfully employed by modern skeptics. Perhaps you ignore that the...
America’s religious landscape is getting more diverse as people find new ways of expressing spirituality. Introduction According...
Winning elections isn’t just a matter of how many players you have. It’s how engaged they are....
It is ineffective to isolate single causes of any event so emotionally tense as the Election Day...
A brief discussion of a few selected deities of various types to serve as a basic introduction...
Deeply bellicose, they just want to “put on the armor of God” and call up the Angel...
Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs created a fascinating foundation for their unique society. Introduction When most people think...
Despite growing numbers of non-religious Americans, self-declared atheists are few and far between in government. Introduction The...
Ancient Egyptian mortuary texts represent an ongoing, ever-evolving tradition. Introduction Given the number of tombs, mortuary temples,...