Regis Nicoll

After four centuries of growing tension, the battle lines between secularism and religion have sharpened.

Ask most any Christian what directives Jesus left His followers, and most likely you will receive the textbook answer:the Great Commandment--to...

On a recent to visit Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, I picked up a copy of the student newspaper and read with interest an op-ed by Michelle...

It seems that each week there is a new humanitarian crisis in Africa. We hear much about the atrocities in Darfur, but Darfur has no monopoly on...

We live in a consumer culture; one, in which nearly every decision involves a dizzying number of choices. Consider Jenny Norenberg, a...

Once upon a time, a person who denied the existence of God, life after death, and all things supernatural could be confidently called an atheist....

Take one part quantum physics, one part neuroscience and blend well with the teachings of a 35,000 year old warrior-god, and what do you have? The...

Africa appears to be losing its fight for survival despite billions of dollars of international aid. This has led critics to conclude that the...

Sympathizers for gay 'marriage' generally offer one of several arguments: Jesus never prohibited homosexuality; homosexuals are "born that way;"...

Karl Giberson, editor of Science & Theology News, is a self-described conservative (and Christian) who values marriage. In an editorial last year,...

The good news: The U. S. Senate will vote on the Marriage Protection Amendment early next month. The bad news: There remains much confusion around...

Why is it that we have a sense of what we ought to do, and feel a sense of guilt when we fail to do it? Why do we value things like compassion,...

Ever since the 2004 elections, palpable paranoia has surfaced in some segments of society. Distraught over the emergence of the Christian Right,...

Today, morality is more about feeling good than about being good, making the very mention of moral truth a boorish and arrogant breach of good...

For centuries, conventional wisdom held that belief in God, even if based on myth, is an essential foundation to a healthy society. Even among...

While the great majority of Americans appreciate public expressions our country's religious heritage, the "Michael Newdows" of the world are...

"Our culture needs new rituals as well as laws to restore abortion to its sacred dimension, which is both terrible and necessary...a sacrifice to...