Why attackers use vehicles as weapons to kill innocent people in crowds
When an Army veteran “hell-bent” on creating carnage rammed a 6,000-pound pickup truck into a crowd of revelers, the massacre in New Orleans followed a disturbing trend -– assailants using vehicles to ...
Healthy faith leads to less toxic perfectionism, not more, according to new research
Contrary to widely-held perceptions, data shows committed Latter-day Saints are less likely to experience an unhealthy focus ...
Fewer Christians, more ‘nones’: Congress’ new religious breakdown
As a growing share of U.S. adults turns away from religion, Christianity is still thriving in one American institution: the U ...
National Catholic Reporter1d
Mysticism is the 'fiery core and beating heart' of religion, new book says
Is mysticism still of any use? Mostly his answer is yes. But he reminds readers that when we're dealing with mysticism, we're ...
Lion's share of Congress is Christian: Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center published a breakdown of religious affiliations for the members of the new Congress, which convened ...
Texas authorities return to home of New Orleans terror attack suspect
Federal and local authorities first descended on a home in Houston, Texas, Wednesday. They said the property was believed to be the home of the suspect in the terror attack on New Year's Day in New ...
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Does a lack of faith lead to suicide? One study says yes. Scholars of secularism say no.
A new study by a Christian scholar found higher rates of suicide and campus sexual assault in states where more nonbelievers ...
Congress is more religious — and more Christian — than the US public, new survey finds
The number of Christian lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate has been decreasing over the past decade, according to the survey.
A $24 billion fund puts its conservative religious stamp on corporate America
The funds have been emboldened by the rightward shift of U.S. politics and the activists who have pushed companies to curtail ...
The religious Left
Ryan Burge, the best scholar studying religion in America, dug into the data from the Cooperative Election Study and found ...
New Orleans terror suspect's brother says attack is sign of 'radicalization': report
The New Orleans terror suspect's brother says the Bourbon Street attack "does not represent Islam," but instead, "this is ...
New Orleans Truck Attack Suspect Identified—Here’s What We Know About Him
Investigators have identified 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar as the man accused of killing 15 people in New Orleans.