Jefferson Bethke is creator of the YouTube sensation "Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus" and author of the new book "Jesus>Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More ...

“Has anyone ever told you that you have a Jesus look to you ... t a pickup line—the man’s wife was an artist looking for religious models.

The Bible doesn’t mention December 25 as Jesus’ birth date. Early Christians chose this day to align with pagan festivals, but his actual birth season is uncertain. Jesus was born in Bethlehem ...

To others, Christmastime is all of those things, plus a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. But was Jesus actually born in December? And if he wasn't, why do Christians celebrate his birth ...

We can so easily receive Jesus as the confirmation that we are ... grasping for dear life onto religious authority and control. Indeed, this is one of the reasons for the sad history of ...

In 2022, harassment of religious groups by governments or social actors occurred in 192 out of the world’s 198 countries and territories, according to sources analyzed in our study. This was an ...

The small increase was partly due to reports that the Philippine government sought to arrest more religious people perceived to be threats. For example, in August 2022, authorities issued an arrest ...

For more than a decade, Pew Research Center has been tracking global patterns in restrictions on religion – whether imposed by governments or by individuals or social groups. Scroll down to explore ...

Paula Fredriksen, "they are a kind of religious advertisement. What they do is proclaim their individual author's interpretation of the Christian message through the device of using Jesus of ...