Christmas was weeks ago, but that hasn’t stopped the debate over whether there’s an active “War on Christmas” underway in America. Each year when the holidays roll around, critics of such a notion point to the fact that nearly everywhere one goes – stores, offices, neighbors’ homes — signs and sounds of the Christmas tradition [...]

American Atheists (AA), a non-profit devoted to advancing a secular cause, has, once again, launched an anti-Mormon campaign. The organization’s new billboard in southern Florida takes specific and pointed aim at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s faith. The message, which is intended to negatively frame The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, invokes both homosexuality and [...]

Religion News Service (RNS), a prominent non-profit news organization focused on faith, is facing some of the same financial constraints that have led to the demise of numerous traditional media outlets. As time goes on and revenue becomes tougher to generate, newsrooms like RNS find themselves looking for ways to bring in much-needed funds. One of [...]

Televangelist Joel Osteen, known for his positive messaging, isn’t one to endorse political candidates. In fact, in an exclusive interview with TheBlaze earlier this summer, he explained that doing so tends to be divisive — something he’s looking to avoid. In an interview with “CBS This Morning” this week, Osteen delved deeper into his reasoning for avoiding [...]

As diversity increases, so, too, does the notion that every individual has the right to never — and I mean never — be offended. It’s an ironic societal occurrence that leaves one scratching his or her head, while wondering if there’s a larger-scale cultural problem at play. Here, you have the most technologically-advanced nation, comprised [...]

Over the past 17 months, I’ve been blessed to cover thousands of (2,961 to be exact) faith, culture and political-based articles for TheBlaze.com. My position as faith and religion editor has been both an excellent education opportunity and a pleasure — a role I’m excited to continue. But today, I’m happy to announce that I’ll [...]

Islam is one of the world’s most popular religions, but it’s also among the most complex and misunderstood faith systems. This fact remains, despite its prominence in terms of the number of adherents and its prevalence in mainstream news media. When considering an overall analysis, there are a wide variety of reasons why the Muslim [...]