Pastors in Arkansas, are seeing the need for increased security in churches, and are addressing it in precisely the way we should if there were no god looking over us. As legislators discuss allowing churches to determine whether people with concealed carry permits can bring guns into their sanctuaries, pastors are giving their take on the controversial proposal. Moments before families filled the pews at St. Mark Baptist Church for Wednesday night service, Pastor Phillip L. Pointer said he understands... Read more

Rabbi Daniel Lapin has some strange ideas about health. During the conversation with co-host Rick Green, Lapin made the case that God designed people to interact and thus social connections were integral to good health, which is why people ought to regularly attend religious services. Yes, social interaction is necessary for good health.  Why is the conclusion that people should go to church, rather than people should just have social connections?  Is going bowling with friends less of a social... Read more

Recently, Hemant forwarded me the following email. Hi Hemant, My name is Noah, and I teach at a Christian school in Memphis, TN. The school is called Evangelical Christian School … yes, I know that this sounds like “Christian Christian School,” but the school was founded when Evangelical was a rather new word within Christian circles. All that aside, I have a random question / request of you that you can either tackle yourself or pass it on to someone... Read more

A while back, a group called the Feminist Mormon Housewives (and the award for most contradictory and odd group name goes to…) challenged the unwritten rule in Mormon society that women should wear dresses to church.  There was backlash from the Mormon community and now, in response, the LDS General Young Women’s President, Elaine S. Dalton, has given a speech in which she argues that women have no need to lobby for rights. Here’s the money clip from that talk,... Read more

Gah, I see Dr. Dave already got to this while I was on the road yesterday.  Ah well, it’s a good enough story to get out there twice.  😛 I’m back in the saddle, er, office (er, my own bedroom).  I woke up this morning feeling refreshed, brought up the news, and it’s like not god was sending me a welcome back gift. There is a Catholic hospital, St. Thomas More hospital in Cañon City, that upholds the Catholic view... Read more