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The memorized "Lord's Prayer" is so frequently recited by countless Christians that it can be easy...

And it came to pass that the weirdest religious quote of 2017 occurred when Alabama...

DEANN'S QUESTION: Are the congregants massacred in Sutherland Springs martyrs? THE RELIGION GUY'S ANSWER: A...

THE RELIGION GUY OBSERVES that with "fake news" all over the news it's wise to...

THE RELIGION GUY observes that the wording of the perennial question above is the title...

THE RELIGION GUY raises the above question and answers it with a few thoughts upon...

WENDI'S QUESTION (paraphrased): Denominational. Non-denominational. Fundamentalist. Baptist. Mormon. Methodist. Assembly of God. Etc. Etc.: How...

THE RELIGION GUY poses this complex historical question himself instead of the customary answer to an...

THE RELIGION GUY (instead of answering a question posted by a reader) raises this topic...

GORDON'S QUESTION: Why is there a different order of the books of the Hebrew Bible...

NORMAN'S QUESTION: How do you feel about Professor Harold Bloom's contention (1992 book) that all...

JOEL'S QUESTION: [Explanation:] The pastor of a New Jersey Protestant congregation sent in several "questions...

MARK'S QUESTION: What does the Bible say bout reincarnation? Was it an esoteric teaching of...

BARBARA'S QUESTION: My son is in his 20s. He's a devoted Christian. He also loves...

REX'S QUESTION (Paraphrased): How can anyone believe in Jesus when he was a liar who...

THE QUESTION:  What's the background on Hinduism's belief in "sacred cows"? (Posed by The Religion...

MARK'S QUESTION: Is the Shroud of Turin really the burial cloth of Jesus? THE RELIGION...

HEATHER'S QUESTION: [Paraphrased]  I remember being shocked years ago that some Irish terrorist acts were...

JULIA'S QUESTION: (In light of news about efforts of U.S. churches and others to shield...

LISA ASKS: If Henry VIII founded the Anglican Church, does that mean today's head of...

"ERASMUS" ASKS: Why do the religious authorities feel strongly about what we wear when we...

RACHAEL'S QUESTION: Once in a while I'll see someone comment online about how taxing churches...

NORMAN'S QUESTION: The Hebrew Bible makes no mention of an afterlife. When did this belief...

THE QUESTION: In the accounts of Jesus' Nativity in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke,...

PAULA'S QUESTION: When people say their loved one went to heaven, why doesn't the preacher...

THE QUESTION: If the Bible is a revered guide to morality, why didn't it abolish...

RACHAEL'S QUESTION: I've heard of Yazidis but don't know much about them. What are some...

NORMAN'S QUESTION: The Bible is the most-purchased and least-read book of any. What can we...

MARK'S QUESTION: Liberal biblical scholars say Abraham never lived and was a literary invention of...

NORMAN'S QUESTION (summarized and paraphrased): The New Testament letter of 1st Thessalonians regards the coming...