It is only in modern times that leaders within the Christian Church have assailed the doctrine of the inspiration of the Bible. Over the centuries, of course, enemies have not been lacking who have ...

To listen to the Christian Right, which has been busy seeking religious exemptions from laws governing reproductive rights and LGBTQ rights, one might think that armies of secularists are swarming ...

“For The Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.” Luke 17 “I’m getting out of here – too many religion freaks.” – Bud007, on the ...

The Bible was commissioned by Borso D’Este, who became duke of Ferrara in northeastern Italy in the mid-1400s. Borso enlisted ...

“Chuang Yen Monastery, Carmel, NY. I came back a second day to photograph more of the figures. Anruddha Thera sits on the Bohdi pathway leading up to the temples. His serene face charms everyone who ...

In tibetan buddhism, a mandala is a diagram depicting the relationships between man, world and divinity. Often created with dyed sand, and then dispersed to underline the fleeting nature of existence, ...

In the immediate aftermath of the Paris massacre, some people asked news organizations to show respect for religion by refraining from publishing "Charlie Hebdo" cartoons lampooning religious figures.

It all starts with Kali, a Hindu goddess of death. In many images of Kali, she is sticking out her tongue. There are different Hindu narratives describing why Kali outstretches her tongue. One states ...

When Christian Bale first talked with director Ridley Scott about playing the role of Moses in Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” he went home and rented a movie to get him in the right mood. It wasn’t ...