6 Jun, 2017
Will “nones” make America more liberal?
“The steady retreat of religion in America may shift politics to the left…” James A. Haught Published in: Sierra County...
12 Apr, 2017
Murdering martyrs: This too shall pass
“On Palm Sunday, suicide bombers detonated themselves at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing 44 and wounding 126…” James...
19 Jan, 2017
Religious madness in Ulster
“Back in 1986, I went with an editor group to Northern Ireland, where we saw religio-political horror in full bloom…”...
30 Nov, 2016
White evangelicals are fading, powerful, baffling
“Overwhelmingly, 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump — a twice-divorced vulgarian who calls women “pigs” and “slobs,”...
27 Nov, 2016
Bending the Arc
“Maybe this much is true. Donald Trump, pseudo-president-elect, loser of the real election, charismatic stump-speech populist whose actual ability…” Robert...
14 Oct, 2016
A milestone for America’s culture
“Slowly, relentlessly, America’s culture is undergoing profound change. But the transformation mostly is under the radar, hardly noticed…” James A....
31 Aug, 2016
None of the Above
“Western civilization has entered the long-predicted Secular Age when the power of religion over society gradually recedes. Europe started” James...
20 Apr, 2016
The Church’s Turn Toward Nonviolence
“For its first three centuries, Christianity required the practice of active nonviolence as taught by Jesus. The early Christians refused...
19 Apr, 2016
Did the Vatican Just Throw Out Its Just War Doctrine?
“Last week, the Vatican hosted a conference on the theme of “Nonviolence and Just Peace: Contributing to the Catholic Understanding...
19 Feb, 2016
God Responds to Donald Trump
“Donald, my son, I have been troubled for some time knowing you don’t feel a need to ask Me for...