Giving thanks for the miracle of survival
By Moni Basu, CNN Follow @MbasuCNN (CNN) - Leon Gersten could not bear to watch “Schindler’s List,” the movie about Czech industrialist Oskar Schindler who saved 1,200 Jews from Nazi extermination...
View ArticleGood news about the ‘spiritual but not religious’
Opinion by Linda Mercadante, special to CNN (CNN) - Despite the ongoing decline in American religious institutions, the meteoric rise in people who claim to be “spiritual but not religious” should be...
View ArticleIs the Internet killing religion?
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN (CNN) We can blame the Internet for plenty: the proliferation of porn, our obsession with cat videos, the alleged rise of teen trends like - brace yourself - eyeball licking. But...
View ArticleStudy: Young Latinos losing faith
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) - Young Latinos are leaving the Catholic Church in droves, according to a new study, with many drifting into the country's fastest-growing...
View ArticleThe worst places in the world to be religious
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) - Since 1999, the U.S. State Department has tracked the world's worst abusers of religious rights. As the most recent report notes, it...
View ArticleHey religion, your misogyny is showing
Opinion by Randal Maurice Jelks, special to CNN (CNN) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate from South Africa, called one of his books “God is Not a Christian.” He might have added...
View ArticleWhy you should leave religion off your resume
By Sara Grossman, CNN (CNN) - If you’re applying for a new job, it may be best to leave religion off your resume, according to a new study. Job applicants who mentioned any form of faith affiliation on...
View ArticleSmiling for 'Auschwitz selfies,' and crying into the digital wilderness
Opinion by Craig Detweiler, Special to CNN (CNN) - It is understandable why Breanna Mitchell’s sunny tweet from Auschwitz as “PrincessBMM” would spark a viral outcry. A tour of a concentration camp,...
View ArticleJames Foley’s prayers and the dark side of faith
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) – We don’t know if James Foley, the American journalist beheaded by Islamic extremists, prayed in the hours and days before his death. We...
View ArticleStudy: Americans want more religion in politics
By Sara Grossman, Special to CNN Follow @saragrossman (CNN) - On Sunday, pastor Jim Garlow of Skyline Church in California stood before his congregation of more than 2,000 and told them he would be...
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