3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1606+ words) The 9/11 attacks are often remembered as a single event. That morning, 19 terrorists turned commercial airliners into weapons and the modern era of terrorism began. A total of 2,977 people died in the terror attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (773+ words) “Look No Further!” a billboard on the side of the highway beckons, drawing my gaze toward the red cover of a Bible. “You Are Worthy of Redemption!” Not far away, another sign urges me to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Then…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (541+ words) (ANALYSIS) In 1843, Karl Marx called religion “the opium of the people.” He framed faith as a cheap chemical cheat code used by the ruling class to keep peasants from running riot. Marx envisioned a future in which human beings would…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (349+ words) As the country approaches the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Americans are reflecting on what was lost and what has endured since the attacks. One religious community that physically embodies both is St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, a small Greek Orthodox parish that…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1037+ words) (ANALYSIS) Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice — prayer, dress, marriage counseling, even mosques themselves — as evidence of a political threat and saying so openly. “I won’t rest until every Muslim is gone,” Bo French, the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (859+ words) While estimates vary, scholars generally agree that more than 500,000 men from the French empire, including North African, West African and Southeast Asian countries, fought for France between 1914 and 1918. These troops were deployed in critical areas and suffered high casualty rates....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (852+ words) (ANALYSIS) Nearly two months after students launched protests against Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged medical entrance exam paper leaks, the minister resigned. During the demonstrations, the movement reflected the spirit of India’s interfaith commitment as people from different…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (831+ words) NASHVILLE — Little over a decade ago, J.D. Vance was an atheist Yale Law School graduate obsessed with pursuing achievement in private life. Today he is a United States vice president who professes faith in Christ and rejects upward mobility as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (350+ words) Most practicing Jews in the United States fall into one of three categories. 

 There are the Orthodox Jews, who are committed to following Jewish law to the letter and who uphold all the traditions set by rabbis over the centuries....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1134+ words) Religion Unplugged believes in a diversity of well-reasoned and well-researched opinions. This piece reflects the views of the author and does not necessarily represent those of Religion Unplugged, its staff and contributors. (OPINION) The Washington Post published a gut-punch of…...