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October 2026

October 08, 2026

Should Churches Endorse Political Candidates?

Amid a highly charged election season, federal court filings last month will help define what...

September 2026

September 25, 2026

Surrogacy’s $15 Billion Boom Raises Hard Moral Questions

The current surrogacy situation is confusing and fast-evolving. Most of Europe still outlaws hiring...

September 11, 2026

How Much Peril Do U.S. Evangelical Colleges Face?

Demographers tell us fewer young Americans have been dating with an eye toward marriage, fewer...

August 2026

August 29, 2026

What Is Fundamentalism?

Merriam-Webster’s first definition says Fundamentalism "often" is a “movement in 20th-century Protestantism emphasizing the literally...

August 14, 2026

Will a “Post-Literate” America Reshape Christianity?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Here’s a potential 2026 Book of the Year: “The New Dark...

July 2026

July 31, 2026

How Do We Understand the Huge Lifespans in Biblical Genesis?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Age-old questions about the Bible are continually raised anew, and this...

July 05, 2026

Why Do Americans Convert to Catholicism (JD Vance Included)?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: This turns out to be a surprisingly big year for the...

June 2026

June 20, 2026

What Was American Religion Like in 1776? What Came Next?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: In the Pew Research Center’s latest Religious Landscape Study, “only” 69%...

June 05, 2026

Should Prostitution Be Accepted?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The sardonic jest designates this as “the world’s oldest profession” and...

May 2026

May 22, 2026

At #250, Is America a “Christian Nation?”

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Yes and no. Understanding of that answer builds from five numbers:...

May 08, 2026

What’s New With Famed Christian Convert Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Former Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali was once the most celebrated female...

April 2026

April 24, 2026

Did Paul Write the 13 Biblical Letters? Did He Even Exist?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: These questions will strike most people as absurd, but they’re taken...

April 10, 2026

What Is Christian Zionism and Why Is It So Complex?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: As with “Christian nationalism,” this is a rather slippery term that...

March 2026

March 27, 2026

Dying at Easter, How Does a Former Senator Contemplate Life?

What Does Dying Sasse Believe? THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Ben Sasse is dying. In fact,...

March 16, 2026

How Did Muslim Radicals Gain Power Over Iran?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: With the American-Israeli war on Iran monopolizing the news – and...

February 2026

February 27, 2026

Would the Existence of Space Aliens Threaten Christianity?

An intriguing religious issue is raised by an odd space-age colloquy in mid-February between Barack...

February 13, 2026

Should Religions Have Rituals Such As Baptism for Infants?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: This question might seem absurd, since religious birth rituals are so...

January 2026

January 30, 2026

Why Are There 3 Versions of the Lord’s Prayer?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Christians’ most beloved prayer occurs in Matthew 6:9-13 as part of...

January 17, 2026

America and Venezuela: A “Just War”?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: As the complexities in Venezuela continue to evolve, President Donald Trump...

January 03, 2026

Why Is the Bible So Complicated?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The Guy is taking a holiday breather and re-posts a classic...

December 2025

December 20, 2025

This Christmas, How Should Jesus’s Mother Mary Be Honored?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: How should Christians honor the Virgin Mary’s unique status as the...

December 05, 2025

Do You Have Any Good Gift Book Recommendations?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: A single columnist cannot possibly assess the flood of new religious...

November 2025

November 07, 2025

Is Gambling “Killing Sports”?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: America’s $72 billion gambling industry is expanding and fast evolving. A...

October 2025

October 24, 2025

Should Marriage Between First Cousins Be Legal?

Should Marriage Between First Cousins Be Legal? THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Beliefs about this depend...

October 10, 2025

Should Christians Have Female Clergy?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The choice of Sarah Mullally to be the Archbishop of Canterbury,...

September 2025

September 26, 2025

Why Be A Protestant?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: On Hallowe'en 508 years ago, Catholic monk and university professor Martin...

September 12, 2025

Should We Go To Mars?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The only humans yet to set foot on the Moon are...

August 2025

August 29, 2025

Is Canada “Killing Itself” with Doctor-Assisted Suicide?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: This is a landmark year for what’s variously labeled “medical assistance...

August 16, 2025

Is Christianity Finally on the Rebound in Britain – or Not?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: We don’t know when Christianity first reached the British Isles, but...

August 02, 2025

How Do We Find Happiness?

THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Ask Harvard University. But first, The Guy mentions that British philosopher...