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June 2014

June 21, 2014

What’s the track record when atheists wield political power?

DUANE'S QUESTION: He'd like to know what The Religion Guy was talking about in this...

June 14, 2014

Do religions influence China’s atheistic rulers?

MADDIE ASKS: How much of ... eastern and western religions have had an influence on...

June 08, 2014

Which religions favor separation of church and state?

LISA ASKS: Do all religions teach separation between church and state? If not, which ones,...

June 02, 2014

Can Christian unity help a troubled Ukraine?

SANDRA ASKS: Can common ground be found to unite the Ukrainian-speaking and Russian-speaking regions of...

May 2014

May 26, 2014

Near death: Is “Heaven Is For Real” for real?

MICHAEL-ANN ASKS: How well do you think [the current "Heaven Is For Real" movie] addresses communicating...

May 19, 2014

How “make sense” of a Muslim “atrocity”?

MICHAEL'S QUESTION: As a "religious pluralist," Michael needs to "somehow make sense of the seemingly...

May 10, 2014

Should town council prayers have been legalized?

BRAD ASKS: [Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's new Greece v. Galloway ruling that allows prayers before...

May 05, 2014

Pope Francis on economics: How innovative? How savvy?

JIM ASKS: Conservative commentators ridiculed [Pope Francis's decree Evangelii Gaudium] for its criticism of the...

April 2014

April 26, 2014

A flood of reactions to Hollywood’s “Noah”

DAVID SAYS: (Regarding the feature film "Noah") I would love to read your personal reaction....

April 21, 2014

Was Jesus married?

JANET ASKS: What is your opinion on the historicity of the ancient text mentioning Jesus'...

April 14, 2014

Did Jesus only become God at Easter?

ARTHUR ASKS: Christians observe that the Son of God died to atone for human sins....

April 06, 2014

Does the Pope have to go to confession?

RACHAEL ASKS: Who does the Pope go to if he has to go to confession...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

World Vision’s gay furor and A.D. 2064

PAUL ASKS: (Regarding the World Vision relief agency deciding U.S. employees can live in same-sex...

March 24, 2014

Why did some ancient religions fall and others rise?

MADDIE ASKS: What caused ancient religions to become less prevalent? THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS: Our...

March 17, 2014

“Help!!” on five venerable religions

JAEDE ASKS: I need to know the founder, area of the world it's in, what...

March 10, 2014

Could the pope ever be Jewish?

ELIZABETH ASKS: Isn't it possible for the Pope to be Jewish? And if the Catholic...

March 03, 2014

The latest Bible ruckus: Camels!

KENNETH ASKS: With new research questioning the Bible's report that domesticated camels existed as early...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Lent: Not once a year but four times

TERRY ASKS: Whatever happened to the Lenten disciplines that used to be part of Advent...

February 16, 2014

America’s church slide II: What to do?

GENE ASKS: What one factor more than any other would draw more people into the...

February 08, 2014

America’s church slide: Why?

GENE ASKS: What one factor accounts for the indifference so many Americans harbor toward the...

February 03, 2014

Women & men & Bible & church

PARK ASKS: What are the major scriptural passages [and interpretations] relative to a complementarian and...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

God, prayer & the Super Bowl

THIS QUESTION doesn't come from a "Religion Q and A" reader but a headline in...

January 20, 2014

Oh, those religious fund-raisers

GRETCHEN ASKS: (Paraphrasing) She attended a fund-raising event for an unnamed organization where a slide...

January 13, 2014

What is faith?

MICHELLE ASKS: What is faith? THE GUY ANSWERS: This is the simplest yet perhaps most...

January 06, 2014

Are there different versions of Islam’s Quran?

DUANE ASKS: Are there different versions of the Quran or just different interpretations of the...

December 2013

December 27, 2013

Happy New Year, year-round

THE GUY EXPLAINS: Nobody posted a "Religion Q and A" item on the new year's...

December 19, 2013

Did baby Jesus cry?

MARY (an appropriate name for this) ASKS: Did the infant Jesus cry? THE GUY ANSWERS:...

December 13, 2013

Which Bible version is the most authentic?

DUANE ASKS: There are many different versions of the Bible: King James, New International Version,...

December 06, 2013

“Merry Christmas,” the “plastic reindeer rule,” and all that

MARY ASKS: What happened to saying "Merry Christmas"? Is the move to saying "Happy Holidays"...

November 2013

November 30, 2013

Does God hear prayers from just anyone?

ROBERT ASKS: Do you think God hears, listens to, prayers of anyone? THE GUY RESPONDS:...