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August 2019

August 30, 2019

What is “fundamentalism”?

THE QUESTION: What is (and is not) “fundamentalism”? THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: One of The...

August 16, 2019

Is it OK to pray for President Trump’s defeat?

BRAD ASKS: I think Trump is a bad president. Is it right of...

August 02, 2019

What is “purity culture”?

THE QUESTION: What is “purity culture,” and why is it in the news? THE RELIGION...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

#MeToo 3,000 years ago: Should King David or Bathsheba get the blame?

It’s the most notorious sexual encounter of ancient times. In a remarkably candid account in...

July 04, 2019

Was Christian Communion celebrated during the moon landing 50 years ago?

(With the 50th anniversary of U.S. astronauts’ moon walk on July 20, The Religion Guy...

June 2019

June 21, 2019

Is the Crown of Thorns rescued from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire authentic?

THE QUESTIONS: About the Crown of Thorns rescued from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

What do U.S. religious groups teach about abortion?

THE QUESTION: What do U.S. religious groups teach about the contentious abortion issue? THE RELIGION...

May 16, 2019

Should Protestants have women pastors?

THE QUESTION: Should women be pastors or preachers in U.S. Protestant churches? THE RELIGION GUY’S...

May 03, 2019

What religions oppose vaccination, and why?

THE QUESTION: In light of the recent measles outbreak spreading from certain enclaves of U.S....

April 2019

April 19, 2019

Does Islam require stoning to death for adultery and gay sex, and amputation for larceny?

THE QUESTION: This month, the Muslim nation of Brunei cited religious grounds for prescribing execution...

April 05, 2019

Regarding Israel and the End Times, what is Dispensationalism? What is the rapture?

THE QUESTION: Regarding Israel and Bible prophecies about the End Times, what are the meanings...

March 2019

March 22, 2019

What is the current world situation with religious persecution?

THE QUESTION: What is the current world situation with religious persecution? THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER:...

March 07, 2019

Looked at internationally, what’s the status of church policies on gays?

THE QUESTION: Looked at internationally, what's the status of churches’ policies on the same-sex issue...

February 2019

February 22, 2019

Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?

THE QUESTION: Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? THE RELIGION GUY'S ANSWER: This...

February 07, 2019

Was the New Testament’s Simon Magus a true believer or a fraud?

NICHOLAS ASKS: In the New Testament, Acts chapter 8 says that Simon Magus “believed” and...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

What was the worst misuse of the Bible in history?

THE QUESTION: Across the ages, what passage in the Bible was the subject of the...

January 11, 2019

How and why will your New Testaments be changing in the computer era?

THE QUESTION: How and why will a new technique for computer analysis of ancient texts...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

How much should religious groups pay their leaders?

THE QUESTION: How much should local religious congregations, agencies, and charities pay their leaders? THE...

December 07, 2018

What explains the durable popularity of Handel’s “Messiah”?

THE QUESTION: Handel's oratorio "Messiah," so frequently heard at Christmastime, is probably the most-performed and...

November 2018

November 24, 2018

Have U.S. Protestants gone soft on alcohol?

THE QUESTION: What do today's U.S. Protestants believe about the use of alcoholic beverages? Have...

November 09, 2018

How do conservatives respond to archaeologists’ skepticism about Bible history?

THE QUESTION: Many archaeologists have raised skeptical questions about the Bible's historical accounts, especially in...

October 2018

October 26, 2018

“Worship wars”! Can evangelicals and charismatics get along?

PAUL'S QUESTION: Can "evangelicals" and "charismatics" worship together? THE RELIGION GUY'S ANSWER: Ah, those "worship...

October 12, 2018

Does modern science rule out religion?

THE QUESTION above, and current developments depicted below, involve skeptics' long-running assertion that modern science...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

Does the Old Testament belong in Christian Bibles?

NORMAN'S QUESTION: Do the Old and New Testaments belong together? (Commenting from a stance critical...

September 07, 2018

Should national flags or patriotic songs be allowed in church?

THE QUESTION: Should national flags be displayed, or patriotic songs be sung, during Christian worship?...

August 2018

August 25, 2018

Why does it matter when the Bible’s Book of Acts was written?

THE QUESTION: When was the New Testament's Book of Acts written and why does it...

August 11, 2018

Can a religion be good if it’s not true?

THE QUESTION: Are various religions good for individuals and for society even if, as skeptics...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

How does Catholicism view Catholic-Jewish weddings?

ELEANOR'S QUESTION: Is it sinful for Catholics to attend a wedding between a Catholic and...

July 05, 2018

Why do churches baptize babies?

THE QUESTION: Why do most Christian churches baptize babies? THE RELIGION GUY'S ANSWER: This classic...

June 2018

June 09, 2018

What did America’s three founding presidents believe about religion?

THE QUESTION: Here's one for July 4th: What were the religious beliefs of the three...