Lady Gaga Admits Hiding Lies in the Midst of Truth

In an interview with New York Magazine, Lady Gaga said,

What I've discovered is that in art, as in music, there's a lot of truth—and then there's ...

Cosmo Magazine Spreads Their Values around the Globe

A 2012 article in The New York Times reported on a conference of female "missionaries" (the article's word) who are intent on changing the world. The ...

New Age Author Claims Angels Will Meet Our Needs

Historian Joseph Loconte notes that many people today are still obsessed with angels, particularly angelic beings who seem tailor-made to meet our every ...

The Spiritual Quest Sometimes Resembles a Burrito Bar

There's a pervasive approach to the spiritual life in our culture that I would simply call "The Religion of Chipotle."

Now, if you love Chipotle, that's ...

The Core Beliefs of America's "Spiritual but Not Religious" Teachers

In his book Bad Religion, Ross Douthat examines the core beliefs of America's wave of "spiritual but not religious" teachers such as Deepak Chopra, James ...

Elizabeth Gilbert—a "Religious Pilgrim" for Our Times

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat claims that if there's a representative "religious pilgrim" for our post-Christian times, it's probably Elizabeth ...

Customizing the Bible Like the Pandora Radio Program

One of the marvels of the Internet age is Pandora radio. When you listen to a radio station on terrestrial or satellite radio, you have to listen to every ...

The Importance of Teaching People What Not to Believe

In a blog post, Justin Buzzard wrote:

While I think it is important to be known more for what you are for than what you are against, just a cursory reading ...

Alleged Stradivarius Is Merely an Imitation

In an episode of the History Channel's reality show about a Las Vegas pawn shop, a man brought in a violin and asked for an appraisal. According to ...

The Importance of Knowing Heresy

In The Story of Christian Theology, theologian Roger Olson writes:

A popular misconception—perhaps a Christian urban legend—is that the United ...