The argument for individual conscience: Only a deep internal exploration can distinguish between right and wrong, ethical and unethical, moral and immoral, virtue and sin, honor and disgrace, etc.

(The Conversation) — The concept of Christian nationalism has taken center stage in many Americans’ minds as either the greatest threat to democracy or its only savior. Political scientist Eric ...

Many religious folks argue that while science can explain much of the natural world, some issues are simply outside of the scientific realm, the classic example of which would be morality. The late ...

A new book finds this evidence in rational arguments. And in something those arguments can’t capture. There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the ...

On balance, U.S. adults are more likely to view religion as helpful than as harmful: 44% say religion does more good than harm, while 19% say it does more harm than good. About one-third think it does ...

(RNS) — Elon Musk, a massive donor to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and a key player early in the second Trump administration, told Joe Rogan last year, as he was DOGE-ing the federal ...

Peter Singer, The New York Times trumpets, “wants to shatter your moral complacency.” Widely regarded as one of the most provocative ethicists of our time, the Princeton philosopher challenges many ...