In his March 16th letter to The Forum, Michael Rachow says: “ … there are no ‘true’ atheists. I would define them as agnostic. In their heart, they know there's a God.” What a doozy. Where to begin?

PW: You were once an atheist. What happened to that commitment? Alister McGrath: I began to change course when I left Northern Ireland, which in those days was a very religiously polarized place. I ...

We classify people in all sorts of ways. Some categories are based on a person's beliefs: A theist, for instance, is a person who believes in one or more gods. Some categories are based on behavior: A ...

Vera Cole wonders “if this is the best contemporary atheists can do.” Answer: Yes, using facts to make an argument is the best anyone can do. Fact: There have been many studies on the efficacy of ...

Diana Butler Bass is the author of, among other books, “Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening,” and is a columnist for The Huffington Post. Updated ...

FILE - Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters during a caucus night party, Jan. 15, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Before launching his ill-fated campaign ...

Often when you hear about a hated group of people, it gets filtered through a variety of media. Because of this, people don't acknowledge the demonized minority groups that aren't talked about in all ...

Diana Butler Bass is the author of, among other books, “Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening,” and is a columnist for The Huffington Post. Updated ...