Why do people distrust atheists? A study we conducted, led by psychologist Will Gervais, found widespread and extreme moral prejudice against atheists around the world. Across all continents, people ...

The teachings of Iglesia Ni Cristo ask its followers to demonstrate their faith by complying with God's commandments. Faith ...

In an interesting piece about the independence of morality and religion, my fellow Psychology Today blogger Gad Saad rightly reports that many religious people believe that morality is an example of ...

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 ...

With his usual verve, Rodney Stark takes aim at the functionalist model of religion (“Why Gods Should Matter in Social Science,” The Review, June 6). Stark’s research methods are first-rate, and his ...

Daily, we hear or read about shootings, drug overdoses, murder, theft, sex offenses, violence and other crimes. Some of the suggested solutions to these evils include gun-control laws, security ...

Morality concerns what is right and wrong in the form of obligations toward others. These include both legal obligations as well as obligations of virtue, such as kindness, honesty, and respect, which ...

“Vertical morality in Christianity is the idea that our ethics and behaviors have a duty to please God alone. We get our ...

THE old humanity,” writes an historian of Islam, “had been killed by the new religion.” This is what always happens. True morality, the adepts of each religion tell us, is dependent on their ...