A majority of millennials, though generation Xers and generation Z play a part as well, have been leaving the traditional organized religions in favor of more spiritual practices. They are connecting with tarot cards, astrology, meditation, crystals and the like. Many of them only dabble in the off-brand practices and don’t take it too seriously…

According to a new survey, the number of Americans who have no religion has risen 266 percent since 1991 the Daily Mail reports. The religious ‘nones’ (those with no religious affiliation) are now tied statistically with the number of Catholics and Evangelicals. People with no religion account for 23.1 percent of the U.S., while Catholics…

President Donald Trump’s faith has been a subject of curiosity and, like everything associated with the president, controversy for several years. Some people claim that Trump is a devoted though new Christian. Dr. James Dobson, for example, claimed that Trump surrendered to Christ in 2016. “I believe he really made a commitment, but he’s a…

No matter what side of the political fence you are on, mocking another person’s faith is always in bad taste. Representative-elect (D-Minn.) Ilhan Omar found herself in hot water for doing just that, when she made a tweet mocking the faith of Vice President Mike Pence. Omar posted a photo of Pence in the Oval…

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