In 1802, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the Danbury Baptists, claiming that the Bill of Rights’ First Amendment establishes a “wall of separation” that divides church and state. As the First ...

(UNDATED) Was Moses one of Jesus’ 12 apostles? One out of 10 teenagers erroneously thinks so, according to a report that argues lack of biblical knowledge could be a huge educational disadvantage for ...

The Bible doesn’t mention anything about contraception or abortion, but this hasn’t stopped 89 million American evangelicals acting as if “thou shall not consume a pregnancy pill” were one of the Ten ...

I vaguely remember a moment when my mother started mildly hyperventilating when she saw me begin to write something in my Bible. She thought that was defacing the Bible. I can only imagine what Mom ...

I am an English teacher who taught “The Bible as Literature” for 15 years from 1974-1989, inLos Angeles Countyschools (Centinela Valley Union High School District). During those years, “The Bible as ...

Ignorance of sacred Scriptures is ignorance of Jesus Christ, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience. "The ultimate purpose of reading and meditating on the Scriptures," he said Feb. 11, ...

I may be getting this wrong, but seems to me I read a newspaper story about a group calling themselves Moms for Ignorance. They attended a school board meeting somewhere, hoping to deny children's ...

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Austin Culp seriously needs to get out his Bible and start reading. In his opinion article in The Forum on Monday, Nov. 26, he blatantly and maliciously condemns God's people. Culp writes that he has ...

My original letter stated that God is now judging America for its sin. Two responses to that letter by Eric Thompson and Ted Blotsky show America’s woeful ignorance of Bible teaching. Thompson: “God ...