Earlier this summer, Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law a requirement that all public classrooms display the Ten Commandments. Broadly similar laws are moving through ...

Since about the middle of the twentieth century, church attendance in Christian churches has been on a steady decline in the United States. It is estimated in 1970 roughly 42 percent of Americans ...

It's an age-old argument: Are we who we are because of nature or nurture? Are we born with inborn tendencies, or are we born “tabula rasa” (with a clean slate)? Is our IQ fixed, or can our brain learn ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I used to think taking God’s name in vain meant saying words like “damn” or “hell” or “God” as an expletive, but the third commandment is far deeper than any mere utterance. It is about manipulation, ...

TODAY'S Board of Contributors. Correction: A reference in an earlier version of this op-ed was incorrectly attributed. The Rev. John Leland was the person who made the comment. The Ten Commandments ...

Many letters to the editor quote Scripture to justify their beliefs. The MAGA cult often justify their positions as “ordained” by Jesus … Trump being the model of Christ in action. In that spirit, let ...

The Texas legislature has passed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom in the state. With Gov. Greg Abbott (R) poised to sign it, the law’s Republican ...

The governor of Louisiana just signed a law that will require all public classrooms in the state — from kindergarten to universities — to post the Ten Commandments “on a poster or framed document at ...