What is the difference between a religion and a cult? “Cult leaders are not elected,” says cult specialist and deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross. “And, I would say that in the United States, the ...

Anila Ali traces her interest in the interfaith movement to scripture. "God says in the Koran to Muslims," she says, "I have created you into tribes—different tribes—so that you may get to know each ...

What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? And why do many religious scholars say we shouldn’t even use that label? In this episode ...

The difference between a cult and a religion is not belief, but control. Scholars focus on authority structures, treatment of dissent, and the cost of leaving. Religions generally allow questioning, ...

Before religions became identities and beliefs turned into boundaries, there was Abraham( prophet and messenger of God), a ...

Liberal democracy offers religious believers a bargain. Accept, as a price of citizenship, that you may never impose your convictions on your neighbor, or use state power to compel belief. In return, ...

Co-authored with Dr. Ken Baskin. Few things are more important to human psychology writ large than religion. But what does this concept really mean? The more deeply we investigate it, the odder ...

Most U.S. adults express positive views about America’s openness to people from around the world, the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS) finds. This is true across the religious spectrum. Upward of ...

The human propensity to believe the improbable keeps church doors open (1). It is also the reason that confidence tricksters live well. Perhaps prophets are merely con men who specialize in the ...

Is there really a difference between magic and religion? The word “magic” has dubious, demonic connotations. But is there really a difference between magic and religion? In this episode of Crash ...