Over 100 years ago the Scottish writer Andrew Lang famously remarked: “Most people use statistics like a drunk man uses a lamppost; more for support than illumination.” The same is true many times ...

The Rev. Scott Gordon, Claycomo Baptist Church: Many passages vie for consideration, but the first “bit” that came to mind we find in Matthew 7:1-6 and Romans 2:1-5. The statements, first by Jesus ...

These are some of the most common misinterpretations of Bible stories. The statements often made on the streets in the name of God have little to do with reality. We have prepared some false beliefs ...

Maybe President Barack Obama's motivation for "coming out" and affirming his support for same-sex marriage was politically calculated. Perhaps the president's statement, as hard as it may be to ...

In "Science, reason better authorities" (Aug. 5, Letters), the writer says the Bible "has fueled bigotry, punished heretics, endorsed oppression of women and slavery" and that "prisons are full of ...