For many people, living with a pet can be a religious experience. Many pet owners say their furry friends are not mere companions — they are “partners in a spiritual journey.” ...

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Church leaders use media, screens, lighting, certain types of music, pads playing during the prayers, and a relevant talk to help produce this manufactured religious experience that they believe ...

Now many speak of the worship experience. Church leaders want to know if people enjoyed worship when they attended church. Let me get a little more into the weeds.

Why do people experience religious visions? BBC Two's Horizon suggests that in some cases the cause may be a strange brain disorder. Gwen Tighe thought her child was Jesus Controversial new research ...

A recent study asks whether altering consciousness with psychoactive substances can have religious value. Americans take ...

Religious beliefs have been woven into the fabric of human existence for millennia, shaping cultures and guiding personal ...

I recently read a friend’s impassioned critique of religion, one shaped by his mother’s harrowing experience after a devastating flood destroyed her home and took lives. When well-meaning friends offe ...

In a way I think that for me that [Sicilian connection] combined with the religious experiences, it has propted a curiosity and a search as to my own identity. As to who I am. There is so much of ...

Walking through the doors is like entering an ice cream lover’s fever dream. The interior is a delightful sensory overload—license plates from across America cover the walls, vintage signs hang from ...

Nicaraguan religious leaders freed from prison describe how their faith deepened despite harsh conditions, highlighting ...