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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The state of Louisiana just passed a law requiring all public classrooms to display a small poster with the Ten Commandments. Already it has stirred up those who oppose even the slightest suggestion ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of commentaries. The world waited most of a week to learn the name of England’s new prince, born to William and Kate on Monday, April 23. Finally, on ...

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 ...

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 ...