Sunday Topic: Why are there Black Churches and White Churches in America?

By Robert A. Vella Fifty-six years ago, as a Catholic schoolboy attending Sunday Mass, I remember our priest preaching that Continue reading →

Evangelicals start having ‘the discussion’ about Trump, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella It may seem insignificant right now, but this is how cults die.  People who devote themselves Continue reading →

Pew Research Center survey shows declining role of religion in Christmas celebrations

By Robert A. Vella A Pew Research Center survey released this month reflects a larger sociological trend in western democracies Continue reading →

Ruination by Religion, and why Booze is stronger than God

By Robert A. Vella I’d like to preface the following story by stating that it is not intended as a Continue reading →

A Pearl of Great Price: book review of “Things I Never Learned in Sunday School”

By Robert A. Vella This remarkable story of personal spiritual and religious reassessment is much more than that.  The book, Continue reading →

Church and State: Are there Limits to Loyalty?

By Robert A. Vella The definition of loyalty as unwavering devotion to a person or idea is something of a Continue reading →

The New Religion Of Choice For White Supremacists

On Monday, three Virginia men were charged with plotting to attack and bomb black churches and Jewish synagogues, reportedly with Continue reading →

Word of Life Christian Church members beat teenager to death in cult-like confession ritual

By Robert A. Vella Six Word of Life Christian Church members are facing manslaughter and assault charges in the beating Continue reading →