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Atheism in the Bible Belt

Atheism in the Bible Belt

Sitting in the pews of his Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, a young Ricky Seeber attended church with his family, reading scripture and singing hymns. Over time, however, his attendance at service...

Christian: you are not promised worldly success

Matthew Gillham February 15, 2016

Six months leading up to several 45-minute interviews, I knew what I wanted. After a few moments, my tongue-tied language left me without one of a handful of jobs for which I had toiled and prepped. I...

Evolution belongs in the classroom and all students belong in Bill Nye's lecture

Ruth Bishop September 29, 2015

If you’re like me, you are feeling pretty bummed today about not getting a ticket to see Bill Nye. The fact that only a limited number of students were able to attend is a disservice to the University’s...

Stop politicizing faith

Will Sorrell September 28, 2015

If you’ve been awake this week, you know that Pope Francis is in the United States, and he’s turning tables per usual. From rolling around D.C. in a Fiat, to becoming the first pontiff to canonize...

The importance of finding your own faith in college

Danielle Waddell September 21, 2015

All too many students who attended church for most, if not all, of their lives stop attending once they arrive at college. Many non-Christians blame this on the church, while the church puts the blame...

How the modern Christian church creates college atheists

Matthew Gillham September 4, 2015

More than 70% of college students who regularly attended church in high school leave in college. Why? “Universities are secular hotbeds with biased professors aiming to abolish religion.” “Their...

Vatican a valuable voice on climate

Joe Puchner March 24, 2015

If I were to ask you what the greenest sovereign state in the world is, you’d probably guess something like Finland or Iceland, right? Perhaps New Zealand or maybe the Federated States of Micronesia?...

Students fast from sweets during Lent

Students fast from sweets during Lent

Katie Bedrich March 2, 2015

Christian students at the University have found various ways to observe Lent, the religious period that began with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 18 and ends on Easter on April 5.In the traditional observance of...

Keeping the Faith: Students find ways to practice religion in college

Keeping the Faith: Students find ways to practice religion in college

Laura Testino February 19, 2015

Eric Mayo spent his first Sunday as a college student exploring his new surroundings, and eventually found his way just west of Bryant-Denny Stadium and Rama Jama’s, on the corner of Paul W. Bryant Drive...

Separation of politics, marriage necessary

Vel Lewis February 11, 2015

Monday was a historic day for Alabama as same-sex marriage licenses were issued in the state and some couples were able to get married. The world did not end, and Alabama did not burn for allowing same-sex...

American Sniper misses the target, furthers Islamophobia in America

Kyle Simpson January 21, 2015

A common sentiment I’ve heard in the past week is “Chris Kyle was a hero.” It’s true; Kyle, the subject of the Oscar-nominated biopic “American Sniper,” was a hero, along with all of the men...

Scientific facts and religion can be harmonious

Rich Robinson October 27, 2014

In the Oct. 26 edition of The New York Times, opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof called for America to “fix the escalator” of our broken education system. Citing data from a recent Organization for...