More than one in five atheists scientists are also spiritual
Even atheists in academia aren’t opposed to asking the “big questions” and seeking the beyond: More than one in five atheist scientists also identifies as “spiritual,” according to recent research at...
View ArticleDocumentary at Rice depicts Muslims in the Bible Belt
As the city continues to undergo its own dramatic demographic shifts, HoustonPBS’ Community Cinema offers a chance for Houstonians to look at how this phenomenon is taking place in cities across the...
View ArticleCampus ministry drops ‘Crusade’ name
Popular college ministry group Campus Crusade for Christ International is officially shortening its name to Cru, a re-branding that leaders hope will make the organization come off as friendlier, not...
View ArticleAtheist scientists sometimes still take kids to church
Nearly 1 in 5 atheists with children have attended a religious service with their family in the past year, according to research by a Rice University professor. Sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund, who...
View ArticleColumnist Leonard Pitts takes on religion in politics
Leonard Pitts, the bespectacled columnist whose commentary on race and social issues appears in the Houston Chronicle on Sundays, will come to town next week to discuss the religious forces at play in...
View ArticleRice student wins First Amendment award from Hugh Hefner
A Rice University freshman won national recognition for his work lobbying against teaching creationism in Louisiana public schools. Zack Kopplin, of Baton Rouge, is one of four recipients of this...
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