by Craig Nash | Aug 19, 2026 | News
Despite growing attention to online sports betting and cryptocurrency prediction markets, U.S. gambling is at a ten-year low, according to a recent Gallup study. The survey found that only 45% of respondents had participated in at least one form of gambling in the...
by Craig Nash | Aug 18, 2026 | Opinion
The phrase “spiritual, not religious” carries a seed of derision that makes it difficult to take seriously. On the surface, it is a simple this-not-that statement. But it can often betray a sense of superiority and exclusion in its implied critique of a practice known...
by Craig Nash | Aug 13, 2026 | News
For the first time in 16 years, three convicted inmates are set to be put to death on the same day in the United States. The executions are scheduled for Thursday, August 13, in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. This is set against the backdrop of a nation that...
by Craig Nash | Aug 7, 2026 | Analysis
An ongoing controversy over a question in Australia’s upcoming census raises interesting questions about religious belief, identity, and practice. Some form of the current wording of the question, ‘What is the person’s religion?’ has appeared in every Australian...
by Craig Nash | Aug 6, 2026 | Opinion
In June, St. John’s Church in Tartu, Estonia, hosted a fashion show created by the students of Pallas Art College. The annual event, “Mood-Performance-Dance,” takes place at a different location each year. Pallas organizers stress that each new venue isn’t...
