Religion

No end of faith: how do religions survive a devastating truth bomb?

The Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses have shown that even seemingly devastating revelations leave only a dent in a well-organised religion

Religious extremism and refugees in Germany: lessons from Nigeria

As a country beset by imported religious extremism from Islam and Christianity, Nigeria has many lessons to teach modern Europe

From sacred signs to golden urns: The oddities of Dalai Lama Succession

The Dalai Lama's successor - by definition, his reincarnated self - is nothing but superstition and mysticism, however it is chosen

Are there really 1.4 billion Catholics around the world?

Following the announcement of the new Pope, media reports claimed there are 1.4bn Catholics worldwide - but are those figures really accurate?

Love bombs and fuzzy feelings: Mormon recruiting techniques haven’t changed

While Mormon missionaries might spend more time on social media than door-knocking, the basic principles of their recruitment remain the same

Old Money, Quiet Luxury: fashion trends as soft-power for conservatism

Social media trends toward 'old money' aesthetics are often thinly veiled conservative nostalgia, idealising traditional hierarchies of race, class and gender

‘Jewtlantis’ isn’t a utopian vision – it is AI slop with an antisemitic tinge

Jewtlantis – the AI-generated vision of a CyberZionist utopia – only serves to reinforce all manner of antisemitic conspiracy theories

Is Pope Leo XIV the true successor to the apostle Peter, Catholicism’s first Pope?

The new Pope is no successor to Peter - the facts do not support the Catholic narrative that Peter was ever bishop of Rome, or the first established Pope
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