Some of my recent reading has included arguments by atheists regarding their take on the relationship between faith and morality. One particular atheist writer, Dennis Ray, contends that religious behavior has little or no impact on morality, an argument based largely on research I conducted showing that the divorce rates of born again Christians and [...]
The Census and I
On Monday I received our household’s 2010 Census form to complete. For a researcher, that’s a big deal. After all, the Census is the most comprehensive data collection project to occur on planet earth. The U.S. government will spend more than $15 billion on this census cycle. The information generated is vitally important because the [...]
Protecting Children at Church
Recently I had the delight of speaking at a ministry conference in England. While there, I encountered some people who explained the way in which the British government mandates that churches safeguard children. Based on a law known as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act of 2006, a new process for protecting children has been put [...]








