A rising wave of anti-Semitism?

The Holocaust museum shooting was a tragedy. But to assert that it proves there is a "cancer" or "wave" of hate engulfing American Jews in 2009 is absurd.

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Born Again in the U.S.A.

Religion has been scorned and rejected by most modern elites; yet it has not only survived but spread. In fact, says author Timothy Samuel Shah, it's the American version that is spreading.

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Buddhism strengthens ties to church

Not just Christians, but Jews, Unitarians and others are trying Buddhist approaches. As a religion built around practices rather than theology, they say, Buddhism simply enhances their own faiths. But others say mixing perspectives doesn't grow your faith -- it waters it down.

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How Faith Varies by Church Size

It's official: Protestantism has flip-flopped. Two generations ago, mainline churches had the big, vigorous congregations. Now, says a new study by The Barna Group, there are clear differences between large and small churches.

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Lost in cyberspace: Bloggers cope with rejection

So you feel ignored as a blogger? Well, you have company in your isolation. According to this article by a journalism student at Columbia University, only 1 percent of all blogs get 99 percent of the audience.

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Marriage-Maker Claims Are Tied in Knots

Is your true love a mere email -- or an eHarmony -- away? Carl Bialik, the self-described Numbers Guy of the Wall Street Journal, takes on the dating sites' hype in this absorbing article.

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Brilliant: Wireless Electricity is Here (Seriously)

TVs that run on broadcast power, not line current. Battery chargers the size and shape of a mousepad. Computers and home entertainment systems without the usual black spaghetti of wiring. And all of it within a year and a half.

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Chuckling in The Shack

Having camped out on the New York Times bestseller list for about a year, The Shack was ripe for that tasty stew of analysis and breezy humor that is English criticism. And the online magazine Ship of Fools delivers it.

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Sotomayor has mixed record on church-state disputes

Even the keen eye of Adelle Banks of the Religion News Service can't scope out a pattern on how Sonia Sotomayor may vote on religious rights, if she becomes a Supreme Court justice. What do you think?

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Interfaith Internet: Religious groups call for more access

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