Q. I am 18 years old, and recently the “problem of evil” really threw me for a loop and caused me a lot of pain. I am asking for your help in understanding it a bit more. Why did God, who is ...

Religious types will try to protect God, saying God is good; and if we humans suffer, it is primarily the outcome of our wrong choices. God wishes us to experience joy and not misery. God is perfect ...

Religious types argue that the idea of free will put in place the imperfection in the universe, as many of us chose evil and rejected God. But the free choice is still more precious than perfection.

The percentage of adults who believe God played a role in creating the first humans reached a 40-year low in Gallup polling released Monday. Among those responding to the polling company’s latest ...