Chris Lisee, ENI, Author at Anglican Journal

Do U.S. megachurches create a spiritual “high”?

Chris Lisee, ENI — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Maybe religion really is the opiate of the masses — just not the way Karl Marx imagined. A University of Washington study posits that worship services at megachurches (those that attract more than 2,000 people at a service) can trigger feelings of transcendence and changes in brain chemistry — a spiritual “high” that keeps congregants […]

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‘God particle’ discovery ignites debate over science and religion

Chris Lisee, ENI — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The Higgs boson is perhaps better known by its sexier nickname: the “God particle.” But in fact, many scientists, including the physicist for whom it is named, dislike the term, reports Religion News Service. In 1993 when American physicist Leon Lederman was writing a book on the Higgs boson, he dubbed it “the goddamn particle.” […]

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Evangelicals press U.S. Congress on immigration

Chris Lisee, ENI — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Washington, D.C. -Christian evangelical activists are pressing the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform plan — a tricky election-year issue that conservatives’ Republican Party allies have been reluctant to take up. The so-called “Evangelical Immigration Table,” which includes evangelicals Jim Wallis on the left and Richard Land on the right, unveiled its plan on […]

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