But what God chooses to make of me» of us» is up to him (it has certainly not been what I'd anticipated), and many a marriage apparently grounded in Christian or Jewish faith has foundered, even as some marriages thrive without benefit of any religion. (firstthings.com)
It even offers some of the emotional benefits of religion, without exacting the high price faith demands. (religion-online.org)
These grand claims and promises are, alas, not met and thus are clearly overstated given that the authors find such meager evidence of health benefits of religion in the more than 1,200 studies and 400 research reviews they examine. (firstthings.com)