religion

Safehouse Fights On for Philadelphia OPC With New Court Filings

The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far lasted over almost five years, in…

September 17, 2024

Basement “Psychedelic Church” Springs Up After Colorado Reform

“I found my peace through mushrooms about two and a half years ago,” Dez told Filter, after “I woke up…

September 5, 2024

Federal Watchdog to DEA: Improve Religious Psychedelic Exemptions Plan

A federal government watchdog agency says in a new report that the Drug Enforcement Administration should improve the process through…

June 3, 2024

Psilocybin Study: No Change in View of God. Some Change in View of Bugs.

A new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers on the effects of psychedelics suggests that—contrary to some earlier evidence—a single…

May 14, 2024

If I Join a Church After Prison, How Much of My Past Is Safe to Disclose?

Last Sunday, I tried to work up the courage to go to church. I did some Googling of the churches…

October 25, 2023

“A More Loving, Just Church”: Harm Reduction and Faith Communities

On July 3, the United Church of Christ (UCC) approved the first harm reduction resolution by a mainline Protestant denomination.…

August 1, 2023