November 06, 2025

Religion Gaining Significant Influence in America: Mark Kellner

45 minutes

Mark Kellner and I discuss his October 24, 2025, article in The Epoch Times where he states that more "Americans now say religion is gaining influence in national life than at any point in the past 15 years," which comes from a Pew Research Center report on October 20, 2025.

Mark and I have been friends for 30 years and have discussed many topics related to faith and the Churches of God. He is a well-known author and a great person to talk to. This is our third podcast.

Career highlights

Kellner began writing about issues of faith and freedom in 1983.

From March 11, 1991, to January 18, 2014, he wrote some 1,200 weekly—and for about 18 months, semi-weekly—technology columns for The Washington Times.

He authored a religion-news column for The Washington Times titled “Higher Ground,” which debuted January 25, 2013.

From February 2014 to September 2015, he served as national reporter for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City.

From 2021-2024, Kellner was a national “Faith & Family” reporter for The Washington Times.

He is now based in Mesquite, Nevada.

Areas of focus & contributions

Kellner has covered technology topics (especially earlier in his career) and later moved strongly into religion, faith institutions, family issues, religious liberty, and cultural trends.

He has also contributed to other outlets such as Religion News Service, Christianity Today, and various magazines/newspapers. 1

Kellner is a philatelist (stamp collector) and is a member of philatelic societies including the Royal Philatelic Society London, the Collectors Club of New York, and a life member of the American Philatelic Society.

Notable publications

He is the author of God on the Internet.

He also wrote a book in the “For Dummies®” series (about WordPerfect or other software) during his technology-writing era.

Significance in journalism

Kellner’s career reflects a breadth of reporting: from technology journalism to deep engagement with faith and family issues in the public square.

His long tenure at The Washington Times (both in tech and faith reporting) gives him significant institutional memory in those realms.

Because of his religion and family-focus work, his writing often intersects with cultural, social and values-based dimensions of journalism.

Current status

As of his website update (2024–25), Kellner remains a freelance journalist available for assignments and has experience covering swing-state elections (for the New York Post in Nevada).

He continues to maintain his portfolio of stories on faith, family, culture and technology.

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