Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Religious belief is one of the oldest and most complex aspects of human culture, shaping civilizations, laws, and personal ...

On balance, U.S. adults are more likely to view religion as helpful than as harmful: 44% say religion does more good than harm, while 19% say it does more harm than good. About one-third think it does ...

As Joanna has observed, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman emerged as the voices of reason in last night’s debate: Romney in defending Social Security against Rick Perry’s claim that it is a “Ponzi scheme,” ...

Earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosted what he said would be the first of monthly religious sermons in the Pentagon in an announcement that has sparked debate about religious ...

Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to provide a detailed portrait of religiously unaffiliated adults in the United States. Much of this profile comes from a survey we conducted July 31-Aug. 6 ...

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: What was your experience as an undergrad at Harvard? CAB: So I was class of ’85 and I had a very positive experience here, mostly because I ...

Donald Trump will deliver a recorded Bible reading from the Oval Office as part of the America Reads the Bible.

(RNS) — President Donald Trump, during his inaugural address last month, proclaimed unambiguously, “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there ...

Surrounded by FBI agents attempting to coax them into their vehicles, five of Samuel Bateman’s underaged wives huddled ...

What shall a pious citizen believe? Shall he obey his God or his State when both claim allegiance? To most plain men an academic matter, this question has become increasingly engrossing to certain ...