Two new surveys were recently published, both showing the same thing: Religious people were more likely to be suspicious and unwelcoming of people who are different, while secular people were more ...

I have never accepted irrational religious beliefs. If something in my -- or any -- religion doesn't make sense, I don't accept it. That's why my five-volume commentary on the Torah (the first five ...

Is secularism on the brink? Of collapse? Of wild success? Or, more modestly, of at least starting an essential conversation? A crucial aspect of any secular renaissance, he argues in his book and ...

While visiting my family in rural Kentucky a few weeks ago, my options for attending Mass were limited to a single time at the one Catholic church on the edge of town. When I pulled into the parking ...

There is no question that the role of religion in the lives of the public has greatly diminished in Western nations. Christian denominations that were once filling churches as fast as they could build ...

(The Conversation) — After climbing for decades, the percentage of Americans with no religion has leveled off. For the past few years, the share of adults who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing ...

Religious affinity has different flavors, with culture and tradition being an important reason behind people undertaking religious practices. On average, Pew Research Center’s survey deduced that 54% ...

To get past a motion to dismiss and unlock the door to discovery, Plaintiffs asserting religious discrimination claims under federal or state law must allege facts suggesting that their religious ...

HARISH, Israel >> The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they scrambled in a pool of balls, climbed on a jungle gym, munched popcorn and laughed. The ...

(The Conversation) — The exponential growth of artificial intelligence over the past year has sparked discussions about whether the era of human domination of our planet is drawing to a close. The ...