The Founders had disagreements about the role of religion in America’s public schools, but there was always one line they ...

The 6-3 sharp ideological divide emerged as the justices considered whether parents have a right to withdraw their children from certain reading classes based on religious beliefs. Tempers flashed ...

For the most part, people are invoking religious beliefs to try and give more legal credence to their secular concerns. Respecting religious freedom is important, but it has to be balanced against ...

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Parents and students could cite their beliefs to demand religious exemptions from a wide range of instruction, they say, such as books depicting interfaith or multiracial families, or lessons ...

David French: I’m David French. I’m an Opinion columnist at The Times, where I write about law, politics and religion. I’m ...

The Trump administration backed the parents, telling the justices Tuesday that Montgomery County is improperly forcing families to choose between violating their sincere religious beliefs or ...

Peacemaking was the theme of the 12th annual Iowa Religious Freedom Symposium held in Des Moines earlier this month. A wide range of belief, and even unbelief, was welcomed and respected. One of the ...

So it’s fitting, if not particularly encouraging, to note that this Easter, a study was just released that shows young Americans are giving up on attending religious services — in droves.

North Korea bans religion completely as its leaders set themselves up in God’s place. In some countries it’s illegal to change from one religion to another, with severe penalties for offenders.

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, meaning the mother with doomsday religious beliefs faces another life sentence ...