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It would have been—and still could be—the first taxpayer-funded religious public school in America, representing not one small step but a giant leap across the wall…
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On May 2 U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted a reception in the East Room—the largest State Room of the White House—to…
Christian
Our founders purposefully aligned our nation’s foundation with the cornerstone of a biblical framework Are we really a “Christian nation,” or has that claim been recently…
Agnosticism
Religion in modern society: how education level affects belief in religion. The ‘secularization thesis’ as propounded by sociologists suggests religion loses its stranglehold over society[/tweetit] as…
Celebrity
Most presidents have been from the Episcopalian or Presbyterian churches. America’s new president Donald Trump is the nation’s ninth Presbyterian president. The nation has appointed another…
Agnosticism
How different religious groups feel about religious freedom. January 16 is Religious Freedom Day, a day when we celebrate the right to practice religion freely, while…
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A Scientologist reflects on the importance of the freedom of religion and belief, its historic roots, and the responsibility of the individual to exercise and defend…
Agnosticism
Peter Manseau is the first religion curator of the Smithsonian Institution since the 1890s. Religion and museums have always had a rough relationship. In the 1930s…
Religion News
May 5, 2016 marks the 65th Annual National Day of Prayer. Today is the 65th Annual National Day of Prayer. Elected officials meet up in Washington,…
Christianity
Phil Robertson preaches about everything from the Ten Commandments to STDs at Ted Cruz’s campaign rally in South Carolina. Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the family…
Agnosticism
Holiday displays outside an Indiana courthouse showcase both religious and secular symbols, including one Nativity scene celebrating the Bill of Rights. For five decades, there has…
Atheism
Nones are finding ways to meet that are secular in nature To say it aloud and wrap it in a religious setting probably brings to mind…