The president's attempts to 'revive the religious discourse' is unwelcome in Egypt, a country that once brought the Muslim Brotherhood to power

Lecture on India secularism, democracy and socialism

But in the future, it will be easier to argue that Americans, secular and religious, celebrate Christmas and that themes and symbols from Christian history are undeniably part of those traditions,

Is India really prepared to be a society open to a free exchange of views on matters of faith, even at the risk of being offended?

Year after year, the Lions Club sets up wire-frame Christmas decorations on the lawn of the historic Jackson County courthouse, facing Main Street in Brownstown, Indiana.

Heresy against NATO has apparently joined the ever-expanding list of sins that will get one erased from Twitter, as Big Tech mounts a crusade against infidels at home and abroad on behalf of values of Our Democracy. Twitterannouncedbans on 373 accounts it connected tostate-linked information operationson Tuesday. Some of them, the company said,amplified narratives that were aligned with the Russian governmentorfocused on undermining faith in the NATO alliance and its stability. Twitter is a US-based company, and the First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees freedom of speech as well as religion. Under that set of rules, anyones faith in Continue reading

I'm not just missing the smells and bells, the stained glass and the statues. I'm missing the people.

Three faith traditions as they are practiced in the United States.

This special looks at the challenges America is facing when it comes to religious bigotry and why this climate of fear and intolerance is a threat to our democracy

We are in the Lenten season, a time of reflection and preparation as the celebration of Easter draws near. As we follow the life of Jesus, especially the last few weeks, we see Him living out the statement He made in Mark 10:45, "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." He served not only His disciples, but anyone who came to Him for healing, direction and salvation.

The South Carolina House Judiciary Committee is taking on a full slate of issues, some with the potential to provoke fiery debate.

Sociologist Satish Deshpande discusses reservations, the need for political will to collect disaggregated caste data and why sub-quotas will be a positive step.

A melancholy silence cloaks this town in northwestern Spain, where the pandemic has knocked a traditional pilgrimage off course.

A man from Leeds has gained a huge following on TikTok after using the platform to teach people about the Sikh religion and its culture.

Every holiday season, we all hear about the alleged war on Christmas in the United States. On any social media platform, users are bound to find someone outraged about the use of more inclusive phrases like Happy Holidays and resentful about these perceived attacks on Christmas. For someone like me, a Hindu American, the xenophobic []

The ISD Editorial Board explains how religious gatekeeping is harmful and why the Iowa State community should be tolerant and accepting of all religions.

Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue (IRD) Thursday organized a one day seminar on Religion & Challenges of Scientific Age at Faisal Masjid Campus of International Islamic University (IIU).

Hate. Fear. Lies. These are things most of us abhor and at least try to avoid. For Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing radio host who died on Wednesday, they were the tools of his trade. He used them to build an audience that, at its height, reached 20 million or more, and maintained the largest audience

Using his experience as a fourth-generation minister, James Span Jr. shared his knowledge about the historical presence of religion in the Black family. 

Latter-day Saints (not Mormons!) and Utahns know whats in a name. Dixie is no different

The legislation comprises 70 separate articles including those who work for private companies that carry out public services would be barred from wearing reli...

The French National Assembly has passed a bill that backers say will counter extremism and separatism, especially among French Muslims. However, the bill includes stricter controls on religion, bars religious symbols in some circumstances, and places strict regulations on homeschooling.

Paris-based musician, Austin-Jerry Adebiyi Akingbolu is popular as Jerry Pay among his teeming fans.

Springtide Research Institute, a think tank that explores the attitudes of Gen Z,...

Can we develop a defence of the humanities that is not anchored exclusively in the value of critical thinking? Are there other attitudes, actions, orientations in play? To what extent are humanists engaged in practices of making as well as unmaking, composing as well as questioning, creating as well as subverting? Can we talk about the social ties of the humanities in ways that avoid the dichotomy of heroic opposition or craven cooption?