First, the facts. According to data from Gallup, Pew, and PRRI, the percentage of Americans who identify with any religion is ...

Instead of celebrating George Washington’s birthday, today we’ve lumped him in together with no-names including Millard Fillmore and William Henry Harrison as we celebrate a generic “Presidents’ Day.” ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A broad array of religious and political leaders across the country issued outpourings of support for former President Jimmy Carter following news of his death, heaping praise on ...

Some people have faith that their spouse won't cheat on them. Some have faith that things happen for a reason. Some have faith in God. Is there a common commitment underlying these disparate ...

Dennis Prager is a columnist for The Daily Signal, nationally syndicated radio host, and creator of PragerU. Anyone who thinks about the current civil war in America comes to realize that it is, in ...

This chapter focuses on three groups of U.S. adults, based on their answers to the following four questions: Do you think of yourself as spiritual? Do you think of yourself as religious? How important ...

It was “the most significant event in ecclesiastical history since the Reformation.” So said Presbyterian Patriarch Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin. At 8 o’clock on a steaming hot morning in Madras, India, ...

For a long time, supporters of gay marriage in the U.S. were in the minority. As early as last year, that started changing, and now, a solid majority of Americans support same-sex unions. As of Friday ...

Editor’s Note: Ian Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent based in Beijing. His new book, “The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao,” will be published in April. The views ...

Indians value marking important life events through religious ceremonies. Across all major religious groups, most people say it is very important to have a religious naming ceremony (or baptism) for ...