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The University of California’s health system is renewing contracts with hundreds of outside hospitals and clinics — many with religious affiliations.
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The Yakama and Grand Ronde tribes are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on their claim that an expansion of Highway 26 in 2008 violated their religious freedom by destroying an ancient burial site, a stone altar and old-growth trees.
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All it took for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to rocket to fame was a visit or two from the Beatles. But his influence was more durable than the musical…
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Much of the negative reaction to Donald Trump comes from Democrats and liberals in America. But far from all of it. Case in point: an Arkansas pastor,…
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The Bible is still selling like hotcakes: something like 100 million new Bibles are printed every year. The FIRST printed Bibles, though... that's a…
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People are still reading a book written 2,500 years ago. But the Tao Te Ching can be dense and difficult to understand in today's world, where the time to…
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Jesus loves you, Christians often say. But the nature of the love of his followers for each other is very much up for debate. Linda Kay Klein grew up in…
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Can you name even one American religious leader who is a woman? The people who garner attention from the general public tend to be men. But there are…
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We talk to the authors of many books on The Exchange. But never have we talked to the authors of The New Testament. And yes, of course, that streak…
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The world is a horrible place, and it could end soon. A few people might believe that now, and it would be FAR from the first time in American history.…
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It gives some people great comfort to think that they will see their long-gone loved ones again, in another place. Michael Shermer is not inclined to…
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Think about some of the most divisive issues in our country, and what's at the heart of them. Abortion? Procreation caused by sex. Gay rights? All about…
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You can get all kinds of college degrees studying religion. But until a few years ago, there was no secular studies program by that name anywhere in the…
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So you take Christmas off, but do you go to church? Most people who take the day off do not, but the practice persists: a Christian holiday without…