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Religion's blurred lines
In comparison to the shiny, publicized culture of other religions, my religion felt different, like it was hiding in the shadows.
Updated: 09/13/2019 12:00A
Yore: China's War on Children: Youth Banned from All Religious Worship
A battle on younger of us rages in China. While the youth of Hong Kong march for freedom and democracy, the Communist Birthday celebration of China (CPC) ...
Updated: 09/12/2019 08:02P
Religion in the age of Trump
(RNS) — “They hate religion,” wrote New York Times columnist Timothy Egan recently in a column titled “Why People Hate Religion,” “because, at a moment to ...
Updated: 09/12/2019 04:09P
Religious Crusaders at the Supreme Court’s Gates
Conservative justices appear eager to take on a subject at the heart of the country's culture wars.
Updated: 09/12/2019 06:00A
In St. Louis, mapping how religion is lived — in sanctuaries holy and profane
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (RNS) — Perched on his mat in the back corner of the room, Adam Park performed a series of yoga poses just like the others: ...
Updated: 09/11/2019 04:12P
Richard Dawkins: ‘Brexit is now a religion. They don’t mind if they destroy the country’
The atheist biologist has written a new book about God but what really worries him is closer to home.
Updated: 09/11/2019 01:00A
Trump: Democrats 'not big believers in religion'
President Trump claimed during his Monday night rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, that the Democratic Party does not put much stock in religion and that their ...
Updated: 09/09/2019 09:48P
AI will transform religion with robot priests like this one
A new priest named Mindar is holding forth at Kodaiji, a 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Like other clergy members, this priest can deliver ...
Updated: 09/09/2019 11:10A
When Islam Is Not a Religion in America
Muslim lawyer who helped Hobby Lobby and Hosanna-Tabor win at the Supreme Court details the difficulties Muslims face in securing the freedoms that US ...
Updated: 09/09/2019 10:22A
Pete Buttigieg: Lawmakers Must Treat Religious and Non-Religious People Equally
Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Cory Booker, more than the other Democrats, have been talking about their personal faith ever since stepping onto the campaign ...
Updated: 09/08/2019 08:33A