Defining religion may seem straightforward, but scholars have long debated what the term truly encompasses. Historically, the meaning of religion has shifted, from ancient Roman ideas of sanctioned ...

“Nones” are adults who describe themselves religiously as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” This report uses the terms “nones” and “religiously unaffiliated” interchangeably. Negative ...

The longer-term trend shows an even steeper drop—between 2007 and 2023-24, the share of adults in the Midwest who said they belonged to a religion declined from 83 percent to 69 percent, according to ...

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression.

The Supreme Court on Monday debated how to define religion as it considered a case on a faith-based tax break. The justices generally seemed to think the government officials involved had adopted the ...

Religion seems to be a complicated and many-sided issue. On one hand, religion reportedly motivates charity, compassion, ethics, goodwill, kindness, morality, righteousness, selflessness, unity, etc.

I certainly understand why many wonderful people hate religion. I know intelligent and compassionate people who use the word "religion" as a synonym for superstition, hierarchy and every form of ...

President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.