"What is religion?" is never an easy question to answer, but imagine trying to offer a clear definition in front of the ...

The Supreme Court on Monday debated how to define religion as it considered a case on a faith-based tax break. The justices ...

The study of living religion focuses on how ordinary people engage, express, create, and otherwise do religion and spirituality in their everyday lives. We look not only at how religion is practiced ...

Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission centers on faith-based tax exemptions.

A majority of the justices seemed likely to side with Catholic Charities, but they debated where to draw the line for religious exemptions.

When asked "what is your religious affiliation?", about 1/3 of adults will say "none". 80% say they're spiritual but do not ...

Religion News Service columnist interviews the author of “Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America.” ...

[P]er current judicial doctrine, to avoid “establishing” religion ... governments must avoid any activity that might be thought to encourage religion as such over atheism. Washington ...

So religion can be a power for peace. But Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs also believe that war is sometimes necessary to defend communities against violence. In that case, there are ...