The political theorist Samuel Goldman calls this “the law of the conservation of religion”: In any given society, there is a relatively constant and finite supply of religious conviction. What ...

Shane Alderson, his wife, Alisha, and their daughter, Adeline, 5, pray before dinner at their home in Baker City, Ore., on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

It’s offensive to both politics and religion. By Susan Jacoby Ms. Jacoby frequently writes about religion and secularism. Looking for a new villain to account for the polarization and sheer ...

But don’t kid yourself that political outcomes will bring you meaning, purpose or salvation. Demonstrators gather for a "March for Our Lives" protest for gun control legislation and school ...

Politicized religion can spoil both politics and religion, which is why the American tradition of separation of church and state is so essential to religious as well as civic freedom.

Politics and religion, not education, race or income, are the biggest indicators of how Americans feel about LGBTQ+ rights and the place of queer people in society. Advertisement ...

Gender politics of the “adherents” are particularly regressive. Six in 10 think society punishes men for acting like men. Seven in 10 think that a Christian family has the man at the head ...

Catholics: We need to talk about sex, religion and politics. Gloria Purvis July 07, 2021 Sun shines through a statue of Christ on a grave marker alongside an American flag at St. Mary Catholic ...