Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right that protects the practice of any or no religion. It ensures ...

Human innovation may alter how we see, hear or even perceive reality, but it will not undo the deepest truths of faith. Ecclesiastes reminds us, “There is nothing new under the sun” (Eccl. 1:9). Every ...

I began my career as a scholar of crime, deviance, and social problems, studying where things went wrong in the world and in people’s lives. Only in recent years have I come to appreciate a whole ...

This week marks 75 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) — the document that has become the blueprint for our international ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elder Ulisses Soares delivers a speech on peace and religious freedom at the opening reception for IRF Summit 2025 at the ...

The global push for freedom of religion or belief has gained visibility since the publication of a landmark 2019 review ...

Clarity comes from the inner soul; morality emerges from one's own conscience. Morality is not imposed from outside. The ...

It would be noteworthy if religious faith or regular attendance at worship services prevented disease, improved health, and prolonged life. For one thing, the United States now spends an average of ...

Karl Marx once said religion is the opiate of the masses. His metaphor may have a whiff of literal truth, even if it was intended as a hostile attack on religion from an atheistic perspective. It may ...

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush explores the urgent message of the Freedom To Read Day of Community Action with three leaders in the fight against book bans: Dartmouth Librarian Qiana Johnson, ...

A glance at recorded history shows us that humans have “always” felt a need to explain phenomena perceived to exist beyond our comprehension. Today, we turn to science to seek answers to our questions ...