Religion
A section for news and explainers on religion news — from the latest goings-on at the Vatican to explainers on Ramadan.
The Republican justices who overruled Roe v. Wade are only getting started.
The Supreme Court disposes of the Yeshiva University case with an implicit threat.
Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance is a genuinely difficult case about just how much immunity religious institutions should have from the law.
How do ideas about faith and God influence conversations about artificial intelligence?
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is a big victory for the religious right, but only because Gorsuch misrepresents the facts of the case.
Carson v. Makin is a serious, but not fatal, blow to the wall separating church and state.
America’s largest Protestant denomination covered up a sexual abuse problem for decades.
The Court hands the Christian right a victory it actually deserved to win.
Demons, angels, and elite liberal conspiracies: Frank Peretti’s books sound like today’s headlines.
The justices may take a big bite out of the First Amendment’s establishment clause, or they might take a simply enormous bite out of it.
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is the culmination of 60 years of fears about religious coercion by public schools.
Ramirez v. Collier indicates that the Court retains some commitment to the rule of law.
This is unlikely to go well for LGBTQ people.
Goldberg’s comments reflect a growing national ignorance about the Holocaust. Here’s how to move forward.
It hasn’t slowed down on “religious liberty” since Amy Coney Barrett joined the Court.
“Letting go is also the practice of letting in, letting your teacher be alive in you,” says a senior disciple of the celebrity Buddhist monk and author.
The case presents a genuinely difficult free speech dispute.
Can any manufactured religious products ever truly be ethical?
Carson v. Makin appears likely to end in another transformative victory for the religious right.
An emboldened religious right wants the public to pay for its schools.
The new Netflix film explores what healing really looks like.
Several justices appear concerned that respecting inmates’ religious rights might make it harder to execute them.
A new religion case forces the Supreme Court to confront the legacy of one of its cruelest decisions.
Abortion, guns, regulation — conservatives are poised for a big year.
Tammy Faye Bakker’s complicated legacy gets another look in a new movie starring Jessica Chastain.
The biggest loser was democracy.
US Catholic leadership is divided on how to approach pro-choice Catholic politicians.
Why the Southern Baptist Convention is in turmoil — and why you should care.
The Court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia punts most of the important issued raised by the case.
From a Buddhist to a humanist, seven faith leaders weigh in on building a better world.
Iftar, or breaking fast, is more than pita and hummus.
The Supreme Court is serious about exempting religious conservatives from the law — even when their rulings could kill people.
Bessemer, Alabama, has been called an “unlikely” place for an epic union battle with Amazon. They don’t know Bessemer.
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski doesn’t have much to say about “cancel culture,” but it has a lot to say about the role of the courts.
New evidence suggests a connection that can help us understand the emergence of Western religion.
Ash Wednesday kicks off a solemn period of fasting and spiritual renewal on Christian church calendars, leading to the Easter celebration.
Capitol rioter Jake Angeli, the so-called “Q Shaman,” was given organic food in prison, revealing a double standard for Muslim prisoners.
After a two-year struggle, the Court allows death row inmates to have a spiritual adviser present at their execution.
Amy Coney Barrett handed down a revealing first Supreme Court opinion.
David French on the crisis within the evangelical movement.