It was just a matter of time before choice became mandatory. Last week, a federal judge denied a request by parents of students in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Montgomery County, Maryland, to be ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — After climbing for decades, the percentage of Americans with no religion has leveled off. For the past few years, the share of adults who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing ...

(RNS) — Just because they’re no longer invested in a better Christianity doesn’t mean they aren’t a crucial part of the battle for a better country. (RNS) — In January 2024, Pew Research published a ...

Religion has framed and shaped much of human culture. The belief that there are supernatural forces or powerful deities pervading nature, or the proposition that a supreme Creator God rules the ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. David Campbell, University of Notre Dame and Geoffrey C. Layman, University of ...