(RNS) — They preached sermons, wrote books and served as spiritual role models. From Christian evangelists to atheism advocates to towering figures in the fight for racial justice, in 2021 we lost ...

Star Parker, a columnist for The Daily Signal, is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. One great mystery is the persistent refusal of those on the left to abandon what is clearly ...

For journalists who braved the chaos, the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill offered a buffet of the bizarre – a throng of Proud Boys, QAnon prophets, former U.S. military personnel and radicalized Donald ...

On balance, U.S. adults are more likely to view religion as helpful than as harmful: 44% say religion does more good than harm, while 19% say it does more harm than good. About one-third think it does ...

Religion: something bound to spark some sort of intense debate or conversation. Whether it’s Islam vs. Christianity, monotheists vs. polytheists, preachers vs. pro-secular atheists, there’s always ...

Competition was keen, but the award for the Most Egregious Religious Idea of 2021 resulted in a tie between that of Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett and that of Bishop John F. Doerfler of the ...

Many major religions have clear teachings about good and evil in the world. For example, the Abrahamic traditions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – use concepts such as God and the devil or heaven ...

Vandalism at houses of worship. A woman wearing a religious head covering attacked on an airplane at Detroit Metro Airport. A restaurant owner whose online posts supporting Israel sparked threats on ...