There has been a 17-percent drop in in the number of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily ...

Religion is good at cultivating beliefs. For thousands of years, religions have used music, ritual, oratory, and missionaries to bolster and spread religious beliefs. Do these beliefs impact ...

(RNS) — In ‘Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society,’ three sociologists lay out a theory that can be summed up in a simple phrase: Modernization creates problems for religion. (RNS) — The claim ...

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Today, Jan. 16, is designated for holidays honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and World Religion Day. Here are some statistics about religion around the globe. The percentage of people in the ...

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 20 Most Popular Religions in the World. You can also take a detailed look at the 5 Most Popular Religions in the World. Religion is an important part ...

(RNS) — The survey marks the first time Pew Research Center asked people outside the United States and Asian countries about practices related to Buddhism, Asian folk religions and New Age ...

"Religious literacy is one of the most powerful tools we all have right now to protect our democracy, which is under threat ...

Atheism is far from new, but the various ways that people say “no thank you” to belief in gods, deities, or particular religions are so diverse that they’ve had a huge impact on world belief systems.