Whether in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, or under Tehran's theocratic regime, religion has too often been manipulated as an instrument of political power. For Americans watching events unfold with alarm, the ...

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life. Since taking office for a ...

At times the phrase is used to support the notion of America as a Christian nation or as one that owes its allegiance ...

For decades, the conversation about religion in American politics has been dominated by the “religious right.” But Talarico’s ...

Attempts to use religion to consolidate political power have repeatedly led to conflict, deprivation, and crisis in South Asia, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.” Every time there’s a war or rumors of war in the Middle East, Americans start arguing over prophecy charts ...

Online religious experts are part professor and part pastor and they’re reaching millions of people who have questions about ...

The early correspondence of James Madison – who went on to become the fourth U.S president and played a key role in the drafting of the Constitution and Bill of Rights – wrestles with the tensions of ...

The killing of Iran's supreme leader and ensuing Middle East instability could revive sectarian clashes and see religion emerge as a mobilizing tool.

After Saturday's major attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, U.S. President Donald Trump has called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” and rise up against the Islamic leadership ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth acknowledged during an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes Overtime" that aired Sunday that the war ...

Ali Khamenei’s son is known less for speeches or religious authority than for his influence and the networks he’s built ...