Time to toss Grandma’s ‘no politics or religion at the dinner table’ rule; our future depends on it ...

Often people are confused because while church and state must be separated according to the U.S. Constitution, religion and politics have no such requirement or need.

While America had no established religion, Christian morality still influenced law and politics. There were laws dealing with marriage, divorce, birth control, abortion, prostitution, gay sex ...

Iyengar finds religion in a striking decline, but he doesn’t believe the transition from there to politics is a conscious choice for many. “We see elections and campaigns going on almost ...

A U.S. flag, an image of Jesus and an image of former president Donald Trump are seen on a pet-grooming building in McConnellsburg, Pa., on May 28, 2021.

“I see people leaving both religion and politics overall as a positive sign," she told me. "People are no longer willing to just be part of the crowd but are searching for their own path to follow.

However, when it comes to how we think and talk about religion and American politics, I am convinced that there is no going back. The old paradigm no longer fits, and will not snap back into place ...

A large majority of Americans says that LGBTQ+ people should be allowed to live as they choose; the minority that disagrees is largely defined by politics and religion.

Today, it sems as though politics has taken over that role, becoming the new religion that shapes identities and dictates loyalties. People have become rabid about their candidates and their politics.

To no one’s surprise, 83% of white evangelical voters backed President Donald Trump in 2024, consistent with voting patterns in recent decades. The news, this time, was that Cooperative Election ...

To no one's surprise, 83% of white evangelical voters backed President Donald Trump in 2024, consistent with voting patterns in recent decades. The news, this time, was that Cooperative Election ...

Politics is not a religion: Elected officials are humans, not demigods, and fallible like everyone else. Story by John Scott ...