Knowing well the history of religious warfare that led to America’s settlement, they clearly understood both the dangers of that system and of sectarian conflict. It was the recognition of that ...

(The Conversation) — Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.

Far more than a furniture style, Shakerism represented an all-consuming belief system rooted in celibacy, community, and confession ...

The drive to religious freedom in America was carried out overwhelmingly in the state legislatures—and the federal First ...

As we prepare to celebrate the founding of this nation, let’s keep this in mind: Religious liberty is fundamental to American society. It protects freedom of conscience, allowing individuals to live ...

(RNS) – ‘The film humanizes that history through the stories of brave citizens who defended the right to exercise their most deeply held beliefs,’ explained co-director John Paulson. (RNS) — A new ...

Explore religious freedom in the U.S. through six faith communities and recent challenges. America’s Founding Fathers enshrined the free exercise of religion in the First Amendment, viewing it as ...

The story of America’s struggle to freely practice religion is one as old as the country itself. The documentary recounts how the Founding Fathers enshrined the free exercise of religion into the ...

That’s the opening line of Thomas Tweed’s encyclopedic new book Religion in the Lands That Became America: From the Ice Age to the Information Age (Yale Univ., May 2025). It also describes his ...

"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" : religion and the American Revolution -- "No king but King Jesus" : the Great Awakening and the first American Revolution ...

OREM — Experts from around the country convened Thursday to discuss the evolution of religious liberty in America at Utah Valley University's annual First Amendment Conference. Lawyers and academics ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A nationally recognized religious scholar has filed a brief in a lawsuit challenging a law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in Arkansas schools, arguing the law is ...