In “The Use and Misuse of Religion” (column, Sept. 27), David Brooks makes a characteristically compelling case for the proper relationship between faith and politics. Yet as a lifelong Christian, I ...

The number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation has reached an all-time high, according to a massive running study. Data from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows ...

A lawsuit filed in Sept. 2024 by a group of major religious and conservative groups is seeking to overturn the Johnson Amendment, a decades-old rule that bars churches from endorsing politicians. In ...

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

The IRS will offer religious congregations more freedom to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status, the agency said in a July 2025 court filing. President Donald ...

Providential and secular America : founding the republic -- Elusive Protestant unity : Sunday mails, Catholic immigration, and sectional division -- The "gospel of wealth" and the "social gospel" : ...

(RNS) — Ryan Burge, who for years juggled roles as a Baptist pastor, political scientist and go-to source on America’s changing religious landscape, has a new gig. On Friday (Aug. 1), Burge was named ...

The United States is in the "second stage" of a transition from being religious to secular, a study shows. This "second stage" refers to when "the importance of religion declines in people's personal ...

Arguments were heard on Nov. 25 in a case that could overturn decades of First Amendment precedent that bars churches from endorsing political candidates and potentially reshape the role of religion ...