When the Supreme Court first tried to define religion in the 1860s, they said it involved the worship of God. But over time, the Court has revamped its definition, and has said that belief in God ...

Changing religion: More young adults are not religious, but Christianity still dominates Does an agnostic believe in God? As with any identity, specific beliefs depend on the individual. There’s ...

When Alan Jacobs writes of religious believers and secular people, much depends on one curious question of definition ("A Bachelor's Degree in Atheism," Houses of Worship, May 20). How should we ...

The DeSantis administration, in encouraging introduction of religious chaplains into Florida’s public schools, has published a definition of “religion” that appears to exclude world faiths ...

Earlier this year, I spoke with a college class about the relationship between religion and entertainment. I talked about my coverage of the movie “Conclave,” the member of The Church of Jesus ...

All Jehovah's Witnesses lay claim to draft exemption on the ground that they are ministers. Last week the U.S. Supreme court backed up one of them in a 6-to-3 decision. What applied to George ...

A nation dedicated to gathering in the Jews of the world, Israel has never been able to answer a question basic to its existence: What is a Jew? Does a Jew become Jewish by birth, or by religious ...

God is the reason for — and the prime mover of — all religion. Indeed, the very definition of religious is “…manifesting devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.” ...

U.S. Sen. James Lankford's recent letter to the World attempts to defend his position that "science" backs his belief that "life begins at conception." To do that, he must trick us into accepting ...

There is no official legal definition of what is and what is not a religion. Instead, it's been up to the courts to interpret it, in keeping with the First Amendment.