When this column began, each week the top of the page sported artwork featuring symbols of various religions. I was often asked what they meant. This response originally ran in January 1998 and was an ...

The Vatican has issued a new document rejecting the concept of changing one’s biological sex. It's a setback for transgender people who had hoped Pope Francis might be setting the stage for a more ...

BYU law professor Brett Scharffs talks with former U.N. World Food Programme executive director David Beasley about the Trump administration's possible religious freedom strategies during the IRF ...

Hinduism, often regarded as one of the world's oldest religions, has not only deeply shaped the spiritual and cultural fabric of India but has also played a pivotal role in the emergence of other ...

In reading Karen Armstrong’s definitive history of the origins of the world’s major religions, The Great Transformation, it is clear that they all began during a time of upset and turmoil, violence ...

Some describe religions as only superficially similar, but fundamentally incompatible. Different religions have their unique way of diagnosing human issues and suggesting contrasting remedies. Many ...

The merest acquaintance with the humans on planet Earth and their religions immediately raises two questions: (1) Why are there so many religions? and (2) Why are religious people so immune to data ...

When does life begin is a common question after the Supreme Court struck down abortion as a law of the land. It’s more surprising to learn that there is no common agreement among the various religions ...

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A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced an antiabortion bill that describes human life as, quote, "created in the image of God." That bill would ban abortion from the moment of fertilization. The question ...

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