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- Associated Press articles on religion, or religion and politics, or freedom of religion
- Religion articles on Washington Post
- Pew Research Center on Religion & Public Life
- Public Religion Research Institute
- Archival videos of CBS Religion & Culture series.
- Archival videos of Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
- Religious Freedom in Focus newsletter of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Religion Clause
- 3rd Circuit: Prison Officials Have Qualified Immunity in Inmate's Lawsuit Over Right to Receive Religious Pamphlets March 24, 2026
- 1st Circuit: Equal Benefit Requirement for Religious Schools Does Not Extend to All Private Schools March 23, 2026
- Recent Articles of Interest March 23, 2026
- Detroit Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Ordinance Challenged March 23, 2026
- Justice Department Sues Harvard for Title VI Violations March 22, 2026
- Supreme Court Says Street Preacher May Challenge Limit on Demonstrations Despite His Prior Conviction March 20, 2026
- Cert. Petition Filed in RLUIPA Zoning Case March 20, 2026
- HHS Launches Investigations of 13 States for Violating Conscience Rights March 20, 2026
- High School Teacher Did Not Violate Constitution in Counseling Muslim Student Who Converted to Christianity March 20, 2026
- 4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 3 Employment Discrimination Cases Involving Religiously Affiliated Institutions March 19, 2026
The Conversation
- Growing up during Sri Lanka’s civil war taught me that getting along with people across divides is a virtue we can learn March 24, 2026
- What an ancient devotional text means for the women of Nepal March 24, 2026
- 50 years ago, Karen Quinlan’s coma sparked the movement for patients’ rights near the end of life March 23, 2026
- In the Easter story, women are the first to proclaim the resurrection – but churches today are still divided over female preachers March 20, 2026
- Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities? March 19, 2026
- What an ancient Chinese philosopher can teach us about Americans’ obsession with college rankings March 18, 2026
- The long history of silent meditation retreats and the individuals who helped shape them March 16, 2026
- How the Emerald Isle shaped the Steel City – Pittsburgh’s rich Irish history March 13, 2026
- I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side March 13, 2026
NYT > Religion and Belief
- The Role of Public Theology in Crisis March 22, 2026
- Patriarch Filaret Dies at 97, Orthodox Church of Ukraine Says March 21, 2026
- After an Antisemitic Attack, Some Jews Are Giving Thanks March 15, 2026
- From 1997: Mother Teresa, Hope of the Despairing, Dies at 87 March 10, 2026
- Ramadan During a War March 8, 2026
- Immigrants in ICE Detention Struggle to Observe Lent and Ramadan March 4, 2026
- How Religion Is Playing in the Senate Democratic Primary in Texas March 2, 2026
- A Philosopher ‘Prophet’ March 2, 2026
- Trump’s Sins Are His Own. Leave Pagans Out of It. February 28, 2026
- Will Americans Get Over Their Fear of Eating Animal Blood? February 24, 2026
Religion | The Guardian
- ‘I’m deathly afraid’: what is digital spirituality leading us toward? March 24, 2026
- There’s nothing sinister about Muslims praying | Letters March 24, 2026
- In Gaza, the joy of Eid has gone. Visiting relatives at the end of Ramadan is a procession through loss | Ahmed Kamal Junina March 24, 2026
- James Cleverly says he disagrees with Nick Timothy about Islamic public prayer March 22, 2026
- Excommunicated Catholic deacon still waiting on overdue appeal outcome after his son was molested by priest March 22, 2026
- Tory peer accuses Nick Timothy of ‘instilling fear’ over Islamic prayers March 21, 2026
- Home Office investigates firm linked to religious sect over immigration visas March 20, 2026
- ‘It makes me feel more British’: Muslims say religious diversity in the UK part of identity March 20, 2026
Baptist Joint Committee
- In brief to Supreme Court, BJC argues that monetary damages are available under federal religious liberty law for prisoner forcibly shaved October 10, 2025
- In public schools, Texas Attorney General promotes the Lord’s Prayer and appeals Ten Commandments loss, while Trump promises more prayer September 12, 2025
- Courts wrestle with religious accommodation disputes, including teacher’s suit over school policy on transgender students’ preferred names September 3, 2025
- BJC among 1,000+ organizations urging President Trump to end attacks on Johnson Amendment, protect nonprofits from partisan politics August 6, 2025
- New memo instructs federal agencies to ‘adopt generous approach’ in granting religious accommodations allowing remote work July 21, 2025
- Newly enacted national school voucher program undermines ‘both public schools and religious freedom’ July 10, 2025
- IRS announces new policy regarding houses of worship and endorsement of political candidates in settlement of lawsuit challenge July 9, 2025
- U.S. Supreme Court says Constitution guarantees parents the right to opt out of public school instruction that interferes with religious upbringing of children June 30, 2025
RealClear Religion
- Clean Water Is a Gift Billions Are Still Waiting For March 24, 2026
- When the Exodus Is Your Story—But Egypt Is Your Homeland March 24, 2026
- Why is Pope Leo Visiting Monaco? March 24, 2026
- Collapse of Shiite Islamic Republic Could Galvanize Sunni Islamists March 24, 2026
- How Network of Ordained Women Got Sarah Mullally to Canterbury March 24, 2026
- When Religion Becomes Obsolete, Politics Tries to Save Us March 24, 2026
- The Qur'an's Christians March 24, 2026
- America's Legal Pushback Against Transgender Ideology March 24, 2026
- Pope Leo Moves Father Flanagan Closer to Possible Sainthood March 24, 2026
- Can Talarico's Faith-Forward Politics Invigorate US Jewish Religious Left? March 24, 2026
Religion Dispatches
- Linking War on Iran to the End Times, Netanyahu's 'Rational Actor' Mask Has Fallen March 23, 2026
- Flowing Against Fascism March 17, 2026
- The ADL is MAGA — And the Media Should Treat it That Way March 16, 2026
- Do We Have Christianity to Thank for Our Impulse to Help Strangers in Need? March 11, 2026
- Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Ritual March 9, 2026
- Trump's War on Iran Isn't About Armageddon, It’s the First Meme War March 6, 2026
- Casey Means, Trump’s Surgeon General Pick, Doesn't Just Lack a Medical License March 4, 2026
GetReligion
- Farewell, after 20 years: Why we did what we did February 2, 2024
- Peter J. Boyer: Charged with covering faith for The New Yorker, I found GetReligion February 2, 2024
- Salute from Will Norton at Ole Miss: Religion plays a crucial role in news -- around the world February 1, 2024
- Closing one door: Whither 21st Century religion and our beleaguered news media? February 1, 2024
- Thomas A. Szyszkiewicz: A farewell to GetReligion from Catholic radio January 31, 2024
- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput: The religion beat is where 'our defining freedoms meet' January 31, 2024
World Religions
- Middle Eastern & Islamic Folklore August 15, 2019
- The Role of Angels in Islam July 27, 2019
- A Hollywood Schindler's List during WWII July 10, 2019
- Ramadan Resources May 5, 2019
- Do Sports like Football & Professional Wrestling Contain Elements of Religion? April 15, 2019
- The Hindu Right: A Primer by Audrey Truschke January 15, 2019
- Understanding Arbaeen: The World's Largest Gathering November 10, 2018
- A Primer about Zoroastrianism as Freddy Mercury Movie Opens November 5, 2018
- Wahhabism & its Relationship to Saudi Arabia September 2, 2018
- Sufism: Introductory Clips January 3, 2018