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- Law & Religion Headlines, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University. Also check out their archival site of news stories.
- 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 News Service
- 11 hours of prayer and solidarity at the Colleyville synagogue standoff January 18, 2022
- As Congress debates, Black Baptist leader calls denial of voting rights ‘evil’ January 18, 2022
- Pope Francis attacked cancel culture. It sounds better than ‘ideological colonization.’ January 18, 2022
- Thomas Paine statue project receives boost from Stiefel Freethought Foundation and Congressman Jamie Raskin January 18, 2022
- The top 10 changes President Russell M. Nelson has made in the LDS Church January 18, 2022
- Red Lip Theology: Candice Benbow’s love letter to Black women in the Black church January 18, 2022
- During the Colleyville crisis, the sounds of silence January 18, 2022
- Shincheonji Church addresses American journalists in online press conference January 18, 2022
- Martin Luther King Jr.’s hard words for white Christians January 17, 2022
- Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation January 17, 2022
Religion Clause
- Certiorari Denied In Virginia Ministerial Residence Tax Exemption Dispute January 18, 2022
- Court Will Hear Arguments Today In "Christian Flag" Case January 18, 2022
- Religious Freedom Day, January 16, 2022 January 17, 2022
- Virginia Governor Creates Commission To Combat Antisemitism January 17, 2022
- California Settles Suit Over Aztec Prayer In Ethnic Studies Curriculum January 17, 2022
- NY City Council Member Loses Claim This His Expulsion Was Because Of Hostility To His Christian Anti-LGBT Views January 17, 2022
- Recent Articles of Interest January 17, 2022
- Split En Banc 9th Circuit Denies Review of Refusal To Enjoin School Vaccine Mandate that Lacks Religious Exemption January 16, 2022
- Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Bars Adjudication Of Some Claims In Dispute Between Church Factions January 16, 2022
- Supreme Court Grants Review In Case Of Football Coach's Praying At 50-Yard Line January 16, 2022
The Conversation
- Tackling 2022 with hope: 5 essential reads January 13, 2022
- How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home January 12, 2022
- End-of-life conversations can be hard, but your loved ones will thank you January 10, 2022
- School closure debates put teachers unions front and center January 7, 2022
- Women are finding new ways to influence male-led faiths January 7, 2022
- Can a Christian flag fly at City Hall? The Supreme Court will have to decide January 6, 2022
- How common is the 'Common Era?' How A.D. and C.E. took over counting years December 23, 2021
- As spiritualism's popularity grows, photographer Shannon Taggart takes viewers inside the world of séances, mediums and orbs December 22, 2021
- Home for the holidays and worried about an older relative? Make observations, not assumptions December 21, 2021
NYT > Religion and Belief
- Reggie Wilson Explores the Power of Moving Together January 13, 2022
- New Yorkers and the Sacred Spaces in Their Homes January 10, 2022
- Death Is for the Living: Lessons From Religious Scholars January 3, 2022
- Is the West Becoming Pagan Again? January 2, 2022
- A Vatican Library Shortens the Distance Between Its Works and Its Scholars January 1, 2022
- Is That a Burning Bush? Is This Mt. Sinai? Solstice Bolsters a Claim December 31, 2021
- Christmas Is Weird December 24, 2021
- Secret Charms and 7th Sons: ‘The Cure’ Is Alive and Well in Ireland December 20, 2021
- A Roving History of Mortals Considered Gods December 8, 2021
- New York City Sets Vaccine Mandate for Religious and Private School Workers December 3, 2021
Religion | The Guardian
- US supreme court considers Boston’s refusal to fly Christian flag at city hall January 18, 2022
- Winchester college society was cult-like, finds report into child abuse January 18, 2022
- Church must change its position on same-sex marriage January 16, 2022
- Ending religion lessons in schools leads to overall decline in belief but not morals | Torsten Bell January 16, 2022
- NSW premier ‘shocked’ by footage of Hillsong members dancing and singing at youth camp January 14, 2022
- ‘I’m satisfied with a one out of 10’: the buzzing social scene of Sydney’s least-assuming beach January 13, 2022
- Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, man gets 15 lashes January 13, 2022
- The Guardian view on same-sex weddings in church: the zeitgeist is moving | Editorial January 12, 2022
Baptist Joint Committee
- Vaccine mandate updates: Federal court halts mandate against Navy personnel seeking religious exemption, and more January 13, 2022
- 2021: The year in religious liberty January 5, 2022
- As federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates head to U.S. Supreme Court for fast-track review, poll shows Americans have nuanced views of religious exemptions December 23, 2021
- Most courts – including SCOTUS – leaving vaccine mandates in place against religious liberty challenges December 14, 2021
- In ‘worrisome’ oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, justices characterize state’s refusal to fund religious education as ‘discrimination’ December 9, 2021
- U.S. State Department publishes ‘Countries of Particular Concern,’ adding Russia, removing Nigeria, from list of most egregious religious freedom violators November 30, 2021
- Former National Security Adviser Flynn calls for ‘one religion’ November 19, 2021
- Supreme Court justices ponder questions of sincerity, safety, in execution chamber arguments November 15, 2021
HuffPost Religion
- Billionaire Investor Chamath Palihapitiya: 'Nobody Cares About The Uyghurs' January 18, 2022
- Tulsa Megachurch Pastor Under Fire For Rubbing Spit Into Man's Face During Sermon January 17, 2022
- Cold Case Team Shines New Light On Betrayal Of Anne Frank January 17, 2022
- Pope Suggests Getting COVID Vaccine Is A 'Moral Obligation' January 10, 2022
- Jon Stewart Calls Out Antisemitic Caricatures In 'Harry Potter' January 5, 2022
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Deems Kwanzaa A 'Fake Religion' In Bizarre Twitter Attack December 28, 2021
- California Man Gets Second Life Term For Synagogue Attack December 28, 2021
RealClear Religion
- Yes, the Synagogue Hostage Situation Was About the Jews January 18, 2022
- Meet the Texas Rabbi Held Hostage for 11 Hours January 18, 2022
- Warriors Owner Chamath Palihapitiya: 'Nobody Cares' About Uyghur Genocide in China January 17, 2022
- Catholic Leaders, Start Listening to Those Who Left Religion January 17, 2022
- American Couples' 'Inter-Hindu' Marriages Change the Faith January 17, 2022
- Strengthening Our Commitment to Religious Pluralism January 17, 2022
- Like MLK, Grieve, Lament, Celebrate, and Become January 17, 2022
- Jews and Muslims Can Walk a Common Path January 17, 2022
- How the Black Church Fueled a Movement January 17, 2022
- MLK Reminds Us That Religion Matters in Public Life January 17, 2022
Religion Dispatches
- Praying for a Victory: Packed Supreme Court Takes Up Yet Another Christian Nationalist Cause January 16, 2022
- The Uses and Abuses of the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 13, 2022
- Is Proselytizing Ever Okay? Are We All Proselytizing All The Time? January 12, 2022
- Scolding Those Who Choose Pets But No Children Pope Misses the Rainforest for the Trees January 12, 2022
- This Isn’t a Split, It’s a Tiny Sliver of Conservatives Walking Out the Door — Introducing A New Media Criticism Column January 11, 2022
- As US Reaches a 1940s Fork in the Road — Which Path Will We Choose? January 10, 2022
- If We Don’t Counter Far-Right Christianity, 1/6 Will Just Be the Beginning January 5, 2022
GetReligion
- Wall Street Journal: Catholics are losing ground -- rapidly -- in Brazil. What else is new? January 18, 2022
- Novak Djokovic is both Orthodox and unorthodox: Why ignore faith when covering this story? January 17, 2022
- Plug-In: A fascinating look back at the last year in the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 17, 2022
- Concerning Elon Musk, the Babylon Bee and the wise teachings of Jesus January 16, 2022
- Variations on old questions: What do U.S. churches believe on transgender issues? January 15, 2022
- New podcast: Reformed Church in America split points to rising tensions in Calvin country January 14, 2022
Religious Studies Project
- The Strange Charm of Gnosticism December 13, 2021
- Genealogy of the Jewish Notion December 6, 2021
- Religious Freedom, Exemption, and Festivals in Australia | Discourse! November 2021 (with video) November 29, 2021
- The World Religions Paradigm: An RSP Remix November 22, 2021
- Religious Symbols, Secularism, and Culture Wars November 15, 2021
- When Christians Meet Each Other: The Saint Thomas Christians of Southwest India in the Early Modern Period November 8, 2021
- Discourse Analysis & Ideology Critique in the Study of Religion November 1, 2021
- Religion, Bodies, and the State | Discourse! October 2021 October 25, 2021
- Focus on Fieldwork: An RSP Remix October 18, 2021
- Mapping the Digital Study of Religion October 11, 2021
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
