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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.
RNS
- Popular Mormon podcasters resign from LDS church, a step ahead of excommunication March 17, 2025
- Navigating the Narrow Bridge: Congressman Eric Swalwell and the Fight for Democracy March 15, 2025
- For one Iranian family and their church, Trump’s refugee freeze leaves son in exile March 14, 2025
- At the border, a migrant evangelization ministry on pause March 14, 2025
- Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., long-serving AME Zion Church leader, dies at 77 March 14, 2025
- Why religious leaders are divided on transgender rights March 14, 2025
- What goes on in a Christian Science reading room? March 14, 2025
- Pope Francis’ openness about his health may be as tactical as it is truthful March 14, 2025
- Trump ‘slurred’ Schumer as a Palestinian. In most parts of the world, it’s a compliment. March 14, 2025
- Religion Communicators Council names Wilbur Awardees March 14, 2025
Religion Clause
- Recent Articles of Interest March 17, 2025
- Syria Gets New Interim Constitution That Protects Freedom of Belief March 16, 2025
- Oklahoma Indicts Megachurch Pastor on Charges of Lewd Acts With a Minor March 14, 2025
- Petition Seeks to Stop Latest Effort to Get Bibles in Oklahoma School Classrooms March 13, 2025
- 9th Circuit: Profs Lack Standing to Challenge Addition of Caste Discrimination to University's Anti-Discrimination Policy March 13, 2025
- Trump Nominates Brian Burch as Ambassador to the Vatican March 12, 2025
- Oklahoma Supreme Court Stays for Now Bible Purchases for Public Schools March 12, 2025
- Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Leads to Dismissal of Church Property Dispute March 12, 2025
- Education Department Threatens Enforcement Actions Against 60 Universities for Antisemitic Activities on Campus March 11, 2025
- Wyoming Enacts State RFRA March 11, 2025
The Conversation
- See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America March 14, 2025
- You’ve likely heard the Serenity Prayer − but not its backstory March 13, 2025
- For superfans, comic-con culture is more than fun – it’s sacred, a sociologist explains March 12, 2025
- How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones March 11, 2025
- The FACE Act was enacted to protect reproductive health clinics − here’s why its history matters today March 10, 2025
- Why Muslim American nonprofits are taking steps to build trust with donors during Ramadan March 6, 2025
- Learning ethics − one Marvel movie at a time March 5, 2025
- Who’s who at the Vatican? March 3, 2025
- What are conflicts of interest and what can be done about them? February 28, 2025
NYT > Religion and Belief
- Is This a ‘Negative World’ for Christians? March 14, 2025
- The Share of Religious Americans Will Continue to Decline March 13, 2025
- The Streaming Rush to Turn Scripture Into Scripts March 11, 2025
- A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide March 9, 2025
- Martin E. Marty, Influential Religious Historian, Dies at 97 March 4, 2025
- Christianity’s Decline in U.S. Appears to Have Halted, Major Study Shows February 27, 2025
- One Nation, Under God February 26, 2025
- What Role Should Religion Play in Our Lives? February 21, 2025
- Choosing My Religion (or Not) February 15, 2025
- The Best Argument Against Having Faith in God February 14, 2025
Religion | The Guardian
- US evangelical groups urge Trump to spare HIV/Aids program from aid cuts March 17, 2025
- The pop-up megacity: how the Kumbh Mela prepared for 660m Hindu devotees March 17, 2025
- Pope seen praying at hospital chapel in photo released by Vatican March 16, 2025
- Survivor who ignited US Catholic church’s reckoning with abuse killed in Louisiana March 14, 2025
- Purim is not a celebration of slaughter, but of survival against attempted genocide | Letter March 13, 2025
- The Long Wave: From aseeda to Vimto, Ramadan traditions across the diaspora March 12, 2025
- Oh My Goodness! review – bike-racing nuns go for the prize in freewheeling clerical comedy March 11, 2025
- Pope Francis no longer in immediate danger, Vatican says March 10, 2025
Baptist Joint Committee
- Flurry of state legislature activity would promote religion in public schools March 7, 2025
- New poll: 29% of Americans espouse Christian nationalism, unchanged from 2023 February 14, 2025
- Quaker congregations file suit challenging new White House immigration policy February 5, 2025
- U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear cases involving religious school funding, parent rights to opt out of grade school curriculum January 29, 2025
- BJC urges federal appeals court to reject Louisiana law requiring public school classrooms to post the Ten Commandments January 10, 2025
- Protecting religious liberty in 2025 requires all of us to work together December 23, 2024
- White House announces strategy, action plan to counter Islamophobia December 19, 2024
- Injunction halts New Jersey constitutional provision barring taxpayer funding for building or repairing houses of worship December 19, 2024
RealClear Religion
- 'Are you a Zionist?' March 14, 2025
- Syria Massacre Leaves Christians Asking If They're Next March 14, 2025
- Rest Easy March 14, 2025
- Five Years After COVID-19: What We Can't Shake March 14, 2025
- Group's Plans for 'Black Mass' at Kansas Statehouse Prompts Outcry March 14, 2025
- After Francis: What's Next in the Vatican? March 14, 2025
- John Paul II, the Feminist Pope March 14, 2025
- The Share of Religious Americans Will Continue to Decline March 14, 2025
- This Moment Calls For Fearless Faith Leaders March 14, 2025
- Fighting Oligarchy or Fighting Christianity? March 14, 2025
Religion Dispatches
- A Movement to Destroy U.S. Democracy Controls the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court—But What’s Behind It? March 13, 2025
- Why Did Trump Just Tell Reporters that Chuck Schumer ‘Is Not Jewish Anymore,’ That He ‘Has Become a Palestinian’? March 12, 2025
- Trump’s Pick for FDA Commissioner Hedges on the Abortion Pill, which is safer than Tylenol, Viagra, or giving birth March 12, 2025
- With Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Board, Christian Right Dream to Wrestle Public Schools into Submission in Sight March 11, 2025
- The President’s Noxious Treatment of Zelensky Makes More Sense if We See Donald Trump Himself as a Gun March 4, 2025
- Exalted Insurrectionists, Kremlin-Friendly Bombast, and a Smattering of Nazi Salutes — Notes from CPAC 2025 February 28, 2025
- Even RFK’s More Benign-Sounding Rhetoric is Rooted in the Dangerous Ideology Set to Guide U.S. Health Policy February 26, 2025
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