Both sides of the debate over religious freedoms and LGBTQ rights use the language of equality and opposition to discrimination.…
A Richmond court says the city cannot remove its controversial Robert E. Lee sculpture because an 1890 land deed gave the…
On June 19, a court will decide whether Virginia must obey a 1890 deed that gave the state a plot of prime Richmond land…
From the earliest days of the anti-slavery movement, black religious leaders have infused the fight for civil rights with…
Amid trying times, the collaboration between Western science and Eastern philosophy provides numerous health benefits and…
Goddesses have traditionally protected against sickness and cured the ill, according to Hindu belief. More recently they…
Though often seen as socially conservative, the Catholic church has a strong progressive strain that can be traced back…
A choral conductor and scholar of sacred music explains what's missing from church worship with singing banned due to…
There is a long line of military heroes who had the moral courage not to follow immoral orders. In the days ahead, some…
If worshippers congregate outside amid coronavirus fears, it wouldn't be unprecedented. Early settlers used outside…
As the COVID-19 pandemic exposes the risks of an interconnected world, Indian thinkers offer timely insights on how to understand…
In appearing with Bible in hand at the time of crisis, Trump is signaling his position as defender of traditional, while…
To keep congregations safe, religious services must take a different approach.
Understanding how unrest informed both early Christianity and the foundational stories of the United States can serve as…
Justices have lent weight to state officials who want churches to remain closed until the public health crisis is over.…
Maids were among Brazil's earliest COVID-19 victims, infected by employers who had been to Italy. Now 39% of Brazilian…
Terminally ill patients in nine states and Washington, DC can use telemedicine to get a doctor's approval to hasten…
Dalits have long been ostracized as the 'untouchables' in Indian society. Discrimination and the impact of the coronavirus…
For economically strapped Americans, the financial fallout from the epidemic may be permanently embedded in their digital…
Religious scholars and faith leaders reflect on the death rites cultures have developed to honor the deceased, comfort the…