A new bill was recently passed in the Texas Senate that would allow religious chaplains to work and provide support to students in public schools, raising concerns about the eroding separation between church and government in the southern US state.
A week after far-right Danish-Swedish activist Rasmus Paludan burned the Quran in Sweden, which sparked outrage across the Muslim world, Swedish authorities have reportedly denied giving a Muslim man permission to burn the Torah in front of the Israeli embassy as a protest.
A new report from the Pew Research Center reveals that the 118th US Congress is more Christian and religious than the general public.
The new report says that around 88% of all members of Congress are Christian, compared to only 63% of Americans who identify as such. That includes 57% of Congress members who identify as Protestant and 28% who are Catholic, both higher than the national percentage.
The Supreme Court of India calls charity with the intention of religious conversion dangerous.
There is nothing wrong with charity by religious groups, but the same cannot be said if the purpose behind that act is for religious conversion, said The Supreme Court on December 5.
A long-distance bus passenger in Turkey complained on Twitter that the driver refused to stop so he could pray, sparking a conversation about the majority Muslim nation and its secular constitution.
Turkey’s secularism debate ignites after bus driver refuses to stop for prayer https://t.co/pOnFUFZ2jj
Canada's new census has shown that Canadians are losing their religious affiliations.
According to the 2021 Census of Population released by Statistics Canada, 12,577,475 out of the 36,328,480, roughly 35% of the total samples, chose "No religion and secular perspectives."
A Texas school district is in a rush to remove certain books from the school library after a decision made by administrators required a review of certain books before the start of the school year.
A member of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was arrested on August 23rd. Police arrested the politician under the Preventive Detention Act and charged him with "habitually delivering provocative and inflammatory speeches."
