Article 20 of Japan’s constitution, written in 1946, states the following: “Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No religious organization shall receive any privileges from the State, nor ...

What some circles in Türkiye understand by secularism is not freedom, but exclusion and privileging of their lifestyle over ...

Religion has framed and shaped much of human culture. The belief that there are supernatural forces or powerful deities pervading nature, or the proposition that a supreme Creator God rules the ...

According to an important 2001 survey, 44 percent of American Jews by religion claimed to be “secular,” or “somewhat secular.” I repeat: 44 percent! The next religious group to embrace the “secular” ...

Roodabeh Dehghani does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Pope Leo XVI meets with members of the European Parliament’s Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV’s ...

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Ramdev and Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurating an unlicensed tv network on 18 November 2021. All photos: HIMAL. The word ‘secularism’ is mis-translated into the ...

Gillian Richards Augros is a research associate in The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies. Americans often hear about “religious extremism,” but rarely hear about ...

A religion is defined by its creeds, holy texts and institutions. The recent report prepared by an advisory committee to the government, Pour une laïcité québécoise encore plus cohérente, is meant to ...