In August of 1790, President George Washington visited Rhode Island, which a few months earlier had ratified the U.S. Constitution. Among those who welcomed the new president was the Hebrew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I certainly understand why many wonderful people hate religion. I know intelligent and compassionate people who use the word ...

After climbing for decades, the percentage of Americans with no religion has leveled off. For the past few years, the share of adults who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” has ...

Recent surveys show that the religious landscape of the United States is in flux, with attitudes shifting in parts of the country critical to future elections. The importance of religion in the lives ...

I didn’t want to write anything about this because it seemed, well, too obvious. But for a depressing number of people in this country, including folks who really should know better, apparently it isn ...

A friend of mine once said, "Once a Catholic, always a Catholic." And he's no longer a practicing Catholic. The idea behind his saying was that religion sticks with you, even when you no longer ...