Recent letters by John Gallup (Herald, Jan. 17) and Ian Root (Herald, Jan. 17), got me to thinking, and wondering why the American flag is so prominently displayed in so many U.S. churches. While ...

Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct 18, 2005 / 22:00 pm. A new group founded to protect freedom of religion in the U.S. is staging an unusual campaign--one to get atheism recognized as a religion.

Understanding Freedom for Religion. Jul 8, 2011 3 min read COMMENTARY BY. ... Godless secularism - or a "naked public square" denuded of all religious references and symbols, ...

In the founding of our nation, we see clear evidence that freedom of religion was interrelated to the desire for independence from Great Britain. The root of independence is respect for others.

On Wednesday, the latest iOS update brought with it more than 150 new emojis, including a wide range of religious symbols. ... Now, that freedom to choose even extends to religion.

A German court ruled on Wednesday that a cross displayed in the entrance to a state school in the southern state of Bavaria ...

SOMERSWORTH — An explicitly non-religious symbol will fly above an explicitly religious one for the next nine days downtown. Mayor Dana Hilliard and city resident Richard Gagnon hoisted the ...

The Flemish Community’s ban on wearing any visible symbols during the educational activities does not run counter to freedom of religion, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday. It ...

(RNS) Quebec’s government this week introduced its much-discussed Charter of Quebec Values, which would ban “overt and conspicuous” religious symbols worn by government employees.

A bill banning some public employees in Quebec from wearing religious symbols like head scarves, skullcaps, turbans and crosses has passed despite concerns about civil liberties.