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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

(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 German court ruled on Wednesday that a cross displayed in the entrance to a state school in the southern state of Bavaria violates pupils' freedom of religion. Two former pupils took legal action ...

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.