You also controlled for political party. Nones who believe in God seem to support certain social policies that are aligned ...

In the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS), nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults who are currently married (74%) say they have the same religion as their spouse, a similar share as in the 2014 RLS (75 ...

New research suggests religious skepticism often softens when faith is encountered through service.

After Mahmoud v. Taylor, the latest in a string of court cases offering substantial protections for certain people’s free exercise of religion, many questions remain. Among them is this one: What can ...

When asked about the leader of their country, people around the world are generally much more likely to say it is important to have someone who stands up for people with their religious beliefs than ...

Sociology can help us see neglected drivers of religious beliefs. But it shouldn’t lose focus on the beliefs themselves. You should read Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of ...

Alliances among the nine Supreme Court justices can shift back and forth, as in recent cases over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation of migrants. But religion is different. The fundamental ...

In a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, 80 percent of respondents said religion’s role in public life is shrinking in America. That’s the highest proportion in two decades of asking the ...

Religion has long been a central part of life for many. But recent trends in the United States have revealed that increasingly more people are leaving religion. By 2070, many project that Christianity ...

Do you believe in God or are you an atheist? This simple question is anything but. Asked countless millions of times in countless millions of places, it packs a surprising amount of misinformation, ...