Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Religion

Benson Boone reveals why he'll never try drugs or alcohol

'Beautiful Things' hitmaker Benson Boone has moved on from his Mormon upbringing, but has still never taken drugs or drank alcohol.

BANG Premier

How an anti-evolution law a century ago set up an infamous showdown over religion in public schools

Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms

The Independent UK

For superfans, comic-con culture is more than fun – it’s sacred, a sociologist explains

Picture a packed stadium of fans in extreme weather, all clad in their favorite jerseys, cheering and cursing at their favorite American football team or European soccer club. Or a crush of screaming fans, singing and dancing in unison at a Taylor Swift or K-pop concert. Or a sea of…

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Naughty Dog's next game is definitely steering clear of controversy: 'Let's do something that people won't care as much about. Let's make a game about faith and religion'

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will take a deep dive into spirituality.

PC Gamer

Neil Druckmann reveals new details about Naughty Dog's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, says it's 'a game about faith and religion' and wants players to be 'lost' and 'confused'

Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann has revealed new details about the studio's new game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

TechRadar

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is "a game about faith and religion," which Neil Druckmann jokes will surely get less hate than The Last of Us 2

"You know what, let's do something that people won't care as much about. Let's make a game about faith and religion"

GamesRadar

Two decades after ousting their king, Nepalese protesters want him back

‘I was in the protests that took away monarchy, but I was mistaken’

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Kapil Mishra used word ‘Pakistan’ to ‘spew hatred’, and ‘garner votes’: Delhi court

A Delhi court on Friday said the word “Pakistan” was “very skillfully woven” by BJP leader and Delhi’s new law and order minister Kapil Mishra “to promote enmity on the grounds of religion” and “spew hatred” “only to garner votes” in 2020, reported Live Law.

Newslaundry

Alex Pereira on proposed UFC 313 charity bet with Magomed Ankalaev: ‘I’m not here to talk about religion’

Alex Pereira doesn't appreciate Magomed Ankalaev bringing religion into their UFC 313 pre-fight build-up.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Court OK's N.Y. Repeal of Religious Exemptions from Vaccination Requirement

An excerpt from the Second Circuit's long (and, I think, generally correct) decision yesterday in Miller v. McDonald (Judges José… The post Court OK's N.Y. Repeal of Religious Exemptions from Vaccination Requirement appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

How ‘muscular Christianity’ strove to bring men back to religion – and what it can teach us today

Most people recognise organisations such as the YMCA and the Boy Scouts, or events such as the Modern Olympic Games, summer camps and wilderness retreats.

The Conversation

“It’s Ridiculous”: Mom Stands Firm On Baby’s Name Despite In-Laws’ Dramatic Reaction

Saying that in his family's religion, the moon symbolized bad luck, the husband begged his wife to reconsider. The post “It’s Ridiculous”: Mom Stands Firm On Baby’s Name Despite In-Laws’ Dramatic Reaction first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private

In April 2025, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the nation’s first religious charter school can open in Oklahoma. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would be funded by taxpayer money but run by a local archdiocese and diocese.

The Conversation

‘Testing ground for Project 2025’: behind Oklahoma’s rightwing push to erode the line between church and state

With Trump back in the White House, the state and others across the US are making efforts to install Christian viewpoints in governance

The Guardian - US

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Boygenius’s Julien Baker and Torres on their queer country album: ‘We committed to the bit and here we are’

INTERVIEW: After putting their cowboy duo on hold while boygenius toured the world, the Tennessee pair are releasing the music they wrote before Post Malone and Zayn made country records. They talk to Hannah Ewens about how they met, strained feelings about religion and taking on Beyoncé

The Independent UK

The US Christian population has declined for years. A new survey shows that drop leveling off

The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing

Evening Standard

Police boss wanted to release Southport killer’s religion to stop disinformation

Merseyside Police chief constable Serena Kennedy said she was advised against publishing the detail by local CPS, while national CPS approved.

The Conversation

Why religion is fundamental to addressing climate change

“There is no time for imagination, religious or otherwise. We need to act now!” an irritated scientist told me during a workshop on climate change and religion in 2024. Contrary to the tone of his comment, this scientist was not dismissing religion as being marginal to tackling climate change, but…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Metal Hammer

“Religion never accepts the balance that exists in a human being. It’s just a one-way street. That’s always going to cause conflicts”: How Dimmu Borgir made an irreligious symphonic black metal classic with In Sorte Diaboli

Dimmu Borgir sealed their status as black metal’s biggest band with 2007’s In Sorte Diaboli

The Guardian - UK

This is the year the Oscars found God – but can they keep the faith?

From Conclave to The Brutalist to A Real Pain, films about religion are unusually well represented at the Academy Awards – some with decidedly unorthodox themes

Salon

Strange mushroom is latest wellness kick

This poisonous, psychedelic fungi is the latest wellness kick — and may have even inspired many major religions

Reason

One More First Amendment Case to Watch

Another First Amendment case that the Court will consider this Friday, but on the religion side, is Apache Stronghold v.… The post One More First Amendment Case to Watch appeared first on Reason.com.

The Conversation

Deeply religious African countries (surprisingly) provide little state support to religion – unlike countries in Europe

In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through laws and policies. These laws might include religious education, funding for religious institutions, and laws based on religious values. Not so in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Guardian - US

Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch review – crises for Christianity and democracy

The Atlantic contributor frets about religion, politics and America – and the questions he poses are existential

The Conversation

Amish voters for Trump? The Amish and the religion factor in Republican electoral politics

On November 5, 2024, as millions of Americans headed to the polls, billionaire Elon Musk posted a video on his social media platform X depicting a caravan of Amish individuals travelling via horse and buggy to vote for Donald Trump. The following day, in response to a post expressing gratitude to…

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.