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Kirk’s assassination tops list of news developments related to religion in 2025
Backers of taxpayer-funded religious schools initiate proposals in Oklahoma and Kentucky
Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidates plan to infuse Bible into social studies curriculum
As Gaza war sees shaky ceasefire, Bethlehem resumes welcoming visitors for Christmas
Supreme Court asks for new review of New York’s removal of religious vaccine exemption
Survey finds 43% of U.S. Christians have taken action in aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death
Supreme Court seems sympathetic to case of group of faith-based pregnancy centers
Religious-liberty group puts retailers on its list of foes for avoiding use of word ‘Christmas’
Controversy erupts in world of contemporary Christian music with popularity of fake singer
Update: Ten Commandments law in Texas found unconstitutional by another judge
Top court rejects case involving prayers over loudspeakers at state-sponsored football games
Three things to know about Nigeria, where Trump threatens war over alleged persecution
Supreme Court rejects attempt by foe of gay marriage to overturn Obergefell decision
Moody Bible Institute sues Chicago schools over exclusion from student-teacher program
Workplace use of ‘Billy Graham’ rule could face court test in lawsuit by Southern Baptist
Belief in the paranormal is less common among those who often attend religious services
For those alarmed by today’s rhetoric, film about anti-Nazi resister is a cautionary tale
Study finds sharp drop, but still a slim majority, in Americans who view Bible as inspired
Update: Settlement allows Catholic priests to maintain confidentiality of confessions
Texas panel delays execution, telling lower court to consider scientific issues
Court appears sympathetic to counselor’s fight against conversion therapy ban
Update: As expected, hardliner on LGTBQ issues advances to top post in LDS church
Legal briefs claim ruling favoring trans athletes would threaten religious freedom
Charlie Kirk increasingly seen as martyr not just for his politics, but for his faith
First U.S. pope, Leo XIV, gets strong favorability rating from his home country
As our political rhetoric dehumanizes, violence will be the inevitable result
Trump perverts Christian teaching as he uses believers to advance political agenda
Update: Top court to hear arguments in dispute over Rastafarian’s forced haircut
Turned off by how churches use Bible to hurt people, pastor offers a different way
Disputes involving religious exemptions to vaccine mandates head to high court
Federal judge invites comparison of Ten Commandments push with 1930s Nazism
Dobson had outsized influence in boosting authoritarianism among evangelicals
Kim Davis’s challenge to gay marriage uses highly unusual legal approach
Update: Court sets Oct. 15 date to hear arguments in case on conversion therapy
Judge blocks some Arkansas schools from following Ten Commandments law
Jordan develops archaeological site of world’s oldest purpose-built church
Fact check: Do new rules expand federal employees’ religious rights in workplace?
40-year-old book remarkably insightful about state of culture and religion today
Case related to gender identity aims to expand rights for nonreligious parents
John MacArthur, who died at 86, was known for uncompromising preaching
Century after Scopes trial, vast majority of American Christians accept evolution
Update: Group fights IRS determination that churches can endorse candidates
Updated: Catholic priests fight law that threatens confidentiality of confessions
Update: Trump administration sides with counselor in conversion therapy dispute
High court says parents can opt children out of certain LGTBQ-related instruction
New Joseph Smith bio presents him as something other than fraud or saint
Most Americans approve of teachers leading Christian prayers in public school
Federal appeals court finds Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law unconstitutional
Religious groups fighting insurance abortion mandate win at Supreme Court
Southern Baptists call for ban on gay marriage and affirm ‘biological reality’
Study finds Islam increasing as share of world population while Christianity falls
Supreme Court unanimously agrees with Catholic charity in jobless-fund case
Texas to become third state to require Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms
Rallies organized by Christian right turn into clashes resulting in about 30 arrests
Supreme Court tie vote prevents launch of government-funded parochial school
Update: California signs off on providing aid to disabled students at Jewish schools
Update: Supreme Court declines to hear case involving Native religious rights
Tour of sites connected to life of Jesus strengthens intent to follow his teachings
Despite earnest goals, this attempt at apologetics unlikely to persuade skeptics
Supreme Court sharply divided over legality of Catholic charter school
Trump’s panel fighting alleged bias against Christians focuses on pet peeves
Update: Supreme Court seems likely to side with parents in school opt-out case
Pope Francis set an example of Christian concern for the marginalized of all kinds
Arkansas becomes 2nd state to require classroom posting of Ten Commandments
Republican-dominated Oklahoma House OKs resolution declaring ‘Christ is King’
Supreme Court ruling could turn religious schools into an arm of the government
Update: Judge sides with Trump policy allowing ICE raids at places of worship
Disaffiliation from religion not limited to U.S. but is an international phenomenon
Ten Commandments monument to return as Kentucky gov declines to sign or veto
What makes an activity religious? That’s a question facing the Supreme Court
Trump administration sides with Catholic school seeking total taxpayer funding
Book condemning empathy takes aim at power of feminism in church and society
Supreme Court agrees to decide legality of Colorado’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’
With backing of Christian conservatives, legislators trying to repeal gay marriage
As some Christians pursue domination, Jew calls on them to embrace pluralism
Decline in stats for American Christianity appears to have leveled off for time being
Red-state legislators push bills to post Ten Commandments in classrooms
Churches’ legal strategy fighting abortion includes siding with energy industry
Quarter of Americans say God ordained Trump to the presidency, survey finds
Coalition of churches and Jewish groups challenges new ICE enforcement policy
Fact check: Did Biden team weaponize government against Christians?
Evangelistic campaign to air another multimillion-dollar ad on Super Bowl
Best-known religious-freedom advocates remain silent as ICE inhibits worship
Fact check: Vance says Christian teaching backs ‘America First’ view. Is he correct?
Report on persecution of Christians finds most severe problems in Africa
Nation’s top court to hear blockbuster case on taxpayer funding for Catholic school
Clashing versions of Christianity on full display as Trump’s second term begins
Parents fighting lack of opt-out for LGTBQ schoolbooks get Supreme Court hearing
Finding hostility at federal level, atheists plan to put political focus on state laws
Ohio gov signs law requiring schools to let students go to off-campus Bible classes
11 cases to watch in 2025 as courts tackle legal disputes involving religion
95 percent of Congress identifies with a religion, far above that of U.S. population