There are no overt religious references in Superman comics. But over eight decades, he’s been viewed as a divine entity, a savior figure — his sacrifice Christ-like, his will to lead as strong as ...

Myanmar's religious temples stood as symbols of faith and history. After the recent 7.7 magnitude earthquake, many are ...

He distanced himself from organized religion and focused on his ... men and women differs significantly: Young Christian women are more likely to have close friends who identify as LGBTQ, which ...

In the space of a month this spring, the court will hear three important religion ... parents with religious objections to the curriculum in Maryland schools may withdraw their children from ...

The fish (ichthys) was a symbol of Christian faith and a secret code. It became a profound declaration of the early followers of Jesus, who abandoned idols and believed in this new religion. This ...

The United States’ founders set out to create a country where citizens would be free to practice whatever religion ... defined religious switching as “a change between the religious group in which a ...

NEW YORK — An estimated one-fifth of adults around the world have left the faith group in which they were raised — with Christianity and Buddhism experiencing especially large losses from this ...

Lord Shiva's symbols, such as the serpent around his neck, ashes on his body, and the trishul, each hold profound meanings representing strength, spiritual awareness, and cosmic balance.

and their religious identity now (in adulthood). We use the term religious switching instead of “conversion” because the changes can take place in many directions – including from having been raised ...

Read “4 facts about religious switching within Judaism in Israel” for an analysis of switching within Judaism.) Religiously unaffiliated refers to people who answer a question about their current ...

NEW YORK – A new study has found that in many countries around the world 20 percent or more of all adults have left their childhood religion, with Christianity and Buddhism being the religions ...

“Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions” was published by the Pew Research Center on March 26. For the report, Pew defines religious switching as a change between the ...