All four hostages are female Israeli soldiers. They are expected to be released Saturday in accordance with a ceasefire ...

Jharkhand, one of the 10 Fifth Schedule states, is governed by the 1996 PESA law to preserve tribal self-governance ...

The most "relevant" results that come up in a search of "abortion" on HHS.gov, the website for the federal Department of ...

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January 20, 2025 • Some religious leaders liken Donald Trump to the ancient Persian King Cyrus and the Ancient Israelite King Jehu. But those who teach biblical studies worry about such comparisons.

Support for religious liberty among Americans grew over the past year in most categories, according to the 2024 Religious Freedom Index survey from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty ...

Religious freedom is more than the ‘freedom to worship’ at a synagogue, church, or mosque. It means people shouldn’t have to go against their core values and beliefs in order to conform to ...

The religious makeup of the 119th Congress will be little changed from the previous term, although with some pronounced differences between the two parties, according to an analysis of ...

The history of religion dates back to the invention of writing some 5,200 years ago when the first religious thoughts and ideas were documented. Needless to say, with that kind of history comes a vast ...

Traditionally, since 1991, Ukraine has been among the countries where there were no global and systematic problems in the field of religious freedom. It did not fall into the lists of violators of ...

The party will then presumably get to work crafting and passing legislation. While immigration and the border, taxes, and energy will likely top the agenda, GOP lawmakers should tackle another worthy ...