TORONTO (Reuters) - You won't find the word "religulous" in a dictionary but it's a good bet it will be on protest signs when the documentary of that name, a jab-in-the-eye at Western religion, hits ...

In our last discussion on human freedom, we reflected on the idea of fate and human destiny from the religious views of three ancient cultures, the peoples of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece. Today we ...

Karl Marx famously coined religion the “opiate of the masses.” He argued that religion disconnects disadvantaged people from the here and now and dulls their engagement in progressive politics.

Religions (especially Western religions) concern themselves with proper behavior. This often includes sexual behavior: Religions have much to say on premarital sex, homosexuality, adultery, etc. And ...

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 ...

Light shines through the doors of Zionskirche, a Protestant church in Berlin. (Busà Photography/Getty Images) How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to examine rates of religious ...