Once upon a time, not so long ago, atheism was the belief system that dared not speak its name. Even the most ardent skeptic paid lip service to faith, or at least to the blessings that mankind ...

The question of whether atheism is more acceptable to God than religion is one that has intrigued philosophers, spiritual ...

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that atheists in some of the world's ...

The three men, who popularized atheism in the 19th Century, had almost the same experiences early in their lives, and there is a common psychological pattern evident in their later rebellion.

As recently as March 21, during an appearance before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Verma dismissed the Republicans’ concerns that the grant was promoting converts to atheism or humanism ...

Gradually, society went under the influence of different puranas which gave different hierarchies of the same names and forms ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

After years of decline, the U.S. Christian share has been relatively stable since 2019, while the rise in the share of religious “nones” has slowed – at least for now. The Religious Landscape Study is ...

The “nones” who so frequently get name-checked in mainstream media coverage on the decline of religious belief aren’t, McGrath contends, people who have completely stopped believing – they ...

Archbishop of Kansas City Joseph Naumann performs a Catholic mass on March 28, 2025, in Topeka as religious protesters clashed on the Capitol grounds across the street. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas ...