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You shouldn’t have to leave your faith at the door of your people’s government, and under President Trump’s leadership, you ...

Here are the key takeaways from President Donald Trump’s remarks at National Prayer Breakfast events on Thursday.

Nearly 225 years after the ratification of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the cause of conscience protected by the principles of “no establishment” and “free exercise” may be losing ...

On Dec. 4, the two-year struggle by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protect their sacred land and water ended – at least for now – when the Obama administration denied the easement ...

These rights speak for themselves but cannot defend themselves. That is our task. I believe our rights come from God, but ...

New film recounts the story of six religious groups and how each fought for their right to exercise their faith — and why it ...

Religious freedom flows from concepts central to the Christian faith,” Vance said in a Feb. 5 speech to hundreds gathered at ...

Recent letters by John Gallup (Herald, Jan. 17) and Ian Root (Herald, Jan. 17), got me to thinking, and wondering why the American flag is so prominently displayed in so many U.S. churches. While ...

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Maggie Siddiqi, a veteran of the US Department of Education ...

Last week we saw President Trump rescind guidance related to “protected areas” in immigration enforcement — also known as the “sensitive site memo.” The Jan. 21 directive now permits ICE and other ...

Championing the cause of groups like Shen Yun against CCP aggression is more than a political strategy; it is a moral ...