Former Irish President Mary McAleese argues that infant baptism violates children’s human rights by imposing church membership without consent. Critics respond that parents possess religious freedom ...

According to an entry in the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, a religious ritual is any repetitive and patterned behavior that is prescribed by or tied to a religious institution, belief or custom ...

Singapore is the most religiously diverse country, and Yemen the least, as of 2020. The U.S. ranks first among nations with large populations.

(RNS) — ‘The idea that you are only one religion is very North Atlantic,’ said religion sociologist Gustavo Morello.

Our lives are redolent with rituals, from personal to promulgated, from silly to serious, from religious to civic and secular. In The Politics of Ritual, Molly Farneth casts a determined eye on the ...

Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger. Rituals aren’t meaningless actions. They can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect ...

The Easter Bunny is a much-celebrated character in American Easter celebrations. On Easter Sunday, children look for hidden special treats, often chocolate Easter eggs, that the Easter Bunny might ...

Some are. But many are not. Around a fifth of “nones” express consistently negative views of religion. They say it does more harm than good in society, encourages superstition and causes division.

Across religions, humans have practiced extreme rituals involving piercing, fire, and physical trauma. These acts appear irrational, yet they persist across cultures and centuries. Research shows ...

While acknowledging that Gen Z is less religious than previous generations, Wilcenski, researched those bucking that trend, ...