(RNS) — At its core, secularism is an approach to governance, writes Jacques Berlinerblau in his new book ‘Secularism: The Basics.’ And critically, it is one many religious people, not just atheists ...

The rise of a secular culture, combined with an increasing number of self-identified atheists and agnostics in western societies, has led to a certain amount of handwringing among religious believers.

For most of the 105 years it’s been in force, France’s secularity law has endeavored to segregate private religious belief from the strictly agnostic sphere of public life — usually without too much ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In the public school I went to in the 1970s, "secular" was A neutral, descriptive word. Our social-studies teacher taught ...

Facing the “plurality of value systems and ethical outlooks” associated with secularism, Pope Benedict XVI today urged Portuguese Christians to embrace the “nucleus” of their faith. The pontiff also ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Tolerance, openness and secularism are the first steps towards economic prosperity, according to new research. Since the ...

Men praying at the Islamic Cultural Center of Courcouronnes in Evry, France. Since 1989, the appearance of the hijab (Muslim headscarf) in French public schools has opened the most impassioned debate ...

Article 20 of Japan’s constitution, written in 1946, states the following: “Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No religious organization shall receive any privileges from the State, nor ...

Editor’s note: On Sunday’s Op-Ed page, sociologist Phil Zuckerman took aim at those who blame increasing secularism in this country for a host of societal ills, including recent mass shootings. He ...

Adopted earlier this month, Bill 9 bans workers in publicly funded daycares from wearing religious symbols on the job. Many ...