However, 88% said they had little or no confidence in religious or spiritual leaders or organized religion. The survey found that belief in karma — the idea that people's actions come back to ...

The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. That's according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute.

People in the U.S. are switching religions and leaving religion altogether in large numbers. A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute shows a high level of "religious churning." ...

In a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, 80 percent of respondents said religion’s role in public life is shrinking in America. That’s the highest proportion in two decades of ...

Changing religion: More young adults are not religious, but Christianity still dominates Does an agnostic believe in God? As with any identity, specific beliefs depend on the individual. There’s ...

A major new study on religious views in the United States finds – as Americans’ connection to organized religion continues to fade – there are deep divides over the appropriate role for ...

From a historical perspective, in fact, religion and education have been inextricably linked in the United States. Religion taught academically at the K-12 level is not only legal but essential.

And if that is where religion really comes from, all the evolutionary and sociological explanations are likely to remain interesting but insufficient, covering aspects of why particular religions ...

Readers question Ross Douthat’s arguments about belief. To the Editor: Re “How to Choose a Religion,” by Ross Douthat (column, Feb. 2): The one question that Mr. Douthat leaves unanswered ...

Since such a small share of Chinese adults identify with a religion, it may not be surprising that few say religion matters a lot to them. Just 3% of Chinese adults said religion is “very important” ...