In the midst of heated debates about female pastors and the morality of in vitro fertilization, the national Southern Baptist Convention recently passed a religious liberty resolution that — in terms ...

Abortion rights protesters rally outside the State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C.., during an abortion rights march and rally. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com Democratic strategists credit the reversal ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law ...

A showdown may be coming on the meaning of religious freedom, and LGBT advocates fear anti-discrimination protections could be weakened as a result. In Religious Freedom Debate, 2 American Values ...

Last month, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) was forced to cancel a workshop examining the intersection of homosexuality, religion, and therapy when Bishop Gene Robinson, a key panelist, ...

During the Republican debate Wednesday night, the first question about abortion didn’t arrive until there were just 15 minutes left in the two-hour event. Fox News’ Dana Perino, one of the moderators, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A health worker prepares a dose of the measles vaccine Feb. 27 at a health center in Lubbock, Texas. The debate over vaccines is ...

For centuries there has been tension—in churches, the academies, and the public square—between science and religion. Each makes truth claims and addresses essential questions. Science looks at the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ...