(RNS) — Speckhardt told Religion News Service his decision was prompted by a lot of ‘humanistic soul searching, especially during the pandemic.’

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I worry that this administration’s idea of interfaith outreach may tend to exclude nonbelievers,’ said Sarah Levin, program director for Secular Democrats of America.

(RNS) — Here are some silly, sweet and sincere gift ideas to show your affection for the people of faith — or no faith — in your life.

(RNS) —  The beginning of another pandemic year largely locked down at home, the future still uncertain, may be the perfect time to flip the page in a new planner.

(RNS) — Losses in the religion world included people known for their contributions to preaching, civil rights or music.

(RNS) — Religious affiliation among Gen Z Americans continues its steady decline, but affiliation isn’t everything.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Authors suggested Biden use ‘E Pluribus Unum’ — Latin for ‘out of many, one’ — instead of ‘In God We Trust’ and repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

(RNS) — Religion News Service is bringing back our holiday gift guide, full of ideas for all the people of faith — or no faith — on your list.

(RNS) — Faith outreach on the Democratic side cranked up a notch, closing the God gap just enough.

(RNS) — Defending the Supreme Court nominee’s right to believe what she wishes obscures the question of her fairness and her qualifications, and assigns Barrett’s faith a legal deference it does not deserve.

(The Conversation) — Americans are more willing to elect a president who has never held office or who had extramarital affairs than for an atheist.

(RNS) — As social justice takes on the character of a religion proper, it requires demigods like Ginsburg. It’s a valorization that threatens to rob her, and us, of her humanity.