These times require all of us to be interfaith leaders, to signal clearly that the worst elements of every tradition represent nobody.

Hardly a month goes by when we don't read about the decline or collapse of organized religion in America. But religion -- including the organized sort -- remains vital and vibrant, defying the predictions of doom that appear with numbing regularity.

Is the purpose of the funeral to respect the harmony of the majority or to allow each individual to grieve in the manner that best fits them?

By Cathy Lynn Grossman USA Today (RNS) The old wisdom: The more educated you are, the less likely you will be religious. But a new study says educ...

The fastest growing category of American religion, particularly among young adults, is "spiritual but not religious." That the land of the free gave birth to such a designation makes perfect sense.

American culture had definitively shifted away from the old stereotypes. Jews are no longer the Other. We are not strangers in a strange land.

My Republican brother-in-law always holds hands when we say grace. My Democrat brother-in-law gives these thoughtful, heartfelt graces that make me cry. I love them both.

America's ability to foster and create webs of interlocking personal relationships among people of many different faiths is the key to solving the puzzle of religious pluralism.

For too long, the church has reflected the miscommunication and polarization of society. Life isn't about being right or wrong, Democrat or Republican, Catholic or Protestant. It's about engaging the world's moral questions.

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) Whether it's a mere "Rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub," or a more solemn supplication, millions of Amer...

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff bilked billions of dollars out of thousands of fellow Jews, in...