The U.N. has long characterized the Rohingya Muslims, a religious and ethnic minority community numbering approximately 1 million in Myanmar, as one of the world's most persecuted minorities.

By Krista Kapralos Religion News Service (RNS) A German family seeking asylum in the U.S. so they can home-school their children lost their appeal...

For the last 24 years we have been going to the Western Wall with only one goal in mind: to pray as a community of women with Torah and talllit, in full voice. This struggle for our rights as Jewish women has put me in newspapers as well as in prison; however, my intention from the beginning was neither of these things. I simply wanted to pray at Judaism's holiest site.

By David Gibson Religion News Service (RNS) Christian conservatives have grown increasingly alarmed in recent weeks over reports and rumors that ...

Consider, for example, Selena Gomez's use of the bindi, which seemed to a few to be a significant Hindu symbol.

Asking questions is the right thing to do, and listening to the answer without interrupting is the civil thing to do. If we jump around from question to question without answering one, we achieve nothing. That is precisely what happened to me on Sean Hannity's show yesterday,

Freedom of marriage is a critical issue for anyone who is concerned about civil liberties. Sadly, my country, Israel, is the only democracy in the world that severely restricts its citizens' right to marry.

Persecution of the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi Sufis has been relentless. The motive for the Iranian government assault on them is simple: They are blunt critics of the theocracy.

By Lauren Markoe Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) It can be hard to come up with a list of countries with the most egregious records on rel...

If you want to clear the room, ask a question involving one of them. You'll either have a heated discussion on your hands followed by storm-outs or you'll have a quiet exodus of those who suddenly have somewhere else to be.

By Krista Kapralos Religion News Service (RNS) When Uwe and Hannelore Romeike's asylum case is argued Tuesday (April 23) before a panel of federal...

But what does Harry Jackson do? He takes seeming acts of good will back to his congregants and proceeds to denigrate the faith, motivations, and general character of his fellow panelists.

Lazy religion doesn't think in terms of people; it thinks in terms of abstract theological concepts and issue based stereotypes. It politicizes unique and beautiful individuals made in the image of God.

One of the great themes of the Christian Easter story is that the love of God can overcome the worst of human folly, wickedness and weakness. This idea, if taken seriously, would be a tonic in many parts of the world today, but perhaps nowhere is it more desperately needed than in the Muslim world.

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Secretary of State John Kerry is calling for the release of an Iranian-American minister...

Three-year-old Artin Rahimian stands in line to visit his mother in Iran's Evin prison. It's been two years since Faran Hessami and her husband, Kamran Rahimian, were arrested for their role as educators for the Baha'i faith community, Iran's largest religious minority.