Western secular democracies have taken two ... secular education means it is religion free. Since 2004 all religious symbols have been banned from state schools. The aim is to create a religiously ...

Western religion does easily breed neurosis ... Catholicism — its rites, rituals and symbols — bears much beauty into the world to facilitate the blessings of healthy guilt, healthy shame.

That era found a triumphant material symbol in the glorious shrine of Saint Joseph’s Oratory on Mont-Royal. Quebecois French is one of the rare Western languages in which religious swear words carry ...

A Dec. 26 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) shows a menorah in front of the White House. “Reminder the Supreme Court says Jewish symbols are permitted on government property, but not ...

Western Christians around the world have been ... foot washing service in a prison. As a symbol of Jesus’ humility, Francis washed the feet of 12 male and female inmates and detainees.

The Canadian province of Quebec recently enacted a new law that bans many public employees – including teachers, police officers and judges – from wearing religious symbols in the workplace ... most ...