Article 20 of Japan’s constitution, written in 1946, states the following: “Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No religious organization shall receive any privileges from the State, nor ...

Calvin D. Ullrich receives funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The shifting relationship between state and religion has historically been ...

Pope Leo XVI meets with members of the European Parliament’s Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV’s ...

Gillian Richards Augros is a research associate in The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies. Americans often hear about “religious extremism,” but rarely hear about ...

Renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar has said at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2026 that secularism cannot be taught or inculcated through a crash course, and that a secular way of life is evolved ...

In a powerful street interview with Youth Media TV, a woman questions whether India’s secularism is truly equal or selectively applied. She argues that fear and accountability cannot be one-sided and ...