Fewer people are affiliated with religion in the United States, but that hardly means that they’re all atheists.
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Social factors, from wealth to politics, may shape whether people who do not believe in God identify as an atheist.
Sunday Assembly is one of the larger secular congregations aiming to provide community and ritual for nonreligious people.
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A sociologist of religion explains how atheist churches are helping people find meaning and community – serving many of the same purposes as religious churches.
Protesters in Lagos during Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary on 1 October 2020.
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Colonialism set Nigeria up for failure as a united country. But successive governments since independence have a lot to answer for too.
A woman gives a thumbs-down as she takes part in a protest against LGBTQ+ Pride in Ottawa, June 9, 2023.
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Muslim teachings on sexual and gender diversity are far more diverse than what many conservative groups would like us to believe.
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Muslim women – and those for whom modesty is a guiding vestimentary principle – too often have to choose between modesty and fashionability.