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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Global Survey Finds Majority Worldwide Believe in Spirits, God and Life After Death

From Latin America to Southeast Asia, beliefs in reincarnation, spirits and the afterlife are prevalent. Pew’s findings suggest that spirituality remains a significant aspect of belief systems globally.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Georgia Becomes State #30 to Enact Religious Freedom Restoration Act at State Level

The new law strengthens protections for faith, but faces backlash over fears it enables discrimination.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

French Court of Cassation Affirms Religious Freedom in Deacon Dismissal Case

France’s highest court rules that religious institutions’ internal decisions are beyond the reach of secular courts, reinforcing the separation of church and state.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Pope Francis Remembered: A Voice That Spoke the Many Languages of God

He washed the feet of Muslims, Hindus, Copts and Catholics and called religious persecution “a sin against God.” Pope Francis’ defiance of hate is his lasting legacy.

HUMAN RIGHTS

CCHR and Child Abuse Survivors Honored for Exposing Psychiatric Torture at Lake Alice

New Zealand’s psychiatric system hid decades of torture and abuse—until survivors and watchdogs ripped the cover off a national disgrace.

ARTS & CULTURE

Writers and Illustrators of the Future Crowns Storytellers of Tomorrow

The 41st annual Writers of the Future Awards celebrated a new generation of authors and artists—launching careers and showcasing science fiction as the literature of ideas.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Lawmakers Join US Commission on International Religious Freedom to Demand Global Action

One-third of the world still punishes belief with death or prison. A new report calls for decisive US action to defend religious liberty.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

New Pew Survey Reveals Diverse and Enduring Religious Belief in the United States

Pew’s latest data shows America is not losing religion but diversifying faith—92 percent still believe in a higher power or spiritual reality.

VOLUNTEERISM

Church of Scientology Hosts Hero Awards Gala for Southern California Firefighters

They faced walls of flame, slept in cars and lost their own homes—yet kept fighting to save others. The Hero Awards Gala honored Southern California's bravest: the LA firefighters who never gave up.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Wyoming Joins Nationwide Push for Religious Freedom Protections with New Law

Wyoming now requires courts to use the toughest legal standard when government rules burden religious practice.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Vast Majority of World Will Remain Religious, Study Finds

You may have bought into the propaganda and think religion is on its deathbed. If so, you would be wrong. 

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

First Amendment Scholar Steven Collis Is on a Peace Mission

Steven T. Collis has spent his scholarly life showing how the First Amendment is the key to a healthy and peaceful society.