...no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. The Constitution contained one explicit reference to religion: the Article VI ban ...

When I think about Arkansas legislators requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, a purely American commandment also comes to mind: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Re “In Coronado, Awaken Church sparks a citywide debate over faith, freedom and hate” (Dec.15): Clarification is needed concerning the article and a letter published Sunday. Many governments circa ...

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious convictions,” (Blaise Pascal).

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a press conference on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Austin. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick argued "there is no such thing as ‘separation of church and state' in the ...

The early correspondence of James Madison – who went on to become the fourth U.S president and played a key role in the drafting of the Constitution and Bill of Rights – wrestles with the tensions of ...