Plants have long held a deep connection to various religious practices and beliefs across cultures and traditions. From ...

(RNS) — Claiming that a cross is a generic memorial to all the war dead ignores real differences in our religions' teachings about eternal life and violates the fundamental aspect of religious ...

Q: I am a student working on a project in semiotics, and I wonder if I could put some questions to you. My project involves symbols and signs and their cultural values. Q: What significance does […] ...

In the years since Jan. 6, however, as proponents of Christian nationalism have grown louder, so, too, have their detractors: Epting and Theoharis’ partnership turned into a yearslong project to ...

Most people who switch religions do not join another tradition; they leave religion altogether. Christians and Buddhists are the likeliest to disaffiliate, with 19 percent of those raised Buddhist ...

A professor of theology at Catholic University discussed religious symbols, and the article used a 10-point scale to rate symbols' religious significance, with 10 being "most Christian." ...

1. The tree of life. This widely recognized spiritual symbol across various cultures and religions relates to birth, life, death, and rebirth. Christianity identifies it as the tree from which the ...

There has been no Supreme Court ruling barring Christian symbols and permitting symbols from other religions. Their legality is judged case by case. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Every number in the accompanying table – including in the middle two columns – was calculated as a percentage of all adults surveyed in each country. For example, the second row shows that 70% of all ...