The federal government’s exemption for quoting religious texts in its proposed hate speech law has attracted criticism — it risks creating confusion, overreach and the unedifying prospect of secular ...

We asked people in 35 countries about the influence of specific religious texts on their national laws. The texts in question varied by country: For example, adults in predominantly Christian ...

"If religion is built from words, then AI will take over religion," author Yuval Harari said while speaking at WEF.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and Toronto’s Cardinal Francis Leo are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to withdraw the Liberal Party’s reported agreement with the Bloc Québécois ...

(RNS) — The Christian right has been emboldened by the Trump administration. Nearly every day, there is a headline highlighting the ways President Donald Trump is privileging conservative, white ...

Religious texts have shaped human thought, culture, and civilization for millennia. Some of these texts date back thousands of years and offer a glimpse into humanity’s earliest attempts to understand ...

Senior figures in the attorney-general's department have been quizzed on whether proposed hate speech laws would outlaw common protest chants.

As Americans drift from organized religion and congregations consolidate, pastors are turning to artificial intelligence to shoulder parts of their ministry — while some worshippers are turning to AI ...

Quoting from religious texts should not be a defence to allow hate speech, Premier Chris Minns says, declaring “hate speech is hate speech”.

Can a religious group legally fire a non-minister employee (like a secretary or janitor) for violating the group's beliefs about sex or marriage? As I've explained, this is an urgent question likely ...

In the upcoming legislative session, the Idaho Family Policy Center plans to push for a bill mandating Bible readings in public schools. This proposed legislation would require students to listen to ...