Texas elementary students are closer to having Christian stories weaved throughout lessons in a move that supporters say will raise the academic bar but that critics lambast as religious ...

The states of Idaho, Oklahoma and Texas are considering laws that mandate reading from the Bible as part of their school curriculum. The proponents of these laws are concerned about the lack of ...

A debate brewing all summer is expected to come to a head this week at a State Board of Education meeting when members will discuss the state-developed curriculum whose elementary grade lessons have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cross at the front of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is pictured at sunset while a service of word and prayer for the Grand ...

Religious persecution is on the rise. Daily news stories and social science research chronicle the suffering of Christians and those of other faiths at the hands of both governments and private ...

The Texas State Board of Education narrowly approved a controversial set of state-developed instructional materials Friday that drew significant backlash from some teachers, parents and civil rights ...

This Pew Research Center analysis looks at reasons why people identify as Protestant or switch into or out of Protestantism. It is part of a broader report that focuses on patterns in religious ...

This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how parents are raising their children religiously. It is part of a broader report that focuses on patterns of religious switching in the United States, ...

Lisa Epstein got up at the crack of dawn to drive from her home in San Antonio to Austin and then waited more than eight hours to speak to the Texas State Board of Education. For Epstein, the director ...