Today, Benjamin Pietro Marcus, Religious Literacy Specialist with the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, shares concrete strategies for building a lesson enriched by religious studies.

It’s a good bet more Americans are able to name Santa’s nine reindeer than the Twelve Apostles. The United States boasts the highest rate of religious affiliation of the world’s developed nations, yet ...

With worries about constitutionality or annoyed parents, religion is tough subject for social studies teachers. They also say ...

Religious belief has inspired both armies and charities, politicians and prophetic voices that have shaped world history. Religions have provided the foundation for ethical behavior and in many ...

The separation of church and state is a foundational American value. But what that means in practice can be blurry — as shown by the debate over a controversial new Texas public school curriculum, ...

At this time of tremendous national polarization, it might seem counterintuitive to turn to religious freedom for guidance on how to overcome the deep cleavages in American society. The introduction ...

Oklahoma's State Board of Education approved new social studies standards, removing controversial content like Bible lessons ...

Exposure to covid-19 wasn’t Aasta Deth’s concern for her two young children on the first day of school. Exposure to religion in their public school curriculum was. Deth, who lives in Harrison, said ...

Oklahoma’s new head of education, Lindel Fields, is dropping an unconstitutional requirement for schools to teach Bible-based social studies lessons. The requirement — issued by the state’s former ...