Depending on the religion, there is some disagreement on whether the messenger-spirit Eshu (Exú) counts as an orisha or not.

It has its roots in the Yoruba religion from Nigeria and was brought to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean during the slave trade. It borrows the gods or Orishas from that religion. However ...

Religion has long been a central part of life for many. But recent trends in the United States have revealed that increasingly more people are leaving religion. By 2070, many project that Christianity ...

Her series highlights the ancient African Traditional Religion of Ifa—the Yoruba tradition practiced across the Black ...

Religious freedom is more than the ‘freedom to worship’ at a synagogue, church, or mosque. It means people shouldn’t have to go against their core values and beliefs in order to conform to ...

Eighty-one percent of Americans say the law should not allow companies or other institutions to use religious beliefs to decide whether to offer a service to some people and not others.

October 15, 2024 • The German airline barred 128 Jewish passengers from their May 2022 connecting flight based on the alleged misconduct of a few. The U.S. government considers that ...

Death is one of the most important things that religions deal with. All faiths offer meaning and explanations for death and dying; all faiths try to find a place for death and dying within human ...

Curiosity About Religion Is Viewed as Morally Virtuous, New Research Finds Sep. 21, 2023 — People from diverse religious backgrounds in the United States view curiosity about religion as morally ...

A collection of classroom resources for primary and secondary schools to support teaching around World Religion Day. When is World Religion Day? World Religion Day takes place each January ...

Unexpected because a gender gap in religion, where women are more likely to identify with and practice Christianity, has been a consistent feature of the American religious landscape going back ...