The general public and scientists have differing perspectives on science-related issues such as genetically modified, or GM, food while citizens have mixed perceptions on the level of scientific consensus on topics like the "Big Bang," a study released on Friday by the Pew Research Center showed.
It is not just a two-way split between science and religion anymore. A study showed that there is a new group of people, dubbed as "Post-Seculars," who are well-informed about science but are also very religious, The Washington Post reported.
Facebook has agreed to censor images of the prophet Muhammad in Turkey just two weeks after its chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, posted a personal statement on Facebook about the importance of free speech with the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie, the Washington Post reported.
The New York Blood Center has issued an urgent call for blood donations after blood drives have been cancelled due to a massive winter storm, NY1 News reported.
Parents at a central Texas school district were infuriated after the school's staff forced elementary students to pull down their pants because feces were found on the gym floor.
A vast majority of American voters think that Islamic terrorists will launch an attack on U.S. soil in the near future while nearly half say President Barack Obama is underemphasizing the threat from the terrorists, a Fox News poll reported.
The Mormon Church on Tuesday campaigned for new laws protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination, as long as laws also protect people who assert their religious beliefs.
Alabama state Rep. Patricia Todd threatened to reveal the names of her government colleagues who oppose same-sex marriage but are actually having an affair after a court ruled that the state's ban on such union is unconstitutional, Time Magazine reported on Tuesday.
A family of five in Utah who were found dead in their home last fall died of drug overdose after the parents told other family members and friends that they were concerned over the "apocalypse," authorities said on Tuesday.
LANCASTER, Pa. — Four years in the making, the production “David” opened at Sight & Sound Theatres this year and explores the journey of an unassuming shepherd boy who became a king.
Secular intolerance has a “chilling effect” on Christians who are having to practice “various forms of self-censorship” as they're finding it difficult to express their faith freely in society, according to a new report detailing accounts from four countries.
Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.
For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation.