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Scholars of religion have used the framework of the “big five” major world religions for decades: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But those aren’t even the most widely ...

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Some of the world’s major religions still assign significance to eclipses, whether as a bad omen or a call to prayer. Here’s how eclipses — or possible references to them — have featured ...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has an opportunity to ensure that students learn about various major world religions and non-religious perspectives in a balanced and unbiased manner.

From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual leaders. Here’s how major religions make their choices.

Around the world, major religions have diverse approaches to gender identity, and the inclusion or exclusion of transgender people. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File) David Crary , Mariam Fam , and ...

From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual leaders. Here’s how major religions make their choices.