entities, such as deities or spirits that have power in the natural world. Religious practices include the rituals and devotions directed at the supernatural...

Religious Zionism (Hebrew: ציונות דתית - Tziyonut Datit) is a branch of Zionism. It is a combination of Zionism and Judaism. Religious Zionists are in...

A religious order is a group of people who live in some way set apart from others, in accordance with their specific religious devotion. Their principles...

Religious studies (or religious education) is the academic study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions from a secular viewpoint. The main...

Religious conversion is taking a new religious identity, or a change from one religion to another. Conversion can take place not only from one religion...

Religious law comes from the sacred texts of various religions. They cover most parts of personal and contract law. Most religious law systems are either...

A new religious movement is a religious or spiritual group that developed after the 19th century. These groups are usually small and have short histories...

Religious persecution means unfair treatment of a particular group of people because of their religion. It aims at forcing the religious to go away or...

Religious toleration is people allowing other people to think or practice other religions and beliefs. In a country with a state religion, toleration...

Religious violence means the religiously-motivated killing and/or injuring of people of one religion by people of another region. The September 11 attacks...

fundamentalists want to go back to the roots of certain ideological or religious positions. Religious fundamentalism has been prevalent in society since its beginnings...

A religious denomination (also simply denomination) is a subgroup within a religion that has a common name, tradition, and identity. The term is often...

The Religious Society of Friends is a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. The group's formal title is the Society of Friends...

Religious segregation is the idea that people should be separated based on their religion. Certain laws of a country may only apply to one religious group...

Religious Confucianism is the idea that Confucianism is a religion. It originated in the time of Confucius with his defense of traditional religious institutions...

A religious belief is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. Religious beliefs often are about the cause, nature...

they see in the context of a belief system. They call these experiences religious experiences, spiritual experiences, sacred experiences, or mystical experiences...

Religious nationalism are the relations of nationalism attached to a particular religious belief system, dogma, or an affiliation of some kind. There...

A religious symbol is a symbol that is used to represent a religion. These include a star and crescent for Islam, a cross for Christianity, and the Star...

Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy. Religions, and religious beliefs can manifest themselves in different ways. Philosophy of religion looks...

Religious democracy or religious republic is a form of government in which the state's laws and decisions are directly affected by the values and theology...

The Christian right (known as the religious right in the United States) is the name for right-wing Christian political and social movements. They also...

Sacred architecture (also known as religious architecture) is concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and buildings such as churches...

including Farsi and English. The oldest portion, the Ghathas, are the religious songs composed by Zoroaster himself. Other parts of Avesta are named Yasna...

petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Blasphemy Religious conversion Religious toleration Separation of church and state State religion Secularism...

The Elizabethan Religious Settlement was Elizabeth I’s answer to the religious quarrels that developed during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary...

The Religious Zionist Party (RZP) (Hebrew: הציונות הדתית, romanized: “Ṣiyonut Daṯiṯ”, “Ẓiyonut Daṯiṯ”, “Tzi'onut Datit” or “Zionut Ha-Datit”, lit. 'Religious...

Religious debates over the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling are usually because people say the books have occult or Satanic parts. These...

term that describes some new religious movements and other social groups which have unusual (and often extreme) religious, spiritual, or philosophical...

In Pakistan, girls that are part of the religious minority in Pakistan are abducted and forced to change their religion to Islam, usually followed by...

Religious conservatism wants to apply the teachings of a particular religion to politics. Sometimes, this is done by simply proclaiming those teachings...

into groups according to age categories. Age-specific groups meet for religious study including Sunday school programs, fellowship, and other activities...

The National Religious Party (Hebrew: מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, Miflaga Datit Leumit), commonly called by its Hebrew abbreviation Mafd"al (מפד"ל)...

A sect is a small religious or political group that separates from a larger group. Sects have many of the same beliefs and practices as the original group...

part of the Christian religion. Western Christianity talks about the religious traditions of Christians whose ancestors were from Western Europe. Western...

"Goodbye" is a shortened version of the religious farewell expression "God be with ye", which indicates the user's religious belief, usually in a single god....

perform religious rituals, ceremonies, and pray. Thus, a temple is a general term for a house of worship. Christians usually call their religious buildings...

a single Muslim polity, with the Qur'an forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. Muslim conquests following Muhammad's death led to the creation...

religions and religious sects remains a sensitive issue, a national census has not been conducted since 1932. There are 18 state-recognized religious sects –...

on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is part of the U.S. government. It was made by a law called the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)...

Islamic religious police is the name for certain police forces usually in Muslim-majorizty countries. Islam says that people should act and dress in certain...

The Nation of Islam is a Black nationalist religious movement. The Nation of Islam (NOI) was founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1930 by Master Farad Muhammad...

Reconstructionism Religious anarchism Religious anti-Zionism Religious apoliticism Religious communism Religious environmentalism Spiritual ecology Religious liberalism...

All societies seem to have had them. A religious rite is a religious ceremony. Many rituals have a religious significance and are part of the religion...

A priest or priestess is a person who is allowed to do religious rites. Their office or position is the priesthood, a word which can also be used for...

There are medals for sports, military, academics, etc. Some medals have religious meaning. The Miraculous Medal has been distributed worldwide, for example...

Consecration is a special ceremony, usually religious, in which a person, or an object, or a building, is dedicated to a special purpose. When a new church...

Famous people from Belleydoux include Gabriel Taborin, a 20th-century religious man. This short article about a place or feature in France can be made...

secularity, is the idea of something being not religious or not connected to a church or other religious organization. An example of this is the government...

Soul music Alternative Plus there are several more common music genres. Religious music is also common, such as hymns, choir music and many more. To provide...