When the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence first emerged in San Francisco in 1979, the group of queer drag nuns arose in ...

You must keep one foot in the sanctuary even while going out to war; and you must go out to war even when your heart yearns ...

JERUSALEM — Far-right activists chanted “death to Arabs” and engaged in violent clashes ahead of the annual “Dance of the Flags” march through the Old City that commemor ...

Each Greek armed force has its own patron saint, indicating that the modern Greek state is deeply rooted in the Orthodox ...

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WORTHINGTON — The trouble with traveling alongside in-laws who are serious academics is that a fellow feels obliged to present his road notes in a manner that might withstand the inspection of ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer draws on a deeply personal experience to examine what economics reveals about drugs, addiction, and the laws meant to contain them. Photo: Free to Choose Network When I ...

For years, French politician Shannon Seban has encountered antisemitism from both the far left and the far right—an experience she said reflects a broader and growing trend. Seban’s troubles began in ...

Katya Saturday is all up in arms. But the no-nonsense New Yorker isn’t angry — she’s empowered through sword yoga. And a steel, 30-inch, double-edged blade, named Golden Hour, is her preferred ...

ST. JULIAN’S, Malta — Inside the Hilton Malta’s waterfront conference halls, dozens of women sat at large roundtables draped in black tablecloths to hear and discuss topics including how to counter ...

Trump's State of the Union address invoked religion several times, including through his assertion that the nation's "destiny is written by the hand of Providence." The Freedom From Religion ...

A centuries-old sword from the time of the Crusades was discovered by a student swimming off the coast of Haifa, Israel, the University of Haifa revealed on Monday. Shlomi Katsin, a student in the ...