The American flag functions like a sacred symbol in American public life. The NFL anthem protest of 2016 demonstrates the various ways that Americans impute sacred significance to the American ...

Rooted in the practices of medieval stonemasons, the symbols of this society carry profound meanings that have captivated members and outsiders alike. Each symbol serves as a metaphor, reflecting ...

Turtles and tortoises occur frequently in religious cultural practices ... by this shared religious practice around the tortoise symbol. This unification, the researchers suggest, may have ...

Bill 21 will prevent civil servants from wearing symbols such as head coverings like the kippah, turban, hijabs. Civil servants who currently wear religious symbols will be exempt from the bill.

A Canadian province has passed legislation that would bar civil servants in positions of "authority" from wearing religious symbols at work. The Coalition Avenir Quebec's (CAQ) bill covers judges ...