religious freedom

Ibtihaj Muhammad waits for a match against Olena Kravatska of Ukraine, in the women's saber individual fencing event at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 8, 2016.

Ibtihaj Muhammad: I Fear President Trump's 'Campaign of Terror' Against American Ideals

Dear President Trump, Representing the United States in the Olympic Games w...

Dear President Trump, Representing the United States in the Olympic Games was the greatest honor of my life. I will never forget walking into Opening Ceremonies behind our American flag that I revere surrounded by...

Indiana State Capitol Building, Indianapolis.

How Indiana’s Religious-Freedom Law Is Being Used to Defend Child Abuse and Other Crimes

Some Indiana residents say their religious beliefs conflict with state laws...

Some Indiana residents say their religious beliefs conflict with state laws

An antiterrorism force including public-security police and the armed police attend an antiterrorism joint exercise in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang region, on July 2, 2013

Uighur Extremists Joining ISIS Poses a Security and Economic Headache for China’s Xi Jinping

Insecurity in China’s far Western province of Xinjiang throws up obstacles ...

Insecurity in China’s far Western province of Xinjiang throws up obstacles for Xi’s signature "One Belt, One Road" initiative

Carlos McKnight, from Washington, D.C., waves a rainbow colored flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, June 26, 2015.

Why So Many States Are Fighting Over LGBT Rights in 2016

Some helpful background for all those new stories about Georgia and North C...

Some helpful background for all those new stories about Georgia and North Carolina

Marc Benioff looks on during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2016.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: 'Anti-LGBT' Bills Are 'Anti-Business'

TIME speaks to the tech titan about his political fight for equality

Worshipers pray and make offerings of incense sticks at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.

Life in Purgatory: Buddhism Is Growing in China, But Remains in Legal Limbo

There are an estimated 245 million Buddhists in officially atheist China, b...

There are an estimated 245 million Buddhists in officially atheist China, but the religion faces severe legal and political hurdles

Representatives from the Center for Equality, American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota, LGBT supporters and members of the Human Rights Campaign stand on the front steps of the State Capitol, on Feb. 23, 2016.

Pressure Mounts for Republican Governors to Veto Bills Considered Anti-LGBT

Advocacy groups are making economic and emotional appeals