Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to ...

Early Christian writers condemned pagan sacrifices while debating among themselves the meaning of the death of Jesus.

Memorial Day is a time of great reflection to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to our nation, how religion played an integral role in their service, and our continued remembrance of ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that gurus made sacrifices not just for Sikhs but to save the ...

Pazuzu Algarad told psychiatrists in 2010 that he practiced a “Sumerian” religion that involved the monthly ritual sacrifice of a small animal, although Forsyth County Sheriff William Schatzman would ...