An ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts known as the Vedas. There are just over one thousand hymns in the Rig Veda, made up of more than ten thousand verses.

Read a column about Diwali gift-giving by author Arthur Magida, posted at Beliefnet.com.

Read a story, posted at Beliefnet.com, about how Hindus in America celebrate Diwali.

This survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy found that 94 percent of adults and 92 percent of teens believe it is important that society give teens a strong message not to have sex until they are at least out of high school. Six in 10 teens and three-quarters of adults wish teens […]

Our Sunday Visitor is a popular Catholic news weekly viewed as conservative.

The Texas Freedom Network offers a timeline of the battle regarding censorship of school textbooks in Texas.

The Wabash Center for teaching and learning in theology and religion, in Crawfordsville, Ind., offers many online resources. Nadine Pence is the center’s director.

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life offers resources on issues involving religion and public schools.