Source: CT A “climate of heightened sensitivity” and increasingly broad definitions of ‘hate crime’ are putting freedom of speech and belief at risk, the Catholic Church in Scotland has warned. The Church said there needed to be “room for debate and a robust exchange of views” as it warned that […]
Source: Guardian By Harriet Sherwood; Religion correspondent Series of programmes to tackle topics such as science, religion, LGBT+ and medical ethics The BBC is launching a year-long series of programmes examining faith, […]
by Francis Akhalbey, at 02:00 pm, January 23, 2019 There’s no doubt Christianity is one of the most widely practiced religions in Africa. Over the centuries since colonial masters […]
This new updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition of The Biology of Belief will forever change how you think about your own thinking. Stunning new scientific discoveries about the biochemical effects of the brain’s functioning show that all the cells of your body are affected by your thoughts. Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., a […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY GREGORY A. SMITH Most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values (56%), up from about half […]
Telegraph: The earliest Latin interpretation of the Gospels has been brought to light by a British academic – and it suggests that readers should not take the Bible literally. Lost for 1,500 years, the fourth-century commentary by African-born Italian bishop Fortunatianus of Aquileia interprets the Gospels as a series of […]
Source: City Pages By Susan Du They’ve remained intractable in their belief, however, that the Bible has directed them to disobey. Led by Ammon Swartzentruber, Menno Mast, Amos Mast, and […]
Source: IndyStar By Robert King The pastors came before the politicians Monday to ask for help with a wide variety of societal ill: poverty and drug use, suicide and school […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg It’s easy to write off belief systems that may seem strange or foreign. But perhaps there’s something even the most devout among us can […]
Source: The Guardian The murder of at least six people in a mosque in Québec city is a brutal reminder that Muslims are by any measure the people who suffer […]
Source: The San Diego Union Tribune By Joshua Stewart Between requests for prayers for the sick and a notice for an upcoming chastity luncheon, a newsletter from a Catholic church in […]
theguardian: by Mazin Sidahmed — Nazma Khanam’s death comes just weeks after two men were shot in the back of the head after midday prayers, rocking the Queens Bangladeshi community The NYPD has no leads on who the killer is or what the motive may be, but many members of […]
http://mondoweiss.net: As I mentioned in my article Tuesday about Rabbi Eyal Qarim’s appointment to be chief Israeli army rabbi and his egregious advocacy concerning rape of a “comely woman” “in times of war”, I began looking into Qarim’s comments some three weeks ago, leading to a discussion on my Facebook wall. […]
Guardian: A growing number of Muslim refugees in Europe are converting to Christianity, according to churches, which have conducted mass baptisms in some places. Reliable data on conversions is not available but anecdotal evidence suggests a pattern of rising church attendance by Muslims who have fled conflict, repression and economic […]
Huff Post: Before Bono became the world-famous humanitarian and frontman of the Irish rock band U2, he was Paul David Hewson from Dublin. The son of a Roman Catholic dad and a Protestant mother, Bono grew up during a time of sectarian conflict and witnessed the human cost of militant […]
Guardian: There are 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide, and Muhammad, or one of its variants, is the most common name in the world. In America, 3.3 million people identify as Muslim, according to a recent Pew study. While former GOP contender Ben Carson would “absolutely not agree” with the US being […]
Source: Catholic Herald One of the curious trends of recent years has been the rise of “the radical Rich” – billionaires devoted to progressive social movements, whether it’s same-sex marriage […]
Epigraph: Seek the guidance of thy conscience! Seek the guidance of thy conscience! Seek the guidance of thy conscience! The virtuous deed is one whereby thy conscience feels restful and thy heart […]
Source: Religion News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – The governor of Tennessee vetoed legislation on Thursday that would have made the Christian Bible the state’s official book, saying it would […]
Source: Time By David Johnson Fifty years after TIME posed the question Is God Dead? on the cover of the magazine, Americans’ belief in a supreme deity appears to be declining. The article, which focused on a group of Christian theologians grappling with the idea of a world without an active […]