God and Morality – Mending ‘The Global God Divide’
By Sarmad Naveed, who is a Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who graduated from the Ahmadiyya Institute for Languages and Theology in Canada. The concept of morality is perhaps […]
Many in Our Imagination Are Going to Heaven: But Does it Exist?
Book by Prof. Bart Ehrman: Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions […]
Only 37% of the Germans Believe God is Necessary for Morality
% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: 🇮🇩Indonesia 96% 🇵🇭Philippines 96% 🇳🇬Nigeria 93% 🇧🇷Brazil 84% 🇮🇳India 79% 🇹🇷Turkey 75% 🇲🇽Mexico 55% 🇺🇸U.S. 44% 🇷🇺Russia […]
Only 15% of the French Believe God is Necessary for Morality
% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: 🇮🇩Indonesia 96% 🇵🇭Philippines 96% 🇳🇬Nigeria 93% 🇧🇷Brazil 84% 🇮🇳India 79% 🇹🇷Turkey 75% 🇲🇽Mexico 55% 🇺🇸U.S. 44% 🇷🇺Russia […]
75% of Turks Believe God is Necessary for Morality
% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: 🇮🇩Indonesia 96% 🇵🇭Philippines 96% 🇳🇬Nigeria 93% 🇧🇷Brazil 84% 🇮🇳India 79% 🇹🇷Turkey 75% 🇲🇽Mexico 55% 🇺🇸U.S. 44% 🇷🇺Russia […]
In ‘The Second Mountain,’ David Brooks Chronicles His Journey Toward Faith
Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks Source: New York Times Book review by Mark Epstein, who is a psychiatrist in New York City. […]
Poll: Is God Necessary for Good Morals?
Educated people who live in rich countries are far less likely to say belief in God is necessary for good morals, according to a massive new survey of 38,000 people […]
Why young people commit crime and how moral education could help – new research
Source: The Conversation By Neema Trivedi-Bateman Senior lecturer in Criminology, Anglia Ruskin University There is a significant link between moral emotions and offending behaviour in young people. Moral emotions are learnt – and more attention needs to be given to the teaching of morals in childhood to address this link […]
In ‘The Second Mountain,’ David Brooks Chronicles His Journey Toward Faith
Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks Source: New York Times Book review by Mark Epstein, who is a psychiatrist in New York City. […]
63% of Americans say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral
63% of Americans, including three-quarters of adults under 30, say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values: https://t.co/s1uv4fnaCl pic.twitter.com/5GFUT6VbzQ — […]
Do Religious or Spiritual People Make More Ethical Employees?
Source: Qrius By Subramaniam Ananthram, Senior Lecturer, International Business, Curtin University and Christopher Chan, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, York University, Canada Can religion and spirituality promote ethical behaviour in the workplace? It’s […]
Richard Dawkins admits a world with no God would be immoral
Source: Premier By Heather Preston Noted atheist Richard Dawkins has admitted a world without God would lead to moral decline. Speaking to The Times, Dawkins said he fears the removal […]
China issues morality guidelines telling citizens to ‘inherit the red gene’
Source: New York Post By Yaron Steinbuch Chinese citizens have been instructed to “inherit the red gene” by following new morality guidelines that focus heavily on nationalism and people’s duty […]
Dr. Zia H Shah’s interview by Voice of Islam: Is Morality Objective or Subjective?
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) For the sake of reference I have included the transcript […]
Afghanistan: US drone strike intended for Isis hideout kills 30 pine nut workers in Afghanistan
Source: The Guardian Forty were also injured in the Wednesday attack which struck farmers and labourers who just finished work, Afghan officials say A US drone strike intended to hit […]
If organised mainstream Christianity is on the way out, what will replace it?
Source: The Guardian’s Editorial The latest British Social Attitudes survey paints a picture of organised religion’s continued decline; the more organised it tries to be, the faster it slips. The Church […]
Book Review: ‘In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism’
Source: Asia Times Scott A Shay’s new book explores the arguments and rational reasons to believe in God “Why should anyone in his or her right mind believe in God?” […]
اکرمو اولادکم و احسنو آدابهم Respect your Children and Cultivate in them the best of Manners
‘Respect your children and cultivate in them the best of manners’ is a saying of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Hazrat Ans bin Malik […]
Is Morality Hard-Wired Into Our Brains?
Source: The New York Times By Olivia Goldhill CONSCIENCE – The Origins of Moral Intuition By Patricia S. Churchland In “Conscience,” Patricia Churchland recounts a conversation with Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, in which he laments moral philosophers’ focus on reason. “Surely,” he said, “philosophers must know about biological […]
Is God Necessary for Morality? We have the Best Answers …
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A growing share of Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral Source: Pew […]