A dilemma for atheists: Most Americans pray for healing
Provided by: Baylor University Most Americans pray for healing; more than one-fourth have practiced ‘laying on of hands’ Nearly nine of 10 Americans have relied upon healing prayer at some […]
How To Create A Sacred Space In Your Home
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — Make room for wonder, no matter what your beliefs are. Even if you can only stop by it for 10 seconds every day, having a space for quiet reflection in your home is a reminder to check in with yourself. Whether you’re religious, non-religious, or […]
Prayer Alone Is Not Enough
Huff Post: by Michael Stark — Action is not separated from prayer. If we pray without action, we aren’t really praying. Another day has brought forth further tragedy at the hands of mass shooters, this time in California. We’ve sadly grown accustomed to mass shootings in America. Our response, while […]
Washington National Cathedral Hosts First Muslim Prayer Service
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — On Friday, the the Washington National Cathedral was filled with the sounds of Muslim prayers. Muslims and people of other religious traditions have participated in Christian […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
NFL player Husain Abdullah ‘gets penalty for praying’
An American Muslim NFL player has been penalised after celebrating a touchdown by dropping to his knees in prayer. Husain Abdullah scored for the Kansas City Chiefs as they defeated the New England Patriots 41-14. Officials penalised him for breaking “excessive celebration” rules by sliding on his knees and pressing […]
NFL player Husain Abdullah 'gets penalty for praying'
An American Muslim NFL player has been penalised after celebrating a touchdown by dropping to his knees in prayer. Husain Abdullah scored for the Kansas City Chiefs as they defeated the New England Patriots 41-14. Officials penalised him for breaking “excessive celebration” rules by sliding on his knees and pressing […]
‘The Muslim prayer that might save your life’
Afsun Qureshi, National Post | London, England — As a young girl in a downtown Toronto hospital, I stood on my tiptoes, peering at my cancer-ridden uncle lying mutely on […]
Losing My Religion
Huff Post: by Karl Wilder — When I was a little boy, I was taught to love Jesus. Jesus would save me from sin and guarantee my place in heaven. Early on my mother’s husband “Bob” gave me a picture of Jesus with a wooden frame. At the time I […]
US Muslim movement embraces gay and interfaith marriages, female imams and mixed prayersuf
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Omar Akersim prays regularly and observes the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast. He is also openly gay. Akersim, 26, is part of a small but growing number of […]
Atheist to deliver invocation in New York town that won prayer ruling
theguardian — Community of Greece won US supreme court ruling which upheld its right to open town meetings with a prayer An atheist is set to deliver the invocation in a western New York community whose town board won a US supreme court decision upholding its right to open meetings with a […]
Supreme Court blesses prayer at town meetings
msnbc: by Adam Serwer — The “moment of silence” that Greece used to begin its town meetings with until 1999 would seem like the fairest compromise, and the one least offensive to the Constitution’s prohibition on government religious favoritism. With a moment of silence, every believer can pray according to […]
Indonesian Ahmadis defy prayer ban call
UCAnews.com: by Katharina R. Lestari — Muslim council demands sect adheres to mainstream teachings Followers of a minority Muslim sect in Indonesia are continuing daily prayers in their West Java mosque despite a call for a ban from the district’s Indonesian Ulema Council. Syaiful Uyun, an Ahmadiya cleric at the […]
Jon Kabat-Zinn: ‘The Real Meditation Practice Is How We Live Our Lives From Moment To Moment’
Think meditation is hard, or requires hours and hours of silence and stillness? Think again, mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. said at Thrive, The Huffington Post’s second Third Metric conference […]
Do You Have 10 Minutes for God? A Practical Way to Pray for People Who Think They’re Too Busy
Huff Post: by William Stillman — In my work as a spiritual counselor and adviser, I encounter all too often people who do not pray, pray inconsistently, or who don’t know how to pray. A common excuse is that they “forget,” like forgetting to floss or balance the checkbook. Some […]
Archbishop of Canterbury’s daughter admits she ‘can’t be bothered to pray’
Source: The Telegraph By Alice Philipson Katharine Welby revealed that church is where she feels at her ‘worst’ during her battle with depression Katharine Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s daughter, has […]
Prayer’s Power To Improve Self-Control May Stem From Social Interaction, Scientists Say
Muslims offering Friday prayer outside the Dome of The Rock in Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. | By Piercarlo Valdesolo Our Source: The Huffington Post The religious find strength through God; this we know. But a new study conducted by Prof. Malt Friese and Michaela Wanke suggests that even non-believers can get […]
Prayer's Power To Improve Self-Control May Stem From Social Interaction, Scientists Say
Muslims offering Friday prayer outside the Dome of The Rock in Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. | By Piercarlo Valdesolo Our Source: The Huffington Post The religious find strength through God; this we know. But a new study conducted by Prof. Malt Friese and Michaela Wanke suggests that even non-believers can get […]
Friday prayers for peace and worship or terrorism?
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), said: “Your worship is meaningless if your character and behavior with the people are not good, and you do not treat them with politeness and good conduct. Your worship will not benefit you at all” What do Muslims do when we go […]
A SPECIAL PRAYER
Source: F Rana via yahoo.com (From Bashir Ahmad Orchard) O God, in me Thy holy love impart! Enlighten, comfort and purify my heart; Watch o’er my conduct and help me to do Only those things which are pleasing to you. May I be a heavenly reflection, Cleansed from all satanic […]