Record low says religion can solve ‘all or most of today’s problems’: Gallup
Source: The Hill BY MICHAEL BURKE A record low number of Americans says religion can serve as an answer to “all or most of today’s problems,” according to a new poll. […]
These are the psychological reasons why people are religious
Is it true that we have an evolutionary ‘god-shaped hole’? By Nick Perham, for the Independent Voices The quick and easy answer to why people are religious is that God […]
Sacred and political: world’s largest religious festival to kick off in India
Source: Reuters By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Spirituality, politics and tourism: welcome to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity, that begins next month in India. […]
Alabama police department blames crimes on rejection of God
Source: Associated Press OPP, Ala. (AP) — A rural Alabama police department that used social media to scold community members for rejecting God came under fire from a group that […]
Opponents of Bible classes in a W. Virginia county’s schools win round in court
Source: Washington Post By Joe Heim Reporter covering a range of topics, including race, white nationalism, schools, student culture, Native American issue Parents engaged in battle with a West Virginia school […]
An atheist couple who complained about holiday celebrations gets $9,000 after their daughter is barred from preschool
Source: CNN By Lauren Kent (CNN)An atheist couple in Canada who complained about classroom celebrations of religious holidays was awarded $12,000 (almost $9,000 in US money) by a human rights […]
NHS introduces faith declaration to reassure potential organ donors
Source: The Guardian BY Rosemary McCabe Organ donors will be asked if they want their religious beliefs to be considered before any donation goes ahead after their death, as part […]
Leopard kills Indian Buddhist monk meditating in forest
Source: BBC News A monk meditating in a forest in the Indian state of Maharashtra has died in a leopard attack, officials say. Rahul Walke had been “meditating under […]
Ayodhya: Thousands rally in Delhi over disputed religious site
Source: BBC News Tens of thousands of Hindus have marched in the Indian capital, Delhi, to call for a temple to be built on a hotly contested religious site. Organisers […]
What is on Your Throne? By Joel Osteen
Epigraph: And every one has a goal which dominates him; vie, then, with one another in good works. Wherever you be, Allah will bring you all together. Surely, Allah has […]
Ted Talk: We Can Be Buddhas
Additional Reading Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from […]
Sacked vegan claims discrimination in landmark case
Source: BBC News By Clive Coleman A tribunal is to be asked to decide whether veganism is a “philosophical belief” akin to a religion, in a landmark legal action. Jordi […]
Vatican enters European bank system in new sign of progress
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has made more progress in its path to greater financial transparency by securing approval to join the European […]
New Mexico archdiocese to file for bankruptcy over sex abuse
Source: Associated Press By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Thursday it will soon be filing for bankruptcy protection, as the Catholic church […]
Atheism as Bad Religion
Source: National Review BY MADELEINE KEARNS People walk through an exhibit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters). Suggested reading: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, […]
Video: Reza Aslan on Neoatheism
Reza Aslan (Persian: رضا اصلان, IPA: [ˈɾezɒː æsˈlɒːn]; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American author, public intellectual, religious studies scholar, producer, and television host. He has written three books on religion: No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, […]
In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo KATAKWI, Uganda (RNS) — In this remote town in a deeply traditional corner of eastern Uganda, a 27-year-old Pentecostal pastor has been arrested […]
Commentary: Religious debate in school? Yes: Unbiased discussion essential to understanding others
Source: Orlando Sentinel By Derryck Green Teachers should absolutely discuss religion with their students. A comprehensive education necessarily includes learning and discussing issues of faith. This is not an easy […]
Commentary: Religious debate in school? No: Teachers are there to teach, not preach
Source: Orlando Sentinel BY Rachel Laser An elementary schoolteacher walks around her classroom in Louisiana asking each of her young students what they want to pray for, they bow their […]
Call to prayer is a daily reminder of Turkey’s religious and political shift
Source: Los Angeles Times By Umar Farooq Five times a day, the loudspeakers affixed to the spires of some 90,000 state-run mosques crackle to life, and the Islamic call to […]