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 […]
Why religious rules on butchering beasts make many people see red
Source: The Economist IT IS hard to imagine such a sizzling political issue, one that connects the welfare of children and animals with clashing notions of religious freedom, and even […]
Indonesian app to report ‘misguided’ religion ‘risks dividing neighbors’
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s national human rights agency said on Monday it was concerned about the launch of a mobile application by the Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office, which […]
Americans say this is more meaningful to them than religion or health this Thanksgiving
Source: MarketWatch By NICOLELYN PESCE What is the meaning of life? Family, according to 69% of Americans surveyed by the Pew Research Center — although finances aren’t far behind. The […]
What Religious Type Are You?
Source: Pew Research Center Stat: 39 percent. That’s how many Americans say they are highly religious. Story: When asked about their religion, most Americans identify with a traditional faith: Christianity, Judaism, Islam. […]
4 Finns held in Malaysia for distributing Christian material
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
The varieties of Muslim faith become a vital form of diplomacy
Source: The Economist ABOUT 30 YEARS ago, in the final years of the cold war, the American political scientist Joseph Nye developed the concept of soft power. He meant the […]
Chickenpox Outbreak Hits North Carolina School With High Vaccination Exemption Rate
Source: Time By MAHITA GAJANAN November 20, 2018 A North Carolina school where a high concentration of families claim religious exemption from vaccines is facing the state’s worst chickenpox outbreak in […]
Video: How would Richard Dawkins, a self proclaimed atheist face death?
Suggested Reading: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! We have saved the video in the Muslim Times to ensure its longevity: