What is a Cult?
Source: Huffington Post By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D. The word ‘cult’ is never benign in religious terminology as it is in the world of art, where Johnny Stonenoggin filmster extraordinaire […]
Oxford University Debate: Is Religion the Opiate of the Masses?
Source: Huffington Post By Frank Fredericks I had the esteemed privilege of opening the Proposition in the Oxford Union debate: This House Believes that Religion Remains an Opiate of the […]
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
Source: Religion News By Madeline C. Mulkey Jehovah’s Witnesses, right, distribute materials as an independent street preacher, left, passes by on Feb. 10, 2018, near Olympic venues in Gangneung, South Korea. […]
The importance of rethinking religious education
Source: The Economist NOT enough people want to teach the subject, and there are plenty of pupils, tax-payers and even head teachers who are highly sceptical about its benefits. And […]
Interfaith dialogue conference kicks off in Doha
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL People take part in Qatar’s National Day celebrations in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 18, 2017. (Reuters Photo) The 13th Doha International Interfaith Conference kicked off in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday, welcoming 500 participants from 50 countries. The two-day event, organized by […]
Iceland law to outlaw male circumcision sparks row over religious freedom
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Iceland is poised to become the first European country to outlaw male circumcision amid signs that the ritual common to both Judaism and Islam may be a […]
The complicated history of ‘In God We Trust’ and other examples Trump gives of American religion
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer President Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) In his address to the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday […]
What the joyous solitude of early hermits can teach us about being alone
Source: The Conversation by Kim Haines-Eitzen Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University In today’s world, loneliness seems to have reached epidemic proportions. Countless studies have highlighted the serious and negative impact that […]
Catholics Have a Messaging Problem in China
Source: The Atlantic BY CAROLINE KITCHENER Nearly half a century after Mao Tse-Tung banned religion in China, the country is home to an estimated 72 percent of the world’s religiously unaffiliated […]
Can LGBT rights and religious rights coexist? Kim Davis-like case tests the waters
Source: The Washington Post Since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015, a slew of controversial cases have raised questions over whether LGBT rights can coexist with religious […]
Malaysia’s top court annuls unilateral conversions of minors
Source: Associated Press By EILEEN NG KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court said in a landmark decision Monday that both parents must consent to the religious conversion of […]
Epic Bollywood Movie That Sparked Protests, Court Battles And Burnings Opens In India
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The debut of “Padmaavat” set off a new round of discord. A controversial new Bollywood movie is causing security concerns in India as it […]
Why India Should Be Grateful to Alauddin Khilji
Source: Siasat There is a lot of controversy regarding Alauddin Khilji in the wake of the new Bollywood film, “Padmavati,” which purports to depict Khilji’s conquest of Chittor in 1303 […]
The Internet Has Made Americans More Casual About Religion
Source: Gizmodo By Ed Cara Contrary to what you might assume after hate-browsing Facebook, it seems the internet may have actually made people less dogmatic about religion. A recent study published in the Journal […]
Muslim county in China bans children from religious events over break
Source: Reuters BY Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – A mostly Muslim county in western China has banned children from attending religious events over a winter break, an education bureau […]
Padmavati: Controversial film cleared by India’s top court
Source: BBC News India’s Supreme Court has cleared the release of controversial Bollywood film Padmavat, and overturned the decision by four states to ban its screening. It has been approved […]
The Real Meaning of the Separation of Church and State
Source: Time By JAMES LANKFORD, RUSSELL MOORE January 16, 2018 IDEAS Lankford is a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma; Dr. Moore is the President of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious […]
religious odyssey: Gallus and the Irish monks: grandfathers of European culture?
By Domhnall O’Sullivan This content was published on January 14, 2018 11:00 AMJan 14, 2018 – 11:00 A section of the cathedral’s dome showing Gallus taming a […]
Compassion or Dogma: That is the Question for the 21st Century?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Every religious and political leader is issuing a message of love and compassion. Yet the world is […]
Turkish child marriage religious document sparks anger
Source: BBC News Turkey’s main opposition party has called for a parliamentary inquiry after the directorate of religious affairs said that, under Islamic law, girls as young as nine could […]