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 […]
If Religion is about Spiritual Salvation, Why do We Need Queen Bees?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Catholic Church does not allow women priests and hardly any Muslim group or sect allows for women […]
Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MASCI AND CONRAD HACKETT In popular culture, meditation often is associated with Eastern spirituality and its secular offshoots, such as mindfulness. But substantial shares of Americans of […]
The Serenity Prayer: One of the Best Prayers
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years […]
Reza Aslan’s ‘God: A Human History’
Source: The New York Times By EMMA GREEN A word of advice to the religiously curious: Don’t trust any history of God that has only 171 pages of text. Reza Aslan’s […]
BBC to increase religious coverage to better represent all faiths
Source: The Guardian BY Nicola Slawson The BBC is set to increase its coverage of religions after a year-long review found that people of all faiths were “often absent, poorly presented or […]
J.K. Rowling Suggests To Roy Moore That God Is A Black Woman
Source: Huffington Post The author responded to Moore’s claim that “God is always in control.” By Elyse Wanshel Author J.K. Rowling was among the many thrilled by Democrat Doug Jones’ victory […]
Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
Source: Pew Research Center Shrinking majority believe biblical account of birth of Jesus depicts actual events Representation of Christmas Nativity scene. (Photoillustration by iStock.com/lukbar) As long-simmering debates continue over how […]
USA: Christian Lawmaker Kills Himself After Sexual Assault Allegations
DECEMBER 14, 2017 BY MICHAEL STONE image: http://ntvcld-a.akamaihd.net/image/upload/w_300,h_187,c_fill,g_auto:text,f_auto,fl_lossy,e_sharpen:70/assets/6E3075453F56477FA971314FF09984CD.png Dan Johnson, a conservative Christian pastor and Kentucky State lawmaker accused of sexual assault, shot and killed himself Wednesday. Rep. Johnson was under investigation for the alleged sexual molestation of a teenage girl. He denied the allegations and blamed the media and Satan for his […]
Pope says Satan is More Intelligent than Humans & the Muslim Times’ Response
Pope says Satan is more intelligent than humans – We believe he is not a person but only a personification of our id or negative tendencies Source: The Express Tribune […]
Religious Bias Is Distorting American Foreign Policy
Source: The Atlantic The administration is imperiling the very minority communities it claims to want to protect. Egyptian Christians touch a blood-splattered image of Jesus Christ, inside the Coptic Orthodox […]
Motives in Egypt’s Deadliest Terrorist Attack: Religion and Revenge
Source: The New York Times By NOUR YOUSSEF CAIRO — One day in early November, a small group of elders in a dusty town in the northern Sinai Peninsula handed over […]
Religion can have same effect on the brain as taking drugs, study finds
Source: Independent By Caroline Mortimer Religious experiences have a similar effect on the brain as taking drugs, according to a new study. Scientists at the University of Utah used MRI scans […]