Why Are There No New Major Religions?
Source: The Atlantic BY JON EMONT Cipinang prison stands like a huge fortress in East Jakarta, its massive walls and guard towers separating the city’s bustling traffic from the criminals held […]
Breaking the Ten Commandments: A Short History of the Contentious American Monuments
Source: Religion & Politics By Jenna Weissman Joselit Freedom!” cried the man as he drove his car into a six-foot monument of the Ten Commandments in Little Rock, Arkansas, toppling the […]
Scientists, theologians ponder if latest biological findings are more compatible with religion
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan | July 28, 2017 OXFORD, England (RNS) — When Charles Darwin published his landmark theory of evolution by natural selection in the 19th century, religious leaders […]
Muslim Workers Claim They Were Forced To Choose Between Keeping Religion or Job
Source: Huffington Post The men asked to switch their meal time so that they could participate in a Ramadan tradition. By Carol Kuruvilla Sixteen Muslim workers are planning to sue […]
Front-Runner For U.S. Senate Seat In Alabama Calls Islam A ‘False Religion’
Source: Huffington Post Roy Moore said Islam isn’t compatible with U.S. law. Now a Muslim group has invited him to visit a mosque. By Christopher Mathias A U.S. Senate candidate […]
At Johns Hopkins, clergy try mind-altering drugs for scientific research
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer July 24 Mushrooms growing (AP/the Cecil Whig, Adelma Gregory-Bunnell) Moses saw a burning bush. Paul saw Jesus on the road to Damascus. St. Teresa had […]
Michigan doctor to stay in jail in genital mutilation case
Source: Associated Press By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on girls from a Muslim sect will remain in jail while she awaits […]
This atheist map of the world is fascinating
by Joe Vesey-Byrne in discover Data: WIN/Gallup International. PICTURE: INDY100/DATAWRAPPER 62 per cent of people on earth define themselves as religious. This is according to the WIN/Gallup International poll for 2016, published in mid 2017. The study surveyed citizens of 68 countries. In addition, many people held religious beliefs […]
‘We’re Headed Toward One of the Greatest Divisions in the History of the Jewish People’
Source: The Atlantic A small, vocal group of Conservative rabbis is pushing the movement to accept marriages between Jews and non-Jews. The fight is really about the future of the […]
A Great Victory for Secularism in India: Supreme Court suspends cattle slaughter ban
Source: Guardian India’s Supreme Court has suspended a law that would have banned the sale of cattle for slaughter nationwide. The government order aimed to “prevent uncontrolled and unregulated animal […]
Exhibit showcases the earliest stirrings of American religious diversity
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks | 21 hours ago WASHINGTON (RNS) Enter the “Religion in Early America” exhibit and there are objects you expect to find: Bibles, a hymnal and […]
Shariah Law: The Five Things Every Non-Muslim (and Muslim) Should Know
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid 1. What does Shariah mean? Shariah is the law of the Qur’an and literally means “A path to life giving water.” In fact, the […]
Pew Survey of the Muslims about Evolution and More
Source: Pew Research Center The survey asked Muslims about their views on various dimensions of contemporary life. Muslims see few tensions between their faith and life in the modern world. […]
‘Are you religious?’ Fired employee sues company over interview question.
Source: Chron By L.M. Sixel Questback opened its The Woodlands office August 5. From left: CEO Frank Møllerop, President of North America Carol Lee Andersen and Chairman Terje Bakken. At […]
The Teenage Spiritual Crisis
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Clare Ansberry Updated June 13, 2017 11:07 a.m. ET Thomas Ramey quit praying a few years ago when he was 16 years old because […]
Richard Dawkins: religious education is crucial for British schoolchildren
Source: The Telegraph BY Sarah Knapton, science editor 11 JUNE 2017 • 3:40PM Religious education is crucial in schools for British children to understand their history and culture, Richard Dawkinshas […]
Religious Liberals Sat Out of Politics for 40 Years. Now They Want in the Game.
Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN In Nashville, a crowd of ministers carrying palm fronds occupied the governor’s office during Holy Week, demanding the expansion of Medicaid to […]
Stop fretting over religious sensitivities. We must push hard against Islamists
Source: The Guardian BY Sara Khan It was fine in theory to defend the right of extremists to free speech. But this left them widely uncontested In this time of […]
Opinion California must honor its commitment to religious diversity
Source: San Francisco Chronicle By Christina Neitzey, Kathryn Harris and Mary HuangBrown is a lifelong Adventist who overcame an impoverished childhood to become a nursing assistant for inmates at the […]
Putin takes an Orthodox route to cement power
Source: The Washington Times By L. Todd Wood – – Thursday, June 1, 2017 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Because of radical Islamic terrorism, your religious affiliation has become an existential issue across […]