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 […]
The debate surrounding religious rules for slaughtering animals
Source: The Economist A new law in Belgium shows why disputes over faith-based slaughter touch a sensitive nerve THERE are some religious-freedom arguments where even the time-honoured principle of “live […]
UK: Faith healer Mehboob Akhtar jailed for multimillion-pound fraud
BBC.Com http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-36103880 A faith leader who used his role as a “spiritual guide” to cover up a multimillion-pound property fraud and tax-evasion scam has been jailed.Mehbook Akhtar Muslim cleric Mehboob Akhtar, of Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced along with nine others including his wife and daughter. They were found guilty of lying […]
Aziz Ansari Tackles Religion In A Way Only A Child Of Immigrants Could
Source: Huffington Post In ‘Master Of None,’ Ansari captures how rejection of religion can be perceived as rejection of culture. By Carol Kuruvilla Religion is more than just a path […]
A Creationist Sues the Grand Canyon for Religious Discrimination
Source: The Atlantic By SARAH ZHANG “How did the Grand Canyon form?” is a question so commonly pondered that YouTube is rife with explanations. Go down into the long tail of […]
Orthodox Christians in Central and Eastern Europe favor strong role for Russia in geopolitics, religion
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFF DIAMANT Roughly a quarter century after the end of the Soviet era, Russia retains substantial influence throughout many parts of Central and Eastern Europe. […]
HOW THE RIGHT IS PERVERTING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Source: Pacific Standard Inside the curious phrase that protects peyote and condemns LGBT people. BY REBECCA BUCKWALTER-POZA Vice President Mike Pence speaks while standing next to President Donald Trump during a ceremony […]
A scientist looked through 63 studies to conclude atheists are more intelligent than religious people
Posted by Bridie Pearson-Jones in news Picture: BRYAN BEDDER / STRINGER / GETTY Atheists are more intelligent than religious people according to dozens of studies. Miron Zuckerman, Jordan Silberman and Judith A. Hall from the University of Rochester and the Northeastern University conducted a meta-analysis (that’s a statistical analysis that […]
“NO RELIGION IS A PROBLEM IN FRANCE” SAYS FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON
Source: World Religion News Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frederic Macron has been elected France’s President. At 39-years-old, he is one of the youngest to assume the position of the French head of […]
Buddhism, Science And The Western World
Source: NPR BY ADAM FRANK When discussions about science and religion turn into debates about science versus religion, Buddhism mostly gets a pass. Thanks to the work of the Dalai Lama […]
Wisconsin-based atheist group sues Trump over church order
Source: Associated Press By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin-based atheist group has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump’s order easing […]
Pakistani Hindu wins Emerging Young Leaders Award
Source: https://www.rabwah.net/pakistani-hindu-wins-emerging-young-leaders-award/ A Pakistani Hindu has become the first Pakistani to be awarded the Emerging Young Leaders Award. The award is granted by the U.S. Department of State to a group of young leaders in recognition of their efforts to promote positive social change in their communities. Raj Kumar who is […]
Religion is alive and kicking in officially atheist China
Source: PRI The communists who took the reins in China in 1949 viewed religion as backward and superstitious. Authorities did their best to wipe out religious life. And by the […]