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 […]
Forget millennials. How will churches reach Generation Z?
Source: Religion News Service By Jonathan Merritt | 23 hours ago For the last decade, church experts have been wrestling over the best ways to reach and retain “millennials,” which is a […]
Special Report: Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt’s North Sinai
Source: Reuters By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Lin Noueihed | ARISH, EGYPT One Monday in early April, Shaher Saeed was driving south of the city of Arish in Egypt’s North […]
Why Religion Is More Durable Than Commonly Thought In Modern Society
Source: NPR Here is a proposition that may seem self-evident to many people: As societies become more modern, religion loses its grip. People separate their religion from their institutions and […]
Inmate argues religious duty to deal heroin; appeal fails
Source: Associated Press By JIM SUHR KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man ordered to spend more than a quarter century in prison on drug charges has failed […]
Amish sue Minnesota over religious beliefs on treating wastewater
Source: City Pages By Susan Du They’ve remained intractable in their belief, however, that the Bible has directed them to disobey. Led by Ammon Swartzentruber, Menno Mast, Amos Mast, and […]
In America, Does More Education Equal Less Religion?
Source: Pew Research Center Overall, U.S. adults with college degrees are less religious than others, but this pattern does not hold among Christians (Mario Tama/Getty Images) The idea that highly […]
China Bans ‘Muhammad’ and ‘Jihad’ as Baby Names in Heavily Muslim Region
Source: The New York Times By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ Walking past a mosque in Kashgar, a city in China’s western region of Xinjiang. More than 10 million Uighurs, a mostly […]
EMPTY PEWS: One in four shuns religion in Switzerland
By Susan Misicka MAR 31, 2011 – A quarter of Swiss don’t attend church at all(Keystone) The role of organised religion in Switzerland is an increasingly small one, according […]
Why Native Americans do not separate religion from science
Source: The Conversation BY Rosalyn R. LaPier Research Associate of Women’s Studies, Environmental Studies and Native American Religion, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University Last year five Native American tribes in Washington […]
Terrorism has no religion
Source: Pakistan Observer Sadia Khan Islamabad Since the attack on world trade centre, Islamophobia has taken height in the West which forces it to clinch away from the Muslims. Religious […]
Supreme Court Shows Soft Spot For Church Denied Public Funding For Playground
Source: The Huffington Post Even some of the more liberal justices signaled the state of Missouri may have gone too far against a religious school. By Cristian Farias WASHINGTON — […]