Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer; Reporter — Washington, D.C. BOSTON — In humans’ mysterious journey to become intelligent, socializing creatures like no other in the animal world, one innovation […]
Source: Religion News Service By Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) President Trump, long chided for failing to address a surge in hate crimes, began his first address to Congress by invoking […]
Source: CNN By Reza Aslan (CNN)As a writer and scholar of religions, I am often asked how, knowing all that I know about the religions of the world, I can […]
Kenneth Primrose is head of religious, moral and philosophical studies at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also runs The Examined Life. Edited by Sam Dresser REPUBLISH Will religious literacy help in a multicultural society? David Evers/Flickr By walking down the street of any major city, you are likely to […]
Source: BBC By Chris Stokel-Walker 23 February 2017 When the Reverend Pete Phillips first arrived in Durham nine years ago, he was ejected from the city’s cathedral. He had been […]
Source: IndyStar By Robert King The pastors came before the politicians Monday to ask for help with a wide variety of societal ill: poverty and drug use, suicide and school […]
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Pulver Oscar-nominated Muslim actor reveals additional discrimination he has faced since converting to Islam in 1999 The actor Mahershala Ali, whose performance in the widely acclaimed […]
Source: Aljazeera By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I was born Lew Alcindor. Now I’m Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The transition from Lew to Kareem was not merely a change in celebrity brand name — […]
Source: The Washington Post By Emma Brown February 15 at 5:02 PM A policy manifesto from an influential conservative group with ties to the Trump administration, including Education Secretary Betsy […]
Source: Associated Press By SADIE GURMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump spoke to the National Prayer Breakfast this month, he underscored his vow to defend the religious rights […]
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW BARAKAT McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A federal judge Monday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing its travel ban in Virginia, adding another judicial ruling to those already in place challenging the ban’s constitutionality. The ruling is significant from a legal standpoint […]
Source: Reuters By Karolina Tagaris | ATHENS Athens’s half a million Muslims are set to get their first official mosque in more than a century. The city has not had […]
Source: Fox News An Associated Press review of federal Judge Neil Gorsuch’s rulings show that the Supreme Court nominee has been a defender of free speech and a skeptic of […]
Source: BBC By Alex Strangwayes-BoothBBC News Muslims with mental health issues could be helped by re-embracing their beliefs and religious teachings, it is claimed. Traditionally, therapists have shied away from […]
Source: The Guardian By Dwyer Gunn On a frigid Saturday night in January, Ingrid Latorre, a 33-year-old woman with dark eyes and long dark hair, kept a careful eye on her […]
Source: The Local Is a burqa ban against the Swiss constitution? How do you deal with a Muslim schoolboy who refuses to shake his female teacher’s hand? Do burkinis contravene […]
Source: The Daily Signal By Fred Lucas Conservatives and religious groups are calling on President Donald Trump to stand firm on a draft executive order asserting the federal government recognize religious […]
Source: Sunday Express Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump, repeatedly deflected questions when asked if the US President considers Islam a genuine religion. During an interview on NPR, reporter […]
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman Season 2 Episode 1 The Chosen One The Story of God with Morgan Freeman will take viewers on a trip around the world […]
Source: The Guardian The murder of at least six people in a mosque in Québec city is a brutal reminder that Muslims are by any measure the people who suffer […]