Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — “What does religion mean to you?” Youtube channel BeingIndian teamed up with filmmaker N Padmakumar to pose this question to a group of children — who offered poignant responses that even adults can stand to learn from. “Religion? It is like family,” one little girl says. […]
Foreign Affairs: Our people survived [deportation by] Stalin,” commented a manager of ATR, which, until April 1, was the only Crimean Tatar television station left. “Will they not survive these current […]
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — March marks Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate and critically assess the ways in which women’s rights have and have not progressed around the world. In the realm of religion, there is still much work to be done, as many faith traditions continue to bar […]
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — Welcome to the latest ALL TOGETHER — the podcast dedicated to exploring how ethics, religion and spiritual practice inform our personal lives, our communities and our world. ALL TOGETHER is hosted this week by Carol Kuruvilla, Associate Editor of HuffPost Religion. You can download […]
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — Welcome to the latest ALL TOGETHER — the podcast dedicated to exploring how ethics, religion and spiritual practice inform our personal lives, our communities and our world. ALL TOGETHER is hosted this week by Carol Kuruvilla, Associate Editor of HuffPost Religion. You can download […]
Slate.com: by William Saletan — Some Republicans would rather defend Christianity from all criticism than stand clearly against religious violence. Rick Santorum, speaking here to guests at the Iowa Freedom Summit on Jan. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, is among the past and current GOP presidential candidates who have attacked […]
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times is using a different title Biopic of Prophet Muhammad Divides Sunni and Shia Muslims Source: Newsweek BY CATHERINE PHILLIPS 1/30/15 AT 1:42 PM Amid global […]
REITERATING ISLAMIC CLAIM: Iyad Madani, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, visits Qubbat Al-Sakhra or Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa compound, Islam’s third holiest site, in the old city of Jerusalem. (AFP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Tuesday 6 January 2015 Last update 6 January 2015 4:05 […]
Huff Post: by Dan Arel — The search for the truth is not easy and can mean being critical of many beliefs. I encourage others to be critical of all religion, but I believe criticism should be based on statements of fact, not biased misinformation, much like the information I […]
Huff Post — Celebrations of light, redemption, rebirth and honoring of the gods and goddesses. In 2014, people from faith traditions around the world gathered for religious festivals and holidays, lifting up the spirit of the divine in many different ways. These photographs capture moments from a broad array of […]
theguardian — Pupils from St Marylebone school, London, attend a multi-faith assembly in church. It would be a grave disservice to students “to ditch religious studies in school” (Loose canon, 5 December) and to trivialise multifaith religious education as “mushy relativism” is unjust. Educators from Bosnia visiting our comprehensive school […]
Huff Post: by Guilia Belardelli — Empathy, love, respect, equality: these are the common denominators which caused the leaders of the world’s major religions to sign a declaration committed to the elimination of slavery and human trafficking by the year 2020 today at the Vatican. The catalyst behind this meeting, […]
Huff Post: by Jim Burklo — She looked the part of a fine arts major, with the gold spangle in her nostril, the streak of purple in her jet-black hair, and her bespoke clothing. Her diminutive form and high voice gave no hint of the feisty energy that would pour […]
Huff Post: by Atiya Abawi — Every day I hear and see the calls for moderate Muslims to speak out and stand up to extremism. And moderate Muslims should and do just that when they see their religion being hijacked. In my work as a professional journalist and author who […]
Pope Francis has launched a two-week meeting at the Vatican to debate current Catholic teachings on family and sexual issues. Divisions within the Church could prevent any far-reaching reforms. Pope […]
Venue: Khanpur Milki, Tarapur , Munger (Bihar) Date: 28-09-14 Report by: Muhammad Furquan Ali Alhamdullillah! By the grace of the almighty Allah, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Bhagalpur Zila has conducted a […]
Huff Post: by Gary M. Burge — Are Muslims violent? Yes. Are Jews and Christians violent? Yes. The problem is not one’s religious affiliation. The problem is spiritual: There is something bent inside each of us that inspires us to distort the higher values of the faith we profess. I […]
Huff Post: by Karl Wilder — When I was a little boy, I was taught to love Jesus. Jesus would save me from sin and guarantee my place in heaven. Early on my mother’s husband “Bob” gave me a picture of Jesus with a wooden frame. At the time I […]
Huff Post: by Kathleen Corriveau — Some media reports about our research have said, on the basis of these results, that religious children cannot tell fact from fiction. We doubt such a conclusion is warranted. Our interpretation is different. Religious children are encouraged to think that miracles are possible — […]
The Truth Message – Part – 5.16: Prophets & their Persecution… RELIGION DRIPS WITH BLOOD Theoretically speaking Religion is a set of beliefs which includes spiritual knowledge, code of ethics and philosophy of life – all from the divine lord, so one would expect religion to enlightened man and civilize him, promote […]