http://tobingrant.religionnews.com: What are the political positions of religions and churches in America? This new graph maps the ideologies of American religious groups using data comes from Pew’s 2014 Religious Landscape Study. This survey included over 35,000 respondents. […]
Source: RT.com Although the US military “do not seek” a new Cold War, it is determined to oppose the rising global powers – Russia and China – in order to […]
Source: Huffington Post By Lila Shapiro; Senior Staff Reporter, The Huffington Post New study suggests mushroom spores can make it rain. A typical mushroom shoots tens of thousands of spores into the […]
Source: The Guardian Thirty miles from the centre of Bangladesh’s chaotic capital, Dhaka, the pace of life is quieter. At the Baroipara checkpoint, near the industrial area of Ashulia, stalls […]
Source: The Guardian If you wanted relief from stories about tyre factories and steel plants closing, you could try relaxing with a new 300-page report from Bank of America Merrill […]
Source: The Guardian There have been so many memorable moments in the race for the Republican presidential nomination so far, but one really sticks out.Donald Trump, when asked to name […]
Source: Huffington Post YANGON, Myanmar — This coming Sunday, Myanmar will hold its first “free” elections for 25 years, an event set to cement the country’s status as one of […]
Source: Huffington Post I sat in the doctor’s office, where I had come to get some medication for my twelve year old, whom I thought was suffering a mild depressive […]
Source: Time A new study published by Current Biology (hat tip: OregonLive) explores the degree to which religion is linked to children’s generosity to strangers. “While it is generally accepted that religion contours people’s moral judgments and prosocial behavior, the relation between religiosity and morality is a contentious one,” researchers […]
Source: Huffington Post SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gay and lesbian Mormons and their supporters are reeling over a rule change by church officials that says members in same-sex marriages […]
Source : Huffington Post The Clash Between George Pell and Reinhard Marx As the faithful wait for the Holy Doors to open up for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, […]
Source: Asian Human Rights Commission The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has once again been deprived of their fundamental religious freedoms and universal civic rights. For the ongoing local body elections, the […]
WP: Virginia Tech police alerted the campus Thursday that a threat had been made against Muslims. “On Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, Virginia Tech Police Department received a report concerning graffiti that had been left inside a bathroom stall in Price Hall,” the alert read. ” The graffiti stated “I will be […]
Source: PBS American writer Carla Power and madrasa-trained Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi debated Islam’s holy book in search of interfaith understanding. She has written about the experience in her new book If […]
LA Times: red, cold, hungry and roughly 800 feet from Mt. Everest’s summit, Samina Baig had only one thought in mind: “I have to reach the top,” Baig said. “I […]
In Saudi Arabia, women’s fitness boom defies norms Operators of women’s gyms tread a fine line to avoid conservative ire http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/in-saudi-arabia-women-s-fitness-boom-defies-norms-1.1615175 Published: 21:19 November 7, 2015 By Vivian Nereim,Bloomberg SHARE RssShare on facebookShare on twitterAdd on google plusSend Email to FriendAddthis1 Riyadh: With blacked-out windows and a tiny sign, NuYu […]
Source: The Guardian When Cardinal Bernard Law was forced under public pressure to resign as archbishop of Boston in 2002, he was considered a pariah within the ranks of the […]
Source: The Guardian Perched on a hilltop and surrounded by mountain forests ablaze in autumn reds and yellows, Kaigenji is a picture postcard image of old Japan. The stone steps […]