Churches face an uncertain future
By Catherine Waibel Embed code This content was published on November 4, 2018 A visit to a cathedral near Basel reveals how one religious community practises its faith even […]
How War with Islam Shaped and Defined Us
October 9, 2018 By Thomas Lifson Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen centuries of war between Islam and the West by Raymond Ibrahim De Capo Press/Hachette Book Group 394 pages with notes […]
Why America’s ‘nones’ don’t identify with a religion
By Becka A. Alper A growing share of Americans are religiously unaffiliated. We recently asked a representative sample of more than 1,300 of these “nones” why they choose not to […]
Bernard Lewis: a critical review
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Bernard Lewis (1916-2018), who wrote and edited more than two dozen books and hundreds of articles, was regarded as a leading […]
How Does Pew Research Center Measure the Religious Composition of the U.S.? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
July 5, 2018 We regularly are asked about how we measure religion. Here are answers to some of the questions we get most often. Question 1: Measuring religious identity How […]
Trump’s policies are against Christian teaching – and that’s why Quakers across the UK will be protesting his visit
Source: Independent This will likely be the biggest Quaker Meeting outside of the annual gathering and the largest weekday protest in Britain for decades By Tim Gee, @TimCampaigns Christianity has […]
Does the religious freedom debate make sense? Of course not, it’s the culture war
Jeff Sparrow The arguments put forward by politicians claiming Christians need legal protections defy sense @Jeff_Sparrow Tue 10 Jul 2018 ‘Could this enthusiast for Christian identity politics be the […]
Natural Death of Hazrat Jesus (as), Son of Mary
The greatest hurdle for the non-Ahmadi Muslims in accepting Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as), the Founder of Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi is their belief regarding […]
Shock: The First Crusade and the Conquest of Jerusalem
Background to the holy wars and the First Crusade’s conquest of Jerusalem, a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. 07 Dec 2016 https://players.brightcove.net/665003303001/SJg0bzqkZ_default/index.html?videoId=5237374177001 The Crusades: An Arab Perspective is a four-part documentary series telling the dramatic story of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes, from the seizing of […]
The Religious Sources of Christian Terrorism
Huff Post: by Babak Rahimi, Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at University of California, San Diego — News reports live a short life in the media. Many seem to have already forgotten the militant organization that continues to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. But then many […]
Winning God’s vote: boundaries for the candidate/clergy courtship in ’16
Religion News Service: Every election cycle an elaborate courtship ritual goes on between political candidates and clergy. Watch for it in 2016. Candidates seek out major clergy (and denominational officials, and activists, etc.) to…help validate their candidacies; (appear to) seek advice; appeal to certain constituencies; reach large in-person audiences; get pictures […]
The Religious Right Is Right to Be Scared: Christianity Is Dying in America
Source: The Daily Beast By Jay Michaelson Why try to understand complicated things like demographics for the decline of your faith when you can blame gays and liberals for waging a […]
A Religious Forecast For 2050: Atheism Is Down, Islam Is Rising
Source: NPR By the end of the century, Muslims could outnumber Christians for the first time in history, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center. “Another way of […]
Video: How the Bible has changed over the past 2,000 years
Buisnessinsider.com: The Bible is the most widely read book in the history of the world, far outselling any other book, with 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. […]
Why conservative Christians would have hated Jesus
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
America’s Changing Religious Landscape
America’s Changing Religious Landscape Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by […]
Religion, science can peacefully coexist
By Peter Watson I’ve always enjoyed a good religious debate. That’s why I was excited to sit down on Feb. 4 and watch the “creation vs. evolution” debate between Bill […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims promote peace at Ball State University
By Rick Yencer MUNCIE, INDIANA (NEWS) – Muzaffar Ahmad told of persecution and killing among Islamic sects in Pakistan and throughout the world as his sect of Muslims preach peace. Ahmad, who is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim sect, talked with Ball State University students and professors Thursday about […]
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Demands Protection Of Christians: UK’s Top Government Muslim Fights For Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON (RNS) The highest-ranking Muslim in the British government on Friday (Nov. 15) called on Western governments to do more to protect besieged Christian minorities across the world, particularly in […]
In the Muslim World, Genius of Christianity
by Joop Koopman Media & communications consultant Maronite Bishop Elias Sleman heads the Eparchy of Latakia in the north of Syria, a region that so far has been spared the violence of the country’s civil war, which may come as a surprise to many in the West who imagine the […]