by Sika-Ayiwa Afriyie Safo, at 09:30 am, November 15, 2018, Opinion Africa is predominantly Christian, with Sub-Saharan Africa “dominating with about 62.9%.” According to research conducted by the Pew […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]