You can have a church or be a free woman – but having both is a struggle
After a lifetime of attending evangelical churches, Lyz Lenz went on a journey to find a place where she didn’t need to pretend to be an obedient wife, and […]
The unsuspected link between monogamy and trust.
New Research: Why Religions Promote Sexual Conservatism Source: Psychology Today Religions provide a common moral compass for their believers. For instance, all faiths promote some version of the Golden Rule as one of their major tenets. Many also enforce dietary restrictions in the form of guidelines about what’s appropriate to […]
House passes bill to bolster security at synagogues, churches, mosques
Source: The Hill The House on Monday passed a bill aimed at bolstering security at synagogues, churches, mosques and other nonprofit organizations in the wake of recent attacks on houses of […]
The populist right is forging an unholy alliance with religion
From Salvini to Orbán, ethno-nationalists are hijacking religious themes to fuel its agenda. Progressives need to fight back Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Anton Jäger Tue 11 Jun 2019 06.00 BST […]
Is Christianity Losing to Islam?
Suggested reading: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Source of the Op Ed: Project Syndicate By Paul Seabright, who is Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse […]
The Future of Christianity and Atheism
June 7, 2019 by Bob Seidensticker A Pew Research study, “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050,” makes interesting predictions about how religion will change. Part 1 discussed […]
Quakers explain philosophy of ‘peace church’
By Sheri Gourd | CNHI News Oklahoma Apr 17, 2019 David, left, and Beth Nagle hold meetings of the Tahlequah Friends Fellowship in their home. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Since fall 2018, a local couple have opened their home to those interested in the Religious Society of Friends. Also known as […]
War over ‘our Muslim’ siblings
Johan Eybers2019-03-24 Flowers are placed outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. Picture: Vincent Thian All hell has broken out among religious ministers of the Dutch Reformed […]
Catholic priest of Canada’s biggest church stabbed during live TV broadcast
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP MONTREAL Published23.03.2019 Police provide security at Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal on March 22, 2019, after Catholic Priest Claude Grou was stabbed during a livestreamed […]
Book Review: Can reason and religion ever really co-exist?
Source: Independent About the Author: Vitaly Malkin (born 16 September 1952) is a Russian businessman and investor. He has been a physicist, banker and senator (from 2004 to 2013). […]
Italian priests vow to open church doors to evictees from immigration centres
‘Salvini decree’ threatens to make thousands not eligible for refugee status homeless Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo @lorenzo_tondo Mon 10 Dec 2018 Demonstrators in Rome protest against the ‘Salvini decree’ in […]
Seven wonders of Switzerland – Switzerland: home to one of Europe’s oldest monasteries
Nov 22, 2018 In the east of Switzerland, in Val Müstair, is one of the oldest churches in Europe. Here, in the Middle Ages, Charlemagne was venerated as a saint. […]
Outrage: High-profile Swiss women abandon Catholic church
Source: Swiss Info In protest against Pope Francis’s incendiary remarks equating abortion with the hiring of a contract killer, six prominent Swiss women have resigned from the Catholic church. They […]
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 […]
EDITORIAL: Local church does its bit to heighten mutual understanding of different faiths
Sep 18, 2018 A Facebook and Twitter meme in circulation these days holds that the only thing any American need know about Muslims can be summed up in the 9/11 […]
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 […]
Pakistani Christians in limbo after church closure
Community cries foul after parish blasted as affront to Muslim faith but new land deeds outside village still not forthcoming Kamran Chaudhry, Nayya Sarabah Pakistan June 16, 2018 Christians have […]
Can you be spiritual if you do not believe in God? 21st Century Spirituality
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/spirituality More than half of the UK population identify as having no religion. But many have a spiritual side. Ten people explain what spirituality means to them. Barbara My […]
Hidden gems: Rare religious treasures go on show in Lucerne
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44020262&locale=en Embed code This content was published on April 6, 2018 On its 1,250th anniversary, the Court Church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne is opening up its treasure trove […]