Study says Germans are religiously tolerant except on Islam and Muslims
According to a recent study by the German Bertelsmann Stiftung, religious tolerance is widespread in Germany – but that does not apply to all religions. The results of a […]
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 […]
Abuse of religion to foster extremism a universal phenomenon
Jul 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby When Americans express concern about religious extremism and violence, they almost always are thinking about Islam. The problems posed by the politicisation […]
China Orders Towns to Count How Many Citizens ‘Believe in God’ and Then Monitor Them
By Michael Foust at Christian Headlines China’s central government has intensified its crackdown on Christianity in recent months by pressuring local government officials to keep a count on the number […]
A Closer Look at How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World
Source: PEW Forum Tenth annual report dives deeper into the ways government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion have changed, from 2007 to 2017 Over the decade from […]
Atheism and Islam on the rise in the UK as Christianity suffers ‘dramatic decline’
Source: The Daily Telegraph By Gabriella Swerling Christian belief has halved in Britain in 35 years with just one in three people now identifying as Christian – while atheism 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 […]
Is Morality Hard-Wired Into Our Brains?
Source: The New York Times By Olivia Goldhill CONSCIENCE – The Origins of Moral Intuition By Patricia S. Churchland In “Conscience,” Patricia Churchland recounts a conversation with Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, in which he laments moral philosophers’ focus on reason. “Surely,” he said, “philosophers must know about biological […]
Unwinding the biggest enemies of religion: A conversation with Karen Armstrong
Source: CNA International Edition Source: Mubeen Saadat SINGAPORE: Not politics, not secularism and not even extremism. Religion’s biggest enemies in today’s world are unkindness, selfishness and heedlessness, according to reknowned […]
The countries that trust scientists the most—and the least
Source: The Science Magazine By Tania Rabesandratana These are the countries that trust scientists the most—and the least Nearly three-quarters of people worldwide solidly trust scientists: That’s one of the […]
You’re Still ‘Alive’ After Death Say Researchers, Who’re Studying the Conscious Mind
By Li Yen, Epoch Times What happens after you die? A team of researchers in New York may have come close to solving this mystery. They’ve concluded that one remains […]
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 […]
Offering sacrifices to God
“Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord”. Source: The Sampson Independent By Robert Oliver One does not get far in reading the Bible from it’s beginning before he encounters man offering sacrifices to God. Cain and Abel, the first two people born on the face […]
Esoteric appeal, Demand for information about Swiss sects on the rise
Jun 6, 2019 – 15:29 A helpline that provides information about sects in Switzerland has seen an 11% increase in requests for information. Infosekta, an independent Zurich-based association that answers […]
Interfaith Symposium: Fasting in My Religion
Media Opportunity: Live interview of Australian Imam, VIP guests, volunteers, Muslim scholars, government officials, religious and community leaders. Parramatta and Castle Hill chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will hold […]
How rediscovering my faith is helping me cope with a chaotic world
The Catholicism of my childhood was overshadowed by books and politics in my 20s. But speaking to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire encouraged me to find solace and support […]
Theorizing about religion been one of the core areas inquiry in IR: Peter Haas
By Javad Heirannia International April 30, 2019 TEHRAN – Peter M. Haas, a professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst says that the crux of the argument […]
Terror has no religion, acceptance and tolerance must prevail
BASHDAR PUSHO ISMAEEL Published 02.05.2019 A wave of deadly bombings on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter left 290 dead and over 500 wounded. The attack, as […]
What Ramadan is all about
Apr 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The holy month of Ramadan is around the corner, and the government is aware of this holy occasion and is making preparations for it […]
