Preaching on the Margins: Chicago Synagogue Embraces Anti-Zionism as ‘Core Value’
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Tzedek Synagogue has voted to adopt anti-Zionism as a “core value,” becoming…
Browsing: Religious Belief
President calls on all religious bodies to fast and pray on Friday
President Irfaan Ali has declared Friday, April 8 as the National Day of Prayer and…
The antisocial strain of sincere religious beliefs is on the rise
What does it mean to participate in society? In our neoliberal age, whose social and…
New census religion question offers opportunities for change
Sunday evening, the 2022 census will take place. Most of the questions cover factual topics…
When we get caught up in a myth – Sonoma Sun
Posted on April 2, 2022 by Larry Barnett Truth can be elusive, so much so…
Rep. Raskin Leads Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Student Religious Freedom | Press Releases
Rep. Raskin Leads Supreme Court Amicus Brief…
Oregon Corrections administrator advised employees to apply for religious exemptions from vaccination mandate, sources say
Noelle Crombie / Oregonlive.com / (TNS) When Governor Kate Brown imposed her COVID-19 vaccination mandate…
Striking once again on the ethos of Hinduism, writes Bhavdeep Kang
The banning of Muslim traders at temple fairs in Karnataka and a self-proclaimed atheist from…
Polish clerics praised for staying with their communities in Ukraine
A Roman Catholic bishop from Ukraine hailed the courage of hundreds of Polish priests and…
Neutrality in humanitarian action means talking to all parties to a conflict
Photographs showing International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer and Russian Foreign…
Need to decommunalize religion
In a democracy, all citizens are on an equal footing in the eyes of the…
Anupamaa Fame Anagha Bhosale quits the film and television industry due to her religious belief; Read the statement
News oi-Sumit Rajguru | Posted: Friday March 25th 2022, 12:16 PM [IST] Anagha Bhosale, who…
Top Christian leaders in Algeria face jail as rights decline continues
Algeria’s Protestant Christian community is besieged by its own government. The persecution of Christians by…
She wants to be different: a member of the Oyo state corps surprises many, wears a long skirt in the camp, the video goes viral
Unlike the normal white shorts corps members usually put on at National Youth Service Corps…
Secularism and its constraints – Northlines
Secularism and its constraints Praful Goradia There should be not only neutrality of political authority…
Federal judge blocks DC law allowing children to be vaccinated without parental consent
A federal judge temporarily blocked the District of Columbia from enforcing a law that would…
Study suggests ‘Christians in name only’ skew political polls of American believers | National Catholic Register
A study by a leading research firm suggests that “Christians in name only” can skew…
Emirates News Agency – Holy See celebrates National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI, 20th March, 2022 (WAM) — The Holy See celebrated its National Day at Expo…
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Tablet’s The Tent: Where can you ask about faith? | Opinion
“It’s like Uber, but for God.” That’s how Tablet magazine’s Liel Leibovitz described Tablet’s new…
Justice Center sues BC to end mandatory vaccine for BC healthcare workers
VANCOUVER: The Justice Center has filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court seeking to…
New Bill Seeks to Impose Statewide COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Employees and Contractors | Proskauer – California Labor Law
On February 10, 2022, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks introduced Assembly Bill 1993 (“AB 1993”), which would…
India concerned over rising phobia against religion on international day
As the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution proclaiming March 15 as…
Make America Religious Again | Washington Examiner
A The common refrain of many in the United States these days is that “things…
Support wanes for mandatory non-COVID vaccines in Iowa schools
Attacking COVID-19: Pros and Cons of Vaccines and TreatmentsA quick overview of the five main…
NIAGARA DISCOVERIES: Charity Davis Prudden | Lifestyles
Continuing the series on some of the pioneering women who called Lockport home but were…
Girdler sponsoring bill to end mandatory vaccinations for employees | News
Somerset State Senator Rick Girdler is sponsoring a bill that would allow employees to claim…
Oklahoma’s School Choice Bill Gains National Approvals
A major push to expand school choice is not only receiving widespread attention and support…
Indonesia still hopes Pope will visit soon
Indonesia Minister of Religious Affairs says he wants Pope Francis to see ‘the beauty of…
In an injection of common sense, judge ends nurse’s lawsuit over mandatory flu shot [editorial] | Our opinion
THE PROBLEM“Former Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health nurse fired for refusing flu shot loses religious…
Prevent or limit the spread of COVID-19 on cruise ships
The Government of Canada is committed to restarting the cruise season in Canada with mitigation…
Will ISIS target Jinnah?
Recently more than 50 people belonging to the Shia sect of Islam were killed in…
A florist, a baker, a website designer | Opinion
Spectator By Stephen Tuttle | March 5, 2022 The United States Census Bureau divides religious…
‘Atheist Hackers’ Remove Religious Signs From LA Streets
Evan Clark, left, and Christine Jones of Atheists United remove illegally placed religious material from…
LA County mask mandate to end Friday as COVID measures improve
Indoor mask-wearing will no longer be mandatory in Los Angeles County starting Friday, thanks to…
“Revelation” Part 2: “Worship for Believers in Exile”
If it’s been a long time since you’ve been to church, you might be wondering,…
We need a national plan for religious education
What society do we want to live in? This is the question to which we…
Thomas D. Elias: Life after the COVID crisis will never be the same | Columnists
THOMAS D. ELIAS Life after the Spanish flu pandemic that killed tens of millions of…
‘Going around in circles’: Family of two teens found dead in Washington apartment await answers
Daisy Zavala/The Seattle Times EVERETT – Betsy Alvarado struggles to focus on the sweet memories…
How to choose a private school |
Private schools offer children substantial advantages over public schools. Class sizes are smaller, demonstrating more…
Perform these remedies on Vijaya Ekadashi
Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Falgun is known as Vijaya Ekadashi. Ekadashi…
Editorial: We’ve Been Here Before: Freedom Wins | Editorial
THURSDAY morning we all woke up to a very different world.Russian President Vladimir Putin has…
Chairman and CEO | The Music Diary
An unprecedented opportunity for an inspiring and highly motivated leader to join Northern Ireland’s only…
Judge stops US Air Force from enforcing vaccine mandate
By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) – U.S. District Court Judge…
A moment of learning about racism
The brouhaha over Whoopi Goldberg’s remarks on race and Nazi Germany offers us all a…
The 1986 Kerala school case which has parallels to the hijab row
Three Jehovah’s Witness children expelled from school for not singing national anthem; read what the…
Islamophobia a threat to social cohesion, harmony- Pres. Ali – Guyana Newsroom
President Dr Irfaan Ali said Islamophobia has no place in civilized societies and is counterproductive…
Melbourne grandmother attacked outside church forgives attacker
Penelope Katsavos, 78, was attacked outside her church in March last year, but this week…
UK Politics Live: Labor and Liberal Democrats draw up ‘informal plan to unseat the Tories’ | Politics
The UK, of course, has long-standing issues of institutional racism and countless cultural plagues of…
Newton’s COVID-19 pandemic allowance for city workers excludes certain groups
The allowances would be available to any eligible employee who complies with the policy.”I am…
New Zealand bans conversion therapy
Wellington: New Zealand’s parliament has almost unanimously passed a law banning practices aimed at forcibly…
Criticism mounts of federal policies tracking religious exemption requests for COVID vaccine | national
(The Center Square) — Fifty-five federal agencies have issued rule changes to track employees and…
Butler Delivers Annual Greeley Lecture for Peace and Social Justice | News
Anthea D. Butler, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, delivered the Harvard Divinity School’s…
Christian doctor David Mackereth, who was sacked over trans views, will fight in the High Court
Dr David Mackereth (pictured) lost his battle with the DWP because he refused to refer…
Faith and Economy by Gregg Motley
Gregg Motley. President of Regional Economic Development, Inc. Photo submitted. It may seem counterintuitive to…
In the world of religious fundamentalism, madness is normal
On Wednesday, Franklin Graham, son of Billy and one of the world leaders in conservative…
Labor backs coalition religious bill | the islander
Labor will support the coalition’s Religious Discrimination Bill but will propose a number of amendments…
MP to change floors on discrimination bill | the islander
The government’s controversial Religious Discrimination Bill is virtually dead after a Liberal MP said she…
Has Citipointe proven that there is no “freedom of religion”?
This week, Citipointe Christian College has been at the center of a mini publicity maelstrom.…
New Bills to Watch This Legislative Session
PPublic schools have become the battleground of culture wars across the United States. And it’s…
Oklahoma bill would fine teachers $10,000 for teaching anything that contradicts religion
Republican Oklahoma Sen. Rob Standridge introduced a bill that would allow people to sue teachers…
How 18th Century Quakers Led a Sugar Boycott to Protest Slavery
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Compulsory vaccination of health and social assistance personnel reconsidered
The government announced on January 31 that the requirement for social care and NHS staff…
School sued for banning religion on social media and restricting religious expression at school
A Michigan high school student and his parents are suing educators for banning the student…
School forces parents to sign gender identity contract
A Queensland school has come under fire for forcing parents to sign a contract guaranteeing…
Two cemeteries, glacial and modern
A view of the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits at Hancock Park near 5900 Wilshire…
Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta Reviews Elusive Nonviolence: The Making and Destruction of Gandhi’s Religion of Ahimsa, by Jyotirmaya Sharma
Jyotirmaya Sharma examines how Gandhi’s conception of ahimsa became the guiding principle of his policy…
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Opinion: The world once said “Never again”. As the Olympic Games approach in China, we seem to have forgotten
China, says Charles Lewis, has no respect for human rights.FABRIZIO BENSCH/ReutersCharles Lewis is a former…
Parents of girl who tried to hang herself after ‘secret gender identity meetings’ slam school staff
The parents of a 12-year-old Florida girl who tried to hang herself twice at her…
Holocaust Memorial Day 2022 – Essex County Council
Today marks Holocaust Memorial Day – a day to reflect on the millions of people…
Gerald Groff sues Postal Service over religious accommodations
A U.S. Postal Service delivery truck shown making deliveries. former postman Gerald E. Groff took…
Local coalition sues governor and officials | News
A grassroots organization created by parents and teachers in San Joaquin County has filed a…
The Illegality of COVID Warrants – Opinion – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
Compulsory COVID vaccination, if I may repeat it for the umpteenth time, is illegal. Mandatory…
Balram Singh Rai: The source of his politics
By Clem SeecharanProfessor Emeritus of HistoryLondon Metropolitan UniversityThis is an abridged version of my introductory…
Human origins: theistic evolution
As for Darwin’s classic book, The origin of species, writes Edward Larson in his book…
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Letters to the Editor—France and Australia, streets of Dallas, vaccines, ERCOT, abortion
France and Australia have understood thisYes for France and Australia! This is how all countries…
Your Responses to Cancer: What can our spiritual care providers do to help cancer patients? |
Question: What can our spiritual care providers do to help cancer patients?A serious illness, like…
Judaism, a brief glimpse of a centuries-old faith – The Royal Gazette
The Bermuda Jewish Community CenterWhen I started in this role of religious correspondent, I did…
DelTech Strengthens Vaccination Policy for Summer and Fall Semester Students | The latest news from WDEL
Delaware Technical and Community College will require students enrolling in their summer or fall semesters…
Can companies still require their employees to be vaccinated?
Hands in scientist’s blue glove hold processor Getty Last week, the United States Supreme Court…
God Squad: Are Blessings Fair? | Opinion
Please allow me to ask you to join me in prayers of thanks that no…
When the next storm rolls around, the public should expect WSDOT to do better – ClarkCountyToday.com
File photo. Mariya Frost of the Washington Policy Center points out the likelihood that, for…
Arkansas lawmakers’ approval sought for covid vaccine requirement at some state health care sites
The Arkansas Department of Human Services on Wednesday asked the state legislature for permission to…
West Baptist Church – Convergence Theory, Conformity and Charismatic Groups – The Organization for World Peace
Since June 1991, located in Kansas, the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has organized religious events.…
Religious groups challenge discrimination laws | Magnet
Religious groups disagree about the impact the proposed new discrimination laws could have on them.The…
Let’s stop the political pause
I’ve noticed recently that partisan identity has merged with personal identity, and I doubt I’m…
Evangelism #1: Why are so many young people leaving the church and even their faith?
Evangelical Christianity has dominated much of the American Church for the past 50 years. Statistics…
Texas hostage taker had criminal and mental health history in UK | Anti-Semitism
A Briton who flew to the United States, acquired a gun and took hostages at…
HMPRESENTLY: Getting skinned and belted by…beliefs?
It’s the feeling of “being certain” of something…that’s how the word “belief” is defined. Where…
France/Germany: Small businesses want EU to crack down on intrusive advertising from Google and Facebook – new study
YouGov poll finds small business owners uncomfortable with Facebook and Google tracking-based advertising Small business…
David Oginde’s article on cremation failed to address some critical issues
A cremated body at Kariokor Crematorium, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Reverend David Oginde is a leading…