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He bore the iniquity of us all
"We have all gone astray like sheep, each going his own way, and the Lord has laid upon him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6"All those whom we love as sheep have gone astray; we have each turned to his own way..." says the Bible.…
Ethics and religion discussion: why can’t I sell my body parts?
Reverend Ray Lanning, retired pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America, responds:
"You seem to be unaware that contrary to laws, there is a horrible business of harvesting and selling human body parts that…
‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ misses the mark, say religious scholars, but here’s…
The FX/Hulu series "Under the Banner of Heaven" has generated a social media storm among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as former church members and watchers.It tells the story of the gruesome 1984…
Ethnic violence in Cameroon is a matter of history, not religion
In early April, separatist fighters attacked houses belonging to members of the Mbororo, a group of semi-nomadic herders of Fulani or Fulbe lineage, in a village in the North West region of Cameroon. The attack resulted in the…
“Atheism” or religion? 1. Is there a religion in China?
Confucianism is now presented in China as non-religious and as an early form of atheism. To address the issue, we should first ask ourselves what “religion” means in this discussion.by Massimo IntrovignéItem 1 of 5.A Confucius temple in…
Excluding Churches from the Noise Ban – Dr. Bindan | Religion
A renowned cleric, Dr David Bindan, has reiterated his call for churches in Accra to be excluded from the annual noise ban.He issued the appeal in a statement, saying it was a spiritual disturbance and a rebuke to the Lord Jesus Christ…
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SERVICES• Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott Street, holds communion services at 8 am and 10:30 am on Sundays and at 6 pm on Sundays; and Compline at 7 p.m. on Sundays. The church is holding a chapel service at 12:05…
Interfaith Trolley offers a tour of religion in America
CHICAGO (RNS) - In the third-largest city in the United States, it's possible to take a crash course in world religions by…
CHICAGO (RNS) - In America's third-largest…
Religion has divided man into groups – Okyeame Kwame
Okyeame Kwame worries about how religion has divided man into groups.The popular Ghanaian musician wondered why people let old ideologies divide them.He said people should know God instead of just believing in him.READ ALSO: French…
Religion in Political Gatherings Inappropriate, Dangerous
Robert Montgomery
| OPINION COLUMNISTWe learn why the nation's founders treated religion with such care. They said the government could not establish any religion, but also said the government could not prohibit the free exercise of…
Speaking of religion: Wisdom of all | Religion
When Jewish families and communities recently sat down for the Passover Seder, they reflected on the story…
RELIGION: getting things done
For years I had heard the old axiom "If you want something done, ask a busy person", but I didn't understand the concept. It made no sense to me. Busy people should be left alone to finish what they are already doing... right?
I know a…
Who wins when politics and religion collide, especially in a federal election?
Politics and religion. Bring up these topics at your Easter family gathering and you might get some fireworks.But the 2022 federal election straddles the most important event on the Christian calendar, so how does the role of faith fit…
Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female
In early 2019, Bill and Melinda Gates released a list of facts that had surprised them the previous year. Number four on their list: "Data can be sexist."“There are huge gaps in global data on women and girls,” they explained.My interest…
Who are Ryan Garcia’s parents? Nationality and family – Ethnicity Religion
Who are Ryan Garcia's parents? Nationality and family - Ethnic origin Religion: Ryan Garcia is one of the most popular and well-known American professional boxers, who is currently in the spotlight after…
“Groupthink” and religion
Sir, - In "Organized Religion Provides Balance to the Uncritical Acceptance of Easy 'Groupthink'" (Opinion & Analysis, April 4), Archbishop Eamon Martin asserts, somewhat contradictorily, that…
“The religion of the Manichaeans” is spreading in Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – English theologian Francis Crawford Burkitt's book "The Religion of the Manichaeans" has been published in Persian by Saless in Tehran.
Originally published in 1924, the book was translated into Persian by Seyyed Saeidreza…
Organized religion provides a balance to the uncritical acceptance of easy “groupthink”
Cardinal Newman once observed that if religion tends towards "feeling and taste", and if "it is the right of each individual to have him say exactly what pleases him", then such a religion becomes…
Kerala minister urges temple authorities to find ways to allow Mansiya to perform
Devaswom Minister of Kerala K Radhakrishnan on Friday requested Koodalmanikayam Temple authorities to find a way to allow famous representative of Bharatanatyam, Mansiya VP to perform in a 10-day festival at their premises, said…
Banned From Performing In Kerala Temple Due To Religion, Says Artist | Latest India News
Popular Bharatnatyam artist VP Mansiya has claimed that she was not allowed to perform in a dance program scheduled in April at Koodalmanikyam temple in Thrissur district of Kerala because she is not Hindu. Mansiya, from a Muslim…
The curtain has been pierced; you must seek God | Religion
When our Lord died, the great curtain of the Temple was torn from top to…
Preacher brings the sheaves – and the bass | Religion
As minister, the Reverend Jamie Watson is a fisher of men.As a tournament fisherman, he is a bass…
How religion and a prince’s arbitrary decision explain the disastrous history of Russia and…
Our first hint that the Russo-Ukrainian war might have an ancient and complicated backstory comes with the discovery that the first Russian state, indeed the first Ukrainian state, was not founded in modern Russia. It was founded in kyiv…
Equinox Blessings! – Paganism, religion, wild hunting, witchcraft
TWH – Early in the weekend we saw the Worm Moon, the March full moon which marks the last full moon of winter. It reached its peak illumination at 3:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, March 18, 2022.
Spring crocuses – Image credit:…
Gay rights and religion: PRRI plans to back bills like the Equality Act
As lawmakers around the country grapple with tensions between gay rights and religious freedom, public support for LGBTQ non-discrimination rules is high and growing, according to a new report from the…
CNY Inspirations: When love rules over the teachings of religion
This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com and CNY's InterFaith Works. Follow this theme and this author posted on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday."A better day is coming for the world, a day when the insights of the soul…
Putin’s religion: Does the Russian president believe in God? | World | News
More than two weeks have passed since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has justified what it calls a "special military operation" by invoking the demilitarization of its former Soviet…
On Religion: Are Southern Baptists Facing Another 1979 Civil War? |
Once upon a time, Southern Baptists in Bible Belt communities knew how to talk to people who weren't going…
Celebrating the Celtic Religion on St. Patrick’s Day | Opinion
Early Irish Christianity preserved native beliefs much longer than other transplanted forms of Christian…
RELIGION: Enoch transported to heaven
“It was by faith that Enoch was transported that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had carried him away; for before his transport he had this testimony that he was pleasing to God. Hebrews 11:5!--This>…
Mithraism: a forgotten religion. A Roman religion with mysterious ways | by usmi | March 2022
A Roman religion with mysterious waysInterior of a Cathedral, 1783–1852 by Samuel Prout Photo credit Birmingham Museums TrustJWorld history is full of various mysterious stories about different religions arising as a result of cultural…
Athletes gather to fraternize | Religion
The Lenoir City First Baptist Church held its annual wild game supper and sports banquet on Saturday.Church…
Ethics and religion discussion: must one be morally pure to dispense the sacraments?
Kathy writes:
“We were encouraged to follow Bishop Robert Barron's Reflections on the Lenten Gospel during Lent. I am still in shock from an article in which he says: “In the fourth century, Saint Augustine took up the…
The Church is Sent to Show God’s Love | Religion
Editor's note: Local pastors partner with us to bring a message of hope and comfort to readers twice a week.…
ON RELIGION: Prince of the Church: Wrong Catechism on LGBTQ Doctrines | Faith
It's not every day that a prince of the Roman Catholic Church, and a…
Virtual worship gives organized religion a boost
The author is a contributing columnist, based in ChicagoFrom telemedicine to telecommuting, from remote exercise to remote religion, the pandemic is making the inevitable happen – only sooner. In many areas of life and work,…
You are invited to paradise | Religion
Have you ever considered this point of view? God has in fact invited us into his home, to share in his…
Martinsville Area Church News: February 18 | Religion
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1527 E. Church St., Ext., Martinsville, will mark the start of the Lenten season by marking the foreheads of worshipers with ashes during an Ash Wednesday liturgy at noon on March 2. The Holy…
John Sawyer obituary | Religion
My brother John Sawyer, who died at the age of 86, was a linguist and Old Testament scholar with an incisive and imaginative mind. He was one of the first to apply what is now called "reception history" to a study of the Bible - examining…
Russia’s 4,000 shamans seek official recognition as a traditional religion – Eurasia Review
Kara-ool Dopchun-ool, Tyva's supreme shaman, says the Russian Federation's 4,000 shamans are now seeking official recognition as Russia's fifth traditional religion. (The other four are Russian Orthodoxy, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism.)…
What is the correct definition of the word “cult”? —GetReligion
The Guy offers this definition: a fringe religious group that we are not supposed to like very much or not at all, that deviate from accepted practices or long-familiar beliefs, usually controlled by one or more dictatorial rulers and often…
Book-Burning Pastor Hits Back at Press, Criticizes Organized Religion |
ABINGDON — More than 200 people gathered in Abingdon on Monday to hear a Tennessee pastor hit back at…
Former BYU, NFL safety pastor Derwin Gray on racism and religion
Dr. Derwin L. Gray didn't grow up particularly religious, but when he found Jesus at age 26, something baffled him: "The nightclubs my wife and I used to party at were much more diverse than the club of Jesus – the church,” he says.
At…
Opinion: Why do some people call bitcoin a religion?
Read enough about bitcoin and you will inevitably come across people who refer to cryptocurrency as a religion.Bloomberg's Lorcan Roche Kelly called bitcoin BTCUSD,
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"the first true religion of the 21st century."…
Resistance to the junta is not about a particular religion or ethnicity
By ICC correspondent in Myanmar
01/31/2021 Burma (International Christian Concern) – Can the 2021 Christmas massacre or ongoing killings in Myanmar weaken our faith?
Many Christians…
Spitting, screens and sneakers: the rise of the preacher-influencer | Religion
IIt was meant to be a sermon on the importance of having faith in God's vision, even when the task seems difficult. An object lesson from the book of Mark, in which Jesus heals a blind man by spitting in his eyes. But it was the way…
Hide, Hurt, Heal Program Begins February 10 | Religious News
What started as a way to use past experiences, both professionally and personally, has grown into an…
Man was created in the image and likeness of God
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness... Then God created man in his image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:26, 27
The Eternal God created the first!--This>…
“Will not tolerate discrimination based on religion, caste and politics”
Police have ruled out any pressure on the girl who took her own life to convert to Christianity; We arrested the director for causing the girl's mental agony: the minister
Among complaints this a Grade XII girl in Thanjavur…
Light in the Fog | Religion
"EEven in our dark times, God is still there. His light always shines.…
Interfaith agreement will not create one world religion, says author
Pope Francis and Egyptian Sheikh Ahmad el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, attend a meeting with other religious and political leaders outside the Colosseum in Rome on October 7, 2021
CNS photo/Paul Haring
An adviser to Sheikh Ahmed…
How Abortion and Religion Intertwine
When the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion in all 50 states, it sparked a religious realignment that continues to unfold, nearly half a century later.Catholics and white evangelical leaders, divided by doctrine and…
New Website Illustrates and Interprets How Religion Connects to the Events of January 6 – Baptist…
A new online resource document the religious components of the January 6, 2021, uprising at the United States Capitol.
Uncivil Religion: January 6, 2021 is a collaboration of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama…
“The BJP government’s welfare programs did not discriminate on the basis of religion; sabka…
Bhupender Yadav and economist Ila Patnaik on Time Now | Photo credit: Times Now
New Delhi: In an exclusive conversation with Navika Kumar,…
What is Gardner Minshew’s ethnicity? Everything about his family religion
What is Gardner Minshew's ethnicity? Everything about his family religion: Gardner Minshew, a professional American football player now in dispute for his ethnicity. People who search the internet for his!-->…
RELIGION BRIEFS – PA City Wide Ushers Union scheduled – Port Arthur News
Solid Rock Baptist Missionary Church, 1337 East 5th St., will present a Bible study remix on Sunday…
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Biography of AR Rahman: AR Rahman is an Indian composer, singer, songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. As the Madras Mozart turns 55 today, let's look at his life.
AR Rahman Biography…
Vice President Mr. Venkaiah Naidu Practice your religion but do not engage in hate speech
Venkaiah Naidu called for strengthening the Indian value system.Kottayam: Vice President Mr. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday expressed his strong disapproval of attempts to ridicule other religions and create dissension in society,…
Islam: a universal religion from Adam to Muhammad
Many people around the world, including many Muslims, tend to think that Islam originated in Arabia in the seventh century; they consider Muhammad as its "founder" and the Koran as its holy book. Was Islam the result of Jewish and…
More government, less religion – the progressive doctrine | Columns
A great mystery is the persistent refusal of those on the left to give…
Could religion be an effective tool for social cohesion among migrants?
By Paul Kariuki / Tawanda Matema
As the world celebrates the second holiday season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reflection over the past two years shows the virus has had a lasting impact on livelihoods around the world.
As…
Who was Archbishop Desmond Tutu and what was his religion?
ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu was a South African activist who campaigned for human rights and called international attention to apartheid.
Also a renowned theologian, Tutu held titles such as Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986, as well as…
Religion and traditions come in many forms
I was delighted to read the Interfaith Week activities at Brighstone Primary School (CP online, 11-30-21) where children were briefed and talked to each other about Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
The…
The British transformed India from a caste-based ecosystem to one based on religion, and drastically…
It was the British who moved India from its age-old caste-based system to a religious ecosystem and "suddenly the world is changing dramatically," mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik said on Friday in a conversation with the executive…
Each religion has the same importance in Telangana: Puvvada
Khammam: Religious harmony was the hallmark of Telangana and each religion is given equal importance by the state government, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said on Wednesday.
The minister was speaking after distributing new…
Love on display | Religion
It was raining on Sunday morning, but we were fortunate to attend church, great with members and visitors.…
Interfaith Voices: Christmas is being a church in the world | Religion
There is a hand game I learned as a child: "This is the church, this is the steeple. Open the door and see everyone." As cute as this finger game is, it gives kids the wrong message. The church is not a building, nor a…
ON RELIGION: Lessons Learned About Christmas – Watching Old Movies | Faith
It's a black and white Christmas movie, with snow falling as cheerful…
What is Romuva? Here is the truth about the last state-recognized religion in Lithuania
In 1973, Jonas TrinkÅ«nas, a lecturer who studied folklore and traveled to Lithuania to collect folk songs and cultural practices, was dismissed from Vilnius University for dissident activity.Six years earlier, the scientist…
Minister of the Interior of Karnataka – The New Indian Express
Express news service
BENGALURU: Interior Minister Araga Jnanendra said the anti-conversion bill is not against any religion and there is no need for apprehension in any community. âThe government is…
Wrexham Nativity Trail combines science and religion
Wrexham will have its own Nativity Trail through the city center this year, combining science and religion.
The trail will last from December 12 to 31 and will tell the Christmas story through exhibits and free…
NYDEGGER: Biblical Tips for Choosing the Right Christmas Tree – Part IV | Religion
Jesus Christ - the baby born in a Bethlehem manger and later crucified on Calvary - was the fulfillment of…
The exhibition explores the profound role religion played in the life and art of Andy Warhol
At Andy Warhol's memorial service on April 1, 1987, many mourners learned about a lesser-known aspect of his life: Warhol was raised as a Byzantine Catholic and remained so throughout his life, said art historian John Richardson in his…
Fans believe Kim and Barry Plath are using religion to control children
Welcome to Plathville Fans notice Kim and Barry Plath are very controlling. Are they using religion to keep their kids online?
Since Welcome to Plathville the Season 1 premiere, viewers…
God also cares about the physical | Religion
"I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will…
Gentle Worship returns after a hiatus | Local religion
Now in its ninth year, Gentle Worship is a service for families with people who have special needs,…
Church First Presidency Releases Christmas 2021 Message | Religion
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The New Old Religion (or, Dorian Gray Witchcraft)
"Witchcraft? Is anyone having a little fun? Yes, I would think so. Or did you think I was going to say, no no no, that can't happen here? I bet there is a lot of remote places where vestiges of witchcraft are still practiced.Stephanie…
William Hogarth: How religion and faith shaped his satirical art
For a truly unvarnished take on early 18th-century England - its hypocrisies, vices, and vast inequalities - look no further than William Hogarth's graphic satires: of the temptation, decline and fall of the son of a rich merchant in The…
OLG celebrates the Eucharistic procession | Religion
Rose petals lined the path that the priests of the Notre-Dame du Golfe Catholic Church took with the…
Minorities facing systematic discrimination, violence, claim speakers
LAHORE: Speakers at the Asma Jahangir 2021 conference claimed that religious and sectarian minorities suffer from systematic discrimination and violence in Pakistan.
"Despite all discrimination, we own this land and accept the…
Thank, do not complain | Religion
Steven, a faithful servant of the Most High, at the Church of Athens. Grace and peace to you from God our…
Festival of Faiths examines religion as something that can divide and heal – 89.3 WFPL News…
Systemic racism and healing from the trauma of oppression are at the center of the 25th edition of Feast of beliefs, which kicks off in Louisville on Thursday and runs through Saturday.
The Center for Interfaith Relations is hosting…
Former Trump Advisor Michael Flynn’s Call for “One Religion” in the United States…
(CNN) - The call by former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for "one religion" in the United…
Meta will no longer allow ads targeting politics, religion, sexual orientation on Facebook,…
Meta, the newly named parent company of social media giant Facebook, announced on Tuesday that early next year it will no longer allow its advertisers to target ads on topics related to politics or other matters. sensitive issues,…
Religion and politics shouldn’t mix when it comes to COVID-19
Anyone who assumed the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic would be purely medical and humanitarian obviously hasn't quite grasped the dark depths of politics and religion. From the moment we learned that a deadly plague was suffocating…
How does Generation Z make religion? What do young people think about the church?
Dressed in bright orange shirts and standing on a strip of grass facing Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, the small group of young protesters held signs reading, âLove God. Love your neighbor. Act on the climate.
It…
Let’s be nice to each other | Religion
I remember when I was in the first year of high school, I wrongly blamed God for my problems and felt…
ON RELIGION: A lion of Evangelical Anglicanism swims as far as the Tiber to Rome | Faith
As always, rumors have circulated around the favorites of the 2002 race…
Pastor Avery Dees: A pillar of light for Truelight Church | Religion
The Desert Review does an ongoing series highlighting local pastors, church staff and volunteers, ministers…
Rapper Subhas Nair accused of trying to promote ill will against religion and race
The third incident was linked to a deadly brawl at Orchard Towers in July 2019. Nair is accused of attempting to promote feelings of ill will between Chinese and Indians by claiming on October 15, 2020 that of one of the accused - a…
RELIGION, POLITICS AND THE NIGERIAN STATE
Mahatma Gandhi once remarked that âthose who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion isâ. However, Frank Herbert was of a totally different!-->!-->…
Tribute to Federated Church First Responders and Health Care Providers | Religion
EAST ARLINGTON - Sunday's worship service with the Federated Church of East Arlington at 10:00 a.m., in…
The religion of cricket: let the sleeping gods lie
Pakistani cricketers are basically fooled and nothing they say surprises me - including Waqar Yunus who said he…
Faith-based organizations partner with police to enforce religion laws
Photo of the participants in the meeting which took place at the police headquarters on October 25
Faith-based organizations have partnered with the Ghanaian Police Service (GPS) to enforce laws regarding the conduct of religious bodies…
Ethics and religion discussion: Who needs doctors when you have God?, Part 1
âI read something you talked about using medicine. For me, God is able to heal without drugs. I live without any medication and every time I get sick I pray to God and he answers my prayers including an…
RELIGION: Romans, by faith no works | Chroniclers
Paul's letter to the Romans is a foundation on which to build one's…
Chino Valley RELIGION | Religion
Western brunch for womenThe Chino Valley Christian Women's Connection will host the âThe…