Mie Prefecture Gets Approval to Grow Cannabis for Shinto Rituals

Mie Prefecture Gets Approval to Grow Cannabis for Shinto Rituals

Licenses to grow marijuana are given only under strict conditions Mie Prefectural Government granted permission to a local association to cultivate cannabis for traditional

National Day of Prayer

Today is the National Day of Prayer

President Trump acknowledged the Day of Prayer by issuing an executive order on religious freedom. Today is the National Day of Prayer. The National

What Is the Significance of a Torri?

What Is the Significance of a Torii?

A Torii is a Shinto shrine gate For the non-Japanese, the Torii is an instantly recognizable Japanese symbol[/tweetit]. A Torii takes the shape of

Praying to Shinto “Sports Gods” For Success

Praying to Shinto “Sports Gods” For Success

How Shinto Shrines Are a Normal Part of Preparation for the Big Game People have all sort of rituals for preparing for important sporting

Winter Religious Holidays Video and Infographic

What Do World Religions Do During the Holiday Season? Exclusively from WorldReligionNews.com! Share this Infographic on Your Site Source: WorldReligionNews.com Typically when we say

Bizarre Murder-Suicide of Shinto Priestess

Tragedy struck in Japan as Nagako Tomioka, chief priestess of the Tomioka Hachimangu shrine in Tokyo was killed. While homicide is generally rare in

Shinto hiring male maiden

Male Maiden at Shinto Temple?

The lack of punctuation resulted in this hilarious error Japanese social media went aflutter when one person posted a photo of a large poster

American spirituality

Examining the “Spiritual, not Religious” in America

The spirituals are found to be more helpful and empathetic A survey conducted by Public Religion Research Institute has resulted in findings which surpass

Picture of Ryuku from Death Note

Fascinating Religious Background of ‘Death Note’ on Netflix

Netflix Movie based on Anime Blends Eastern and Western Religion Netflix released last Friday their live action adaption of Death Note, a hugely successful

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Over 4,000 Faith Leaders Want Trump to Keep Johnson Amendment

President Trump has signed the executive order to stymie the law About 4,000 faith leaders from different religions have given their signatures to a