Religious News From Around the Web Feb. 24, 2020

Church for Sale, Coronavirus, Kirk Douglas, LGBT Services, Lent, Latter-day Saints and Gender, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Chinese Churches Christ Church Cathedral Begins LGBT+ Services

Gender Equality Champion Buddhist Monk Awarded by Queen Elizabeth

Gender Equality Champion Buddhist Monk Awarded by Queen Elizabeth

Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours List Queen Elizabeth II's annual awards have been announced for people who perform outstanding work in their communities. This year,

Study Shows Diversity and Gender Equality Rising Around the World

Study Shows Diversity and Gender Equality Increasing, but Religious Ties are Fading

However, religion continues to play a major role in the world. The Pew Research Center conducted a recent study questioning 30,133 respondents spread over

Protest Ensues After Two Women Under Age 50 Enter the Sabarimala Temple

Hindu nationalists are hell bent to scuttle the Supreme Court judgment. Two women devotees, Kanakadurga and Bindu, created history in Kerala, the south Indian

Tensions Running High in India as the Sabarimala Temple is Now Open to Menstruating Women

Tensions Running High in India as the Sabarimala Temple is Now Open to Menstruating Women

The Indian Supreme Court bans discriminatory practices The Indian state of Kerala is in the middle of a war between conservatives hell-bent on maintaining

BIC: The Advancement of Women, Equality and True Prosperity

BAHA’I FAITH SERIES - TOWARD PROSPERITY: THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN The Baha’i Faith is a faith based on the beliefs that God wants humankind

Facebook Founder's Harvard Roommate is Now A Rabbi

Facebook Founder’s Harvard Roommate is Now A Rabbi

[thefacebook] Account #4: Zuckerberg’s college roommate is an ordained Rabbi. The fourth person to open a Facebook account is now a Jewish rabbi. Arie

American Muslim Youth Camps Growing in Popularity

Camp Ramadan is helping kids be proud of their Islamic identity. There is a growing sense of Islamophobia or an anti-Muslim sentiment all over

Mercedes Benz Apologizes for Promotional Post Quoting Dalai Lama

Why Dalai Lama is Still “Hopeful About the World’s Future”

Dalai Lama opinion piece "Why I’m Hopeful About the World’s Future" for The Washington Post. An opinion piece, published in The Washington Post Monday,

Sikh Parade Celebrates Heritage and Promotes Equality

Sikhs march to promote a message of faith and equality in D.C. May 7 saw the second annual Vaisakhi Sikh Day Parade take place