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Ethics
International Religious Freedom Roundtable October 11, 2019 The Honorable Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Do Not Abandon the…
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Oct 16, 2019
Bahá'í Faith
Democratic Candidates Vow to Reverse Religious Protections Presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren announced similar plans to enhance LGBTQ protections including reversing the Trump Administrations…
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Oct 15, 2019
Books
A press release put out by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre announced: The 2020 Edition of the annual publication ‘The Muslim 500: The World’s 500…
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Oct 11, 2019
Christianity
Founder of Christian and Faith-Based Social Media Platform Offers Advice on how Social Media can Connect Younger Generations with Religion Social media is changing the way…
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Oct 8, 2019
Sikhism
Click the image to watch a fascinating video on how Sikh pray: Published by the Sikh Channel on Facebook
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Sep 27, 2019
Religion News
Simran Jeet Singh, New York University An elderly Sikh gentleman in Northern California, 64-year-old Parmjit Singh, was recently stabbed to death while taking a walk in…
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Sep 25, 2019
Issues
Nationwide scholar network expands to strengthen public scholarship on religion, culture, and politics[/tweetit] WASHINGTON – The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization,…
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Sep 24, 2019
Buddhism
The first Catholic Bishop to be consecrated in China since an agreement between China and the Holy See occurred recently in Inner Mongolia.[/tweetit] According to the…
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Sep 20, 2019
Catholicism
In Columbia, South Carolina, Interfaith Partners regularly brings together for discussion Christians and Jews, Hindus and Muslims, Buddhists and Bahá’ís. Members visit one another’s places of…
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Sep 16, 2019
Buddhism
The word “reincarnation” derives from Latin, literally meaning, “entering the flesh again.” The common definition of reincarnation has been altered from its original meaning. The word…
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Sep 11, 2019
Features
LOS ANGELES — In the wake of acts of violence in places of worship, local religious leaders plan a showing of solidarity among people of diverse…
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Sep 10, 2019
Buddhism
A look at three religions and their bridal dress requirements While most brides when looking for their wedding gowns have a huge variety in terms of…
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Sep 9, 2019