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Christianity
Three bills were passed that permit Michigan adoption agencies to deny service based on faith-based beliefs. The Michigan Senate Families Seniors and Human Services committee passed…
Entertainment
A comprehensive portrait by PRRI shows the attitudes towards same-sex marriage by religious affiliation. The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released a demographic of the current…
Islam
Boko Haram has killed over 5,000 civilians between 2009 and 2015. Their last stronghold was recently overtaken by Nigeria. Boko Haram, which means “Group of the…
Catholicism
Illinois bishop urges the Catholic community to try to put themselves in African-American shoes to better understand the country’s ‘racial divide.’ Bishop Edward K. Braxton of…
Issues
The “Killing Jews” bus ads can run on NYC buses and Trains under the rule of freedom of Speech. Freedom of Speech has been something constantly…
Entertainment
World Bank urges global leaders to unite and put an end to impoverishment around the world. The World Bank has launched an interfaith initiative aimed at…
Ethics
In an incident caught on tape, a Sydney woman defends a Muslim couple from an elderly woman’s disrespectful criticisms. Riding home on the train one day,…
Issues
Obama sought the opinions of Jewish community leaders to gain their favor in the Iran nuclear deal discussions. President Obama knew that consulting Jewish leadership was…
Entertainment
Jewish student Molly Horwitz says she encountered anti-Semitism when being interviewed for a student senate seat in a Stanford University organization. Molly Horwitz, a junior from…
Christianity
A brewing controversy between a desert monastery, the government and the Coptic Orthodox Church has left 2 monks injured, and 6 others stripped of their priesthood…
Christianity
“Under Fire” is Ramos D-Artist’s anthem for the Assyrians who have through suffered atrocious acts of terrorism. Ramos D-Artist, Australian singer-songwriter and set designer, recently released…
Islam
A recent ruling by the Punjab and Haryana high court confirms that Muslims are not entitled to Scheduled Caste Status or the benefits that come with…