Islam
Basketball Players May Soon be Able to Wear Religious Headgear
Lifting of ban follows end of ban in Football and U.S. Army; safety standards will have to be met. Switzerland-based International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has decided…
Section
Category: Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Hindu Temple, Previously A Jewish Synagogue, Will Become the First in Rhode Island
Jewish synagogue purchased and converted into Hindu Temple in Rhode Island. A former conservative Jewish synagogue in Warwick, Rhode Island, has reportedly been acquired by the…
Anglicanism
Can an Orthodox Jewish Rule on “No Touching” Improve Your Relationship?
Not getting physical puts the other person’s intentions to the test. The time was 2:00 a.m. in Jerusalem and I was sitting on the rooftop of…
Issues
Jewish Community Centers Nationwide Face Third Wave of Bomb Threats
JCCs hit with bomb threats for the third time a month. In the month of January, Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) were threatened with bomb attacks three…
Islam
Rabbis Arrested in Protest of Muslim Ban at Trump Hotel
18 rabbis were arrested protesting outside Trump Hotel. Guests and visitors at the Trump International Hotel in New York witnessed 18 rabbis being arrested by the…
Anglicanism
Religion and the Super Bowl: God, The Pope, Lady Gaga and Scientology on the playing field
How the Super Bowl, football, and faith are inevitably intertwined. Sunday’s Super Bowl will go down in history as being one of the most legendary matches…
Christianity
Four Chaplains Sunday Commemorates Priests of Different Faiths Who Gave Their Lives to Save Soldiers
Four Army chaplains gave their life jackets to other soldiers as their ship was sinking in WWII. February 3 was enacted by Congress as Four Chaplains…
Agnosticism
At National Prayer Breakfast Trump Announces He Wants to Repeal Johnson Amendment
Right-wing Christian Evangelical leaders are happy with the announcement, however, most Americans and pastors prefer separation of church from state. President Trump announced during the National…
Christianity
Scientific Evidence Behind Outcome of Biblical Story Thanks to NASA Data
Using NASA data and etymology Israeli scientists discover a solar eclipse occurred during the Battle in Gibeon In the Book of Joshua in the Bible, chapter…
Agnosticism
Secularists in Britain Seek an End to “Unjustified Religious Privilege”
Secularists respond to report on Britain’s religion and beliefs by requesting equal treatment for all, regardless of religious beliefs. Following the publication of a report by…
Baptist
Religious Services Now Being Held in OH and WV Prisons for Pagans, Wiccans, & Satanists
Supreme Court review of the matter in 2005 sees no reason to stop religious services in prisons; Druid priestess sees positive changes in inmates. Jail administrations…
Buddhism
Religious Crowd Gathers in Support of Women’s March
People of faith stood in unity at Women’s March in Washington D.C. The early morning hours of January 21 saw large gatherings of women and men…