Anglicanism
Holy Week is in full swing
These seven days go through the various events as Jesus made his way to the cross. Holy Week starts off with Palm Sunday and ends with…
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Entertainment
“Lives in Common:” Israeli scholar Menachem Klein on Israel and Palestine
Menachem Klein discusses his new book Lives in Common and the prospects of Peace between Israel and Palestine with ISLAMiCommentary. Written by Joseph Preville and Julie…
Entertainment
Oy! Orthodox Jewish drag queens use humor to reconcile religion with alternate lifestyle
Drag queens of New York City are receiving a surprising infusion of characters from the religious sector. Imagine being an Orthodox Jew who realizes he is…
Christianity
Mayor Bill de Blasio Rises Through Doubt as Face of Religion
As the mayor of a known secular city, Bill de Blasio emerges as something unexpected; a champion of religion who has helped develop the cause of…
Entertainment
Reform Judaism CCAR Announces First Openly Gay Rabbi as President
The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) has appointed its first ever openly lesbian (LGBT) president. The Central Conference of American Rabbis is the highest religious…
Christianity
Fox Hosts and Guest Blame Snow Days on Liberal Agenda
Dainis Derics / Shutterstock After a Massachusetts school district removed 3 religious holidays to make up for snow days, Rep. Sean Duffy and Fox news hosts…
Islam
Judge Rules Philadelphia Public Transit Must Run Anti-Islam Hitler Ad
A judge ruled that Philadelphia must run bus ads depicting Adolf Hitler & Arab leader Hajj Amin al-Husseini with the tagline “Jew Hatred: It’s in the…
Christianity
CNN Searches History in New Show Finding Jesus
A new show called Finding Jesus: Fact, Faith, Forgery has premiered on CNN, and it is already getting a fair amount of attention for its subject…
Judaism
Poll Highlights Secular Jews’ Desire to Study the Torah
A poll was conducted focused on examining whether the populace of Israel would be interested in learning more about the teachings of Maimonides, who was an…
Christianity
New TV show ‘Dig’ uncovers religious conspiracies and iconography
New thriller TV show ‘Dig’ on USA Network filmed in Old Jerusalem tackles religious themes while solving a murder. The USA Network is known for character…
Entertainment
Ivanka Trump Talks Orthodox Judaism
Ivanka Trump opens up about her conversion to Orthodox Judaism and the valuable family time it has facilitated. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have been married…
Issues
Fears of Anti-Semitic Attacks Force Jewish Magazine to Go Incognito
More than 10,000 German Jews will now receive their monthly magazine, Jüdisches Berlin (Jewish Berlin), without the magazine’s distinctive logo on the envelope to avoid anti-semitic…