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A Pakistani contender for next month’s Miss Universe beauty pageant has ignited a controversy in her traditionally conservative Muslim-majority homeland. Not only is she the first…
Geoffrey Peters
Oct 12, 2023
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Ten days before Palestinian militants attacked Israel on October 7, threatening a Middle East conflict all but certain to further stoke anti-Jewish sentiment, the U.S. State…
Geoffrey Peters
Oct 12, 2023
Christianity
The answer to the question, “Is religion the most important thing in your life?” is meeting with an increasingly negative response, according to a study released…
Hinduism
Governor Gavin Newsom of California has vetoed Senate Bill 403, a bill aimed at being the first in the U.S. to prohibit discrimination based on caste.…
Catholicism
The Vatican has initiated a highly awaited summit focused on renewing the Catholic Church—a monthlong event in which both bishops and laypeople are likely to be…
Christianity
The number of individuals in the United States who do not identify with any religious group is on the rise, indicating that they exhibit diverse spiritual…
Christianity
A top administrative court in Greece has ruled that school students who follow the Greek Orthodox Christian faith are not eligible for exemptions from mandatory religious…
Geoffrey Peters
Oct 5, 2023
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With at least 23 wars raging in the world today and the future of Taiwan at risk, religious leaders gathered at the Church of Scientology Kaohsiung…
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A federal agency has filed a lawsuit against the popular restaurant chain Chipotle, alleging religious harassment and retaliatory actions against a teenage Muslim employee whose hijab…
Geoffrey Peters
Oct 4, 2023
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Are you “committed to pursuing racial justice and reconciliation, even at the cost of personal sacrifices?” The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) wants to know your…
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Deep space adventure! Thrills! Quests! Space pirates! Religion! Religion? Yes, in the new video game Starfield, players, amid battles, death-defying escapes and thrilling rescues, also seek…
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The Volunteer Ministers Canadian Continental Cavalcade and the Church of Scientology of Cambridge, Ontario, hosted an interfaith forum with members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and…