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Islam
A multicultural enclave of Detroit, Michigan, that attracted international attention in 2015 for becoming the first in the U.S. to elect a Muslim-majority city council, has…
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A week after authorities in Iran threatened to renew a crackdown on women not wearing the hijab, the country’s morality police has shut down an office…
Catholicism
As the countdown commences for the inaugural papal visit to Mongolia in early September, the highest-ranking Vatican official in the Asian nation has characterized the occasion…
Geoffrey Peters
Aug 4, 2023
Religion News
As the numbers of those professing membership in an organized religion continue to decline, so too do those who believe in spiritual entities such as God,…
Religion News
In the wake of incidents in Europe where the holy Quran has been burned, the United Nations Human Rights Council is urging countries to take stronger…
Buddhism
A group of socially aware Buddhists in Thailand is questioning traditional notions of personal devotion to address urgent issues within their faith and extend their impact…
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Outraged by the scheduled act of burning a Quran by an Iraqi man in Sweden, scores of demonstrators forcefully entered the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on…
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The Rev. Steve Pieters, an HIV/AIDS-positive activist, made a significant impact in 1985 when he participated in an interview with televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. Their remarkable…
Geoffrey Peters
Jul 28, 2023
Religion News
A proviso added into the 2024 defense authorization bill barring service members from contacting the nonprofit Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) narrowly passed the House of…
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There were no booming cannons or lavish banquets to celebrate the late emperor’s birthday, but as the sun dipped below the horizon on July 22, a…
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To advance religious diversity and inclusiveness, a Muslim billionaire plans to construct a three-story mosque in a bustling entertainment district in the heart of London. After…
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Religious liberty in Russia and in the occupied regions of Ukraine have been steadily and systematically eroded since the Kremlin’s invasion in 2022, reaching a condition…
Geoffrey Peters
Jul 24, 2023