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Thousands of Jains flock to Karkala, India, as the 10-day Mahamastakabhisheka festival, only held once every 12 years, begins. A massive Jain ceremony that honors Lord Bahubali…
Christianity
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Buddhism
Researchers are discovering how prayer, meditation, and religion affect brain activity. Scientists like Jeff Anderson, Julie Korenberg and Andrew Newberg have begun to delve into the…
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Professor Mark R. Cohen delivering a lecture to a seminar room full of professors and graduate students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (December 2014)…
Buddhism
Keita Suzuki has redesigned Buddhist prayer altars for micro-sized Tokyo apartments. Buddhists all around the world will be cheerful at the news that a company has…
Ethics
The Church of Scientology is in the spotlight, and it’s not related to their expansion or humanitarian efforts. Documentarian Alex Gibney’s latest project is set to…
Atheism
A group of Atheist parents in NY take on Good News Club, a Christian after-school program for children with a secular club called The Young Skeptics. The…
Islam
Paris attacks add fuel to Europe’s Anti-Islam movements such as PEGIDA, as well as protests in Texas, U.S. After religiously motivated extremist attacks against satirical magazine…
Ethics
A south Edmonton Sikh temple found unpleasant phrases spray painted on the temple walls, but leaders have a surprising reaction. Members of the Sri Guru Singh…
Buddhism
A good looking Buddhist monk is helping bring followers back to their religion’s roots. Despite a history thousands of years in the making, Buddhism has been…
Ethics
Recent surveys show that most British Jews feel anti-Semitism is on the rise. Two surveys were conducted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, or CAA, online to…
Catholicism
In a surprising turn of events, Adrian Dominican Sister Donna Markham has emerged as the anointed successor to Father Larry Snyder as head of Catholic Charities…