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Does God have a chosen people, and does he favor certain societies? Distinguished biblical scholar Michael Coogan considers these questions in his provocative new book, God’s…
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“We want to get the various faiths to bind together and to stand for each other’s freedom of religion” – Sam Brownback, U.S. Ambassador at Large…
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Of all the events of the 2nd Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Wednesday afternoon’s segment on the International Religious Freedom Roundtable may well have the greatest…
Christianity
Trump’s Tweets aimed at “The Squad” U.S. President Donald Trump made a racist attack on Progressive Democrat Congresswomen on Twitter[/tweetit] July 14. In his tweet, Trump…
Hinduism
In a unified move from the Hindu community in the U.S, Niraj Shah, the CEO of home goods retailer Wayfair has been urged by Hindu activists…
Judaism
A study’s findings from nearly 30 years ago which reported that 52 percent of Jews were married to non-Jews Many Israeli leaders have publicly shared that…
Islam
In 2015, two members of Confess, an Iranian metal band were arrested for performing metal music in their country and were sentenced to a combined 14…
Hinduism
The significance of Chaturmas Chaturmas is a holiday period that lasts for four months. It starts in July and culminates in October. The holiday period is…
Anglicanism
Only 1% identify as Church of England Newly released data from the 36th annual British Social Attitudes (BSA) report has revealed that there are fewer people…
Jainism
Jains gather for the next generation The 20th biennial JAINA Convention in Ontario, California saw the attendance of close to a 3,500 Jains.[/tweetit] The Jains are…
Religion News
Research believe they found Ziklag The stories of King David who slew Goliath have always been quite interesting to read in the Bible. Ruins have been…
Catholicism
Opposition from the Catholic Conference of California A bill in California which would have made priests violate the seal of confession has been put on hold…