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Using AI to Interpret The Bhagavad Gita
Two researchers did an experiment to extract meanings from different translations of the sacred Hindu scripture, Bhagavad Gita, and found common meaning among them. Many translations…
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Washington D.C. Temple Opens Doors to General Public for First Time in 50 Years
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed a two year renovation project of their Washington D.C. Temple. As with other LDS temples, this…
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United States Commission of International Religious Freedom Publishes a Sobering Report
It’s hard to imagine that in present-day some will be denied the freedom to worship as they please or discuss differences with a particular faith without…
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U.S. President Joe Biden Hosts Reception to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
On May 2 U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted a reception in the East Room—the largest State Room of the White House—to…
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Does Religion Nudge Us Toward Virtue? And Does it Work?
Does being religious make us behave more morally has long been debated. Of interest to psychologists and philosophers, according to one scholar it really can’t be…
Christianity
The Oldest Active Christian Congregation in America Finds a New Home — in a Synagogue
Middle Collegiate Church, in the East Village of New York City, organized in 1628, was the oldest of all continuously active congregations in America until December…
Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodox Theologian Warns of Troubling Times
The war in Ukraine has enormous religious implications and is deeply troubling to Eastern Orthodox Catholics in the United States, according to a leading theologian, author…
Christianity
Profiles in Faith: Russell M. Nelson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
INTRODUCTION Elder Russell M. Nelson is the 17th president, prophet, seer and revelator of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), sometimes known as…
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Remembering a Better World By Blair Thomas
I remember as a young child of around four years old standing in my front yard and watching a squadron of planes flying in formation overhead.…
Christianity
Want to Worship? Show Me Your Papers! by Charles Franklin
We have seen government abandon the First Amendment protections of religious liberty to tell people of faith they must toss out their long-held beliefs on the…
Ethics
Religion’s Role in the Wild West of Immorality and Irresponsibility by Charles Franklin
Right conduct is a spectrum of action. For many people justice is the most important point on the spectrum. Justice is the society taking action against…
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You Don’t Have to be a Supreme Court Justice to See a Thumb on the Scales By Charles Franklin
For those rational individuals who thought that the First Amendment kept government out of religious affairs, assured the people’s right to worship as they chose, and…