More Trouble for Methodists, Byzantine Church Becomes Mosque, Churches and Atheists Squabble over PPP Money, Catholic Schools Close, Jehovah's Witnesses Go Virtual With Annual Meetings Time For Cross...
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Public outrage following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis led to global demonstrations in the name of justice. Now as we all struggle to find our way toward a more equitable and compassionate society,...
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This morning at 5 a.m., I turned on the news and found out that in addition to the Coronavirus pandemic, the marches for justice, and the wildfires in Arizona and California, North Korea threatened to march...
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Hagia Sophia Returns to a Mosque? Chinese Communists Destroy Buddhist Temple and Christian Crosses, SCOTUS Changes the Playing Field, Nelson Mandela: Difference between Tolerance and Retaliation, What...
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In early March, Sikh users of Facebook and Instagram discovered they could not post messages if they used the #sikh hashtag. World Religion News asked a representative of United Sikhs (US), a Sikh religious...
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30 Jun 2020
Sam Field
Montana had a program whereby individuals received a tax credit for donations to organizations providing scholarships for private schools. But the state specifically excluded religious schools from the program....
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Protecting Church from State, Russia's Military Cathedral, Hindu Temple for Islamabad, Selling Judaism, Faith-Based Foster Care, Protesters Topple Statue of Saint Junipero Serra, Hajj Only for Saudi Residents Video:...
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Bostock Case Gives LGBTQ a Win; Southern Poverty Law Center Labels Christians as Hate Groups; Sikh Woman Graduates from West Point; Baptists Sue Over Abortion Requirement; Risch Slams China's Attempt to Select...
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In 1988 Salmon Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, a book which Muslims thought disparaged Islam. Riots broke out in Muslim countries, and shortly thereafter, Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued...
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Photos: Greek Monasteries Built on Rock Spires Meteora – which means “suspended in the air” are Greek rock formations upon which Eastern Orthodox monasteries were built in the 14th Century. Monks...
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Religious News From Around the Web July 13, 2020
A Bahá’í perspective on reckoning with racism By Randolph Dobbs
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You Don’t Have to be a Supreme Court Justice to See a Thumb on the Scales By Charles Franklin