Religion And Surfing

Is There a Link Between Religion and Surfing?

Religion, God, and Spirituality may all have connections to surfing. These surfers believe they have found faith in the waves. A feeling of wholeness,

Practical Wisdom in Management Ted Malloch

What Companies Like Chick-fil-A Can Teach Us About Religion’s Influence on Corporate Leadership

Practical Wisdom in Management  explores how practical wisdom from spiritual traditions permeates corporate cultures. The pursuit of knowledge and wisdom may be seen as bestowing

New Book Says America Is Growing More And More ‘Churchless’

The Number of Churchless Americans Has Jumped by Nearly One-Third in Just 20 Years. A new book, 'Churchless: Understanding Today's Unchurched and How to

Forbidden Love

Young Hindu Girls Targeted by “Love Jihad” Conspiracy

The conflicts among Muslims and Hindus in India are not a new issue, so any type of amorous relationship between two young people of

Tony Blair Calls for a Fight against Extremism through Religious Education

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister, says underlying causes of religious conflicts must be confronted through educating young people. Only once the underlying cause of

Illinois Mom Does First Hajj

Illinois Mom Converts to Islam and Bravely Travels Her First Hajj

Kristin Szremski, 53-year-old award-winning journalist, converted from Christianity to Islam and took the pilgrimage to Mecca, her first Hajj. The Hajj is a mandatory

Bill Maher Ben Affleck

Bill Maher gets unexpected support from religious conservatives over recent anti-Islamic remarks

Last week, actor Ben Affleck took issue with Bill Maher’s remarks about Islam during an appearance on Maher’s show, Real Time. The interesting development

Twitter Data Mining

American Muslims and Atheists are the Most Active on Twitter; Christians and Jews the Least, Study Reveals

Data mining done on the social network has some surprising results. A recent study led by Lu Chen from Wright State University in Dayton,

evolution of religion

The Evolutionary Tree of Religion Map by Simon E. Davies

The origins of spiritual awareness mapped on "The Evolutionary Tree Of Religion Map." This chart outlines the origins of spiritual awareness (e.g. shamanism &

Secular 2014 Conference to Focus on the Religious Right, Secularism and Civil Rights

Secular 2014 Conference to Focus on the Religious Right, Secularism and Civil Rights

“Secularism is probably the one big issue for our century. This century is not, as many still think, marked by a religious or spiritual