Religious News From Around the Web July 26, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web July 26, 2021

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha; Muslims and Hindus celebrate Eid and Diwali together, Assessing Religious Freedoms via the Smith and Sherbert Tests;

Profiles in Faith: Wilton Cardinal Gregory: First African American Cardinal Advocates for Ethics and Inclusiveness

Profiles in Faith: Wilton Cardinal Gregory: First African American Cardinal Advocates for Ethics and Inclusiveness

Introduction In October 2020, when Pope Francis announced his selection of 13 new cardinals from eight countries as diverse as Rwanda, Chile, Brunei and

Religious News From Around the Web July 19, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web July 19, 2021

Supreme Court Punts on Religious Liberty Case; AGs Say Biden’s “Misapplication” of Bostock Could Damage Religious Freedom; Quiz on Middle Eastern Religious Sites; Methodist

Religious News From Around the Web July 12, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web July 12, 2021

Supreme Court Religion Cases – Battles Won, More to Come; Mass Graves at Religious Schools in Canada; How Religion Affected the 2020 Election; Government

Profiles in Faith: Hindu Guru Amma—Mata Amritanandamayi

Profiles in Faith: Hindu Guru Amma—Mata Amritanandamayi

Introduction On World Environment Day, June 5, 2021, in an article on Medium.com, Hindu spiritual leader and humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi spoke of the “intense

Religious News From Around the Web July 5, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web July 5, 2021

Christian Baker Jack Phillips Fights Back; Supreme Court Will Take up Another Religious Tuition Case; Supreme Court Sides With Amish in Water Treatment Case;

Profiles in Faith: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (1948 – 2020)

Profiles in Faith: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (1948 – 2020)

Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth Introduction “What do we worship?” The question, as Rabbi Lord Jonathan Henry Sacks put

Religious News From Around the Web June 28, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web June 28, 2021

Supeme Court Signals Expansion of Religious Exemption; Choosing the Next Dalai Lama; Tax Denial of Christians Engaged; Key Facts About the Abortion Debate in

Profiles in Faith: Pope Francis

Profiles in Faith: Pope Francis

INTRODUCTION When white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel March 13, 2013, heralding the selection of a new Pope, it set

Religious News from Around the Web June 21, 2021

Religious News from Around the Web June 21, 2021

IRS Says Religious Teaching too Republican to be Tax Deductible, Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia Affirms Religious Freedom, Catholic Bishops Discuss Denying Communion to