Blasphemy a Capital Offense in Some Countries, Expunged in Others

In 1988 Salmon Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, a book which Muslims thought disparaged Islam. Riots broke out in Muslim countries, and shortly thereafter,

Religious News From Around the Web June 15, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web June 15, 2020

Photos: Greek Monasteries Built on Rock Spires Meteora – which means “suspended in the air” are Greek rock formations upon which Eastern Orthodox monasteries

Religious News From Around the Web June 8, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web June 8, 2020

Polls: Policy Decisions Forcing Religion's Decline in U.S., Religious freedom and Public Health, Racism a "spiritual virus," Tulsi Gabbard Addresses Hindu Commencement, Abraham Lincoln

You Don’t Have to be a Supreme Court Justice to See a Thumb on the Scales By Charles Franklin

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

Religious News From Around the Web June 1, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web June 1, 2020

Sikh Temple Prepares 100,000 Free Meals Each Day, SCOTUS Decides Church Restrictions, Furor Over Evangelical Christian Head of Brazil's Indigenous Tribes, Vote on Methodist

In a Cemetery on Memorial Day

In a Cemetery on Memorial Day

“Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day.

Religious News From Around the Web May 25, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web May 25, 2020

Holy Water Squirting, DOJ: Lockdown Violates Religious Freedom, Church Closures Illegal, Quoting Bible Illegal? Virus Closes Church Again, Separation of Church and State, Ramadan

Open Houses of Worship, or Keep Them Closed? The Pros and Cons

Open Houses of Worship, or Keep Them Closed? The Pros and Cons

COVID 19 has many side effects, not all of them medical. Many parts of life have been put on hold and only essential services

Religious News From Around the Web May 18, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web May 18, 2020

Religious liberty under attack: Faith-based organizations targeted by restrictions, threats and lawsuits. The Right to Worship Religious groups in California, Louisiana, Virginia, Kansas, Minnesota

Religious News From Around the Web May 11, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web May 11, 2020

Study Other Faiths, Worship Resumes, SCOTUS Update, Iran Thanks Zoroastrians, Sikhs Help, Samaritan's Purse Hit Again, Methodist Split Delayed, Everyone is Our Mother How