Buddhism
Buddhists Celebrate Buddha Day with Prayer and Good Deeds
Wesak, or Vesak, also known as Buddha Day, is a day for Buddhists to celebrate Siddhartha Gautama’s birth, enlightenment, and death. The day is one marked…
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Anglicanism
The First Openly Gay Bishop Gets Divorce
Mark Andrew (top left) and Bishop Gene Robinson (right and bottom left) during their civil ceremony in 2008 First openly gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson announced…
Christianity
Religion and Sports Collide in NCAA Athletic Teams
The realms of religion and sports are certainly intertwined, but there are some that want to separate them completely. There are at present two current news…
Catholicism
Should Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals be considered torture?
UN Committee weighs case to consider Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals as torture. The Vatican drew the attention of the United Nations Committee overseeing the Convention…
Ethics
International Pressure to Bring Back Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Increases
The international community is coming together in support of the recently kidnapped Nigerian girls, but the situation remains dire. It has been over two weeks now…
Christianity
Government Prayers Ruled Constitutional by US Supreme Court
This Monday the Supreme Court ruled that opening a city council or other public board meeting with a prayer is Constitutional. They ruled that judges do…
Islam
Muslim Human Rights Lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar says Boko Haram should read the Quran and “bring back our girls”
Opinion by Arsalan Iftikhar, originally posted as a special to CNN Hey Boko Haram, have you read the Quran lately? Most of the 1.6 billion Muslims…
Entertainment
Beverly Hills Passes Resolution Condemning Brunei Sharia Laws, Calls for Sultan Of Brunei to Sell the Beverly Hills Hotel
Follow the conversation on Twitter. Resources Sharia Law on Wikipedia Beverly Hills City Council Session Video Official City Of Beverly Hills Site The Beverly Hills Hotel…
Christianity
Top 5 Bible Apps to Heal Your Mind and Body
Featured Contributor Keith Wommack describes his top Bible apps for the mind and body. Do you want to control your own health care? If so, you’re…
Entertainment
John Kerry Apologizes for Using “Apartheid” to Describe Israel’s Potential Future
John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, issued an apology last week for a comment that he made which suggested that Israel may at some point…
Entertainment
Sikh Culture Celebrated in America
Clockwise, from top: Prayer service at the Pentagon on April 25, 2014, Vishavjit Singh, Waris Ahluwahlia, Balpreet Kaur, Prabhjot Singh. Sikh culture is currently enjoying greater…
Buddhism
Adam Yauch’s Legacy Celebrated With Breakdancing Buddhist Monks
Breakdancing Buddhist monks took to the parks of New York City Friday afternoon to celebrate the legacy of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch. May 3 is unofficially…