Shinto News Archives

News and commentary about Shinto.

LA Faith Coalition to Hold Emergency Press Conference Demanding Disney CEO Bob Iger End Anti-Religious Hate on A&E Networks

29 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Religious leaders will gather in front of Disney offices to “end anti-religious hate.” World Religion News received an email overnight from Los Angeles Faith Coalition about an emergency...

The Shinto Principles Behind Marie Kondo’s Method of Tidying

25 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo shows principles based in the Shinto religion. , extending far beyond the Japanese homes where it was mastered and into the Western world. While many more people...

Religion and the 2019 Congress

04 Jan 2019
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Elisa Meyer

The number of Christians has decreased in Congress. when compared to its predecessors. Most of these changes, it is to be noted, are on the Democratic area of the fence. These findings were discovered...

How Religions Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and the Holidays

20 Dec 2018
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WRN Editorial Staff

What Do World Religions Do During the Holiday Season? Exclusively from WorldReligionNews.com! Share this Infographic on Your Site Source: WorldReligionNews.com Typically when we say "the...

Religion is Losing Importance Among Americans

21 Nov 2018
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Gary Nguyen

Only 20 percent of Americans said religion is a vital part of their lives. The Pew Research Center undertook two distinct surveys during the end of 2017 to answer the perennial question: What gives...

A New Study in the UK Calls for the Renaming of Religious Education and Other Reforms Such as Teaching About Atheism

01 Oct 2018
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Nathan Glover

The Catholic Education Service rejected the report. The course should mirror the UK's "wonderfully diverse" society. This change will also ensure RE's survival as a viable subject. Topics like agnosticism,...

Americans Seeking God More Than Religion: What’s the Difference?

07 Sep 2018
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Kelly Frazier

Searches for God are much more popular than searches for religion, but what does it mean? A quick Google Trends search will show that interest in religion over God has declined from 2014 up to the present...

Mie Prefecture Gets Approval to Grow Cannabis for Shinto Rituals

12 May 2018
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Gary Nguyen

Licenses to grow marijuana are given only under strict conditions like shimenawa, the practice of hanging ropes at the entrance of a shrine. This license marks the first time such an event happened...

Today is the National Day of Prayer

03 May 2018
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Kelly Frazier

President Trump acknowledged the Day of Prayer by issuing an executive order on religious freedom. Today is the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer goes all the way back to April...

What Is the Significance of a Torii?

08 Apr 2018
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Alison Lesley

A Torii is a Shinto shrine gate For the non-Japanese, the . A Torii takes the shape of a gate. The gate symbol is replicated online as well. Shinto temples in online maps are marked as Torii. A few Buddhist...