Nara Deer Shinto Gods

Deer in Japan’s Nara Prefecture are Messengers of the Gods

In Japan, deer roam free as the messengers of Shinto gods. Visit the city of Nara, in the Nara Prefecture of Japan, and you

Rapper Bun B Online Course

Rapper Bun B will teach a free online religion and Hip-Hop culture course through Rice University

Bun B has done many collaborations, but this one is in an online classroom, not in the studio. This spring, Rapper Bun B will

New YouTube series on the significance of religion hosted by an agnostic [Video]

Robert Smith, a British historian and agnostic, has started a YouTube series to highlight the impact of religion in history. An agnostic man has

JAPAN-CULTURE-PURIFICATION Shinto

Shinto believers take an ice-cold dip to purify their souls for the new year

About 100 male and female Shinto believers marked the 60th annual Shinto Cold-endurance purification festival by bathing in an ice-cold pool of water in

Japanese Churches in Boyle Heights Fight to Keep Their Membership

Boyle Heights, once home to a thriving Japanese American population, has seen its Buddhist and Shinto numbers dwindle. The last temples are fighting to

Upcoming elections in Japan portend a resurgence of Shinto’s influence in the island nation

If the December “snap” elections lead in the expected direction, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could shake the foundational operations of Japan and restore Shinto

USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom, November 8, 2014, Oslo.

30 Parliamentarians Meet With USCIRF In Oslo To Sign A Freedom Of Religion Charter

USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition

Religions and Extraterrestrial Life

Religion and Aliens: How Extraterrestrial Life Might Affect Religious Beliefs

Astronomy professor David Weintraub’s new book explains what leaders of the world’s major religious affiliation believe about the possibilities of alien life. The question

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