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Catholicism
Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan is the first Hindu Priest appointed as Chaplain by an American university. With the appointment of Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan as the first Chaplain…
Christianity
A novel-like bible called Pierced: The New Testament is aimed at teens with busy schedules. Research conducted by Barna research group, commissioned by the American Bible…
Issues
Religious groups believe the use of synthetic blood amounts to “playing God.” Religious doctrines are yet again at odds with scientific developments with the recent invention…
Hinduism
Exploring the meaning behind the Hindu tradition of wearing sindoor. Hinduism is not just a religion but a set of common cultural ways of life. Though…
Christianity
Woman quotes book of Corinthians to defend her right to have her head covered. Even as the incidents of Muslim women being told to remove their…
Issues
The resolution seeks to recognize the massacre of Sikhs in India in 1984 as a “genocide;” gets approved despite all opposition. The city of Fresno has…
Catholicism
The Supreme Pontiff urges Christians to beg for God’s forgiveness for destroying the environment. In what can be called a very drastic and radical departure from…
Judaism
Jewish artist twists anti-Semitic vandalism into a gorgeous neighborhood project of love and compassion. A Philadelphia-area artist took what was meant as a hateful act of…
Christianity
Vai Sikahema says visiting the new LDS Philly Temple will help people understand the Mormon way of life. The 152nd Mormon Temple in Pennsylvania will be…
Islam
Bare breasts represent France, not burkinis, says French PM Manuel Valls. Even as France has been shocking the world with its ban on burkinis and related…
Hinduism
Norco city officials rejected proposed Hindu temple because it doesn’t fit the town’s “western aesthetic.” A proposal by Indian-Americans in the South-Californian city of Norco to…
Celebrity
Willy Wonka star, Gene Wilder has passed away at 83. The movie world lost yet another beloved face with the demise of celebrated actor Gene Wilder.…