New York Wants to Ban Religious Vaccine Exemptions to Help Control the Measles Outbreak

New York Wants to Ban Religious Vaccine Exemptions to Help Control the Measles Outbreak

Orthodox groups claim it's government coercion. A significant number of New York State lawmakers want to end all religious exemptions given for vaccinations.[/tweetit] Such

What Does The New Christian Chick-Fil-A Controversy Say About America?

What Does The New Christian Chick-Fil-A Controversy Say About America?

How Cultural, Religion, and Geography Intersect The internet is again flooded with cries of mistreatment and bias. Actually, the internet always seems inundated with

Rabbi Shocks With Unparalleled Approval of Cloned Pigs As Kosher

Rabbi Shocks With Unparalleled Approval of Cloned Pigs As Kosher

Artificial Meat Would Not Be Prohibited Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, a well known Israeli Orthodox rabbi, told an Israeli media house that it would be

Hanukkah 2017

Hanukkah Begins Tonight

Happy Hanukkah! The festive season is upon us and with it, different religious festivities. The Jews will observe Hanukkah beginning Tuesday night. Hanukkah is

Jewish Circumcision Ritual Linked to Herpes

Medical Study Shows that Orthodox Jewish Ritual Causes Neo-Natal Herpes. The New York City Health Department has come out with reports that an ultra-orthodox

Hebrew Charter School Network Receives $4.9M Grant

Hebrew Public charter schools were awarded a nearly $5 million federal grant. Hebrew Public, a New York headquartered charter schools network, has received a

Harvard has a New Free Online Course About Buddhism

Harvard University's new "Buddhism Through its Scriptures" free online course. The rise in demand to learn about Buddhism has resulted in a number of

Meditation in the Big Noise: Find Your Inner Peace in New York City

Buddhist street meditation sessions in busy areas of New York are becoming popular among New Yorkers, proving meditation can be done anywhere. While traditional

NY Governor Bans State-Sponsored Travel to Mississippi Over Anti-LGBT Law

Governor Andrew Cuomo has suspended state-sponsored travel to Mississippi after the passing of religious bill that allows for discrimination against LGBTs. In recent U.S.

Another 7 Catholic Churches Ordered to Close in New York

The New York Archdiocese recently announced that it will close seven more Catholic churches in response to a reported shortage of both priests and