August 2021

At the end of my article last Tuesday, I alluded to a brewing controversy at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. So I'm grateful to Greg Rosauer for sharing a guest post today that expands on this story and draws a useful…

The British Columbia Court of Appeal stated that an “honest and sincere religious belief” should be considered a ground for avoiding the sex necessary to consummate a marriage. The highest court in the…

Fundamentalism is the belief in ancient and traditional forms of religion or the belief that anything written in a holy book is true. This was particularly evident in the 20th century, which seeks to reclaim and publicly institutionalize…

David Bullard wonders if the Taliban are really the Reformers they claim to be now TO EAT LUNCH On a warm winter day with a clear blue sky, I often hear fish eagles…

The foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Israel, Nikos Dendias, Nikos Christodoulides and Yair Lapid respectively, met in Jerusalem last Friday and, in fact, publicly declared that their countries share the values. Mr. Dendias…

Pinarayi Vijayan said the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru were a panacea for the world torn apart by communal and racial conflict.Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday (August 23rd) condemned the rise of religious fundamentalism…

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that the powerful stream of humanism that animated the teachings of 19th-century social reformer Sree Narayana Guru was a panacea for the world torn by communal and racial strife.…

Afghan refugees demonstrate outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees demanding refugee status/cards for all Afghans, the option of resettlement in a third country and security from UNHCR and the…

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the Afghan crisis is a great lesson for humanity. The Chief Minister said that if a fire was started in the name of religious fundamentalism, it would burn peoples and…

Afghanistan is a lesson for humanity that communal discord in the name of religious fundamentalism can burn peoples and nations and therefore we must hold humanity above caste and religion, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on…

Afghanistan is a lesson for humanity that communal discord in the name of religious fundamentalism can burn peoples and nations and therefore we must hold humanity above caste and religion, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on…

On Monday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the current situation in Afghanistan is a lesson for humanity on how communal discord due to religious fundamentalism can burn nations. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the…

With the arrival in power of the Taliban, the question of religion takes a preponderant place. However, there is still hesitation among intellectuals and silence in political circles to discuss the issue of religion and fundamentalism.…

The school sticks to the orthodox biblical belief that sexual activity outside of marriage between a man and a woman is not acceptable conduct for a Christian teacher. Steph changed his mind about it and couldn't agree with this belief…

An evangelical Christian conspiracy has filed a lawsuit against SuperValu, the largest grocery chain operating in Ireland, alleging they are violating its right to exercise his religious beliefs. His complaint was dismissed this week as…

The fact that the kirpan worn by members of a specific community as part of a religious belief could also be used as a crime weapon does not ipso facto make it a crime weapon, the Supreme Court observed during the ruling. acquittal of an…

Until the #MeToo movement broke the internet in 2017, women have always been discriminated against, exploited and silenced by abusive people in their respective industries and communities. The collective voices of women who fearlessly…

Published in the Journal of Religion and Health, a recent study interviewed Christians and irreligious people online at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This suggests that those who had strong convictions in their Christian faith, or…

If Islam is seen as the reason why women experience violence in Islamic countries, why don't we hold Hinduism responsible for violence against women in India? Hinduism calls women untouchable, slaves and devoid of all rights. She only…