blc0650Evangelical Christianity Will Young Evangelicals Come Back to Church? | Religion & Politicsreligionandpolitics.org Beth Seversen rarely saw young adults at the evangelical church in Kansas where she served as an associate pastor until 12 years ago. But one Sunday, …
blc0650Teens Being religious is no longer a trend for teens, research showsLos Angeles Times - Isabela LacsinaAccording to Barna.com, Generation Z (people born between 1999 and 2015) are the “first truly ‘post-Christian’ generation.” In fact, the number of teens who associate themselves with atheism is twice much
blc0650Atheism The future of religion around the world, in one chartPRI - Timothy McGrathIslamophobes of the world: it's just about time to get over yourselves. Buddhists: hang steady. And atheists, agnostics, and religiously unaffiliated people: step your game up. 2050 is just around the
blc0650News Quebec Bans Religious Symbols in Some Public Sector JobsThe New York Times - By DAN BILEFSKYMONTREAL — The Quebec government passed a bill late Sunday barring schoolteachers, police officers, judges and other public employees from wearing religious symbols in the workplace, prompting an outcry
blc0650Islamophobia A Muslim In Rural, White Minnesota On How To 'Love Thy Neighbor'NPR - James DoubekDr. Ayaz Virji was a Muslim living in small-town, white America. He had left a good job in a leadership position at a successful hospital in Harrisburg, Penn., in order to practice medicine in a rural,
blc0650FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPew Research Center When Americans Say They Believe in God, What Do They Mean?pewforum.org - Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project Nine-in-ten Americans believe in a higher power, but only a slim majority believe in God as described in the Bible.
blc0650Curriculum Development Evangelical Publisher's Africa-Themed Bible School Kit Had Kids Pretending To Be SlavesHuffPost - Carol KuruvillaGroup Publishing has since revised its "Roar" curriculum for vacation Bible school and has issued apologies. An evangelical Christian publishing company has been getting flak for creating an Africa-themed
blc0650Incorporated God, Incorporated: The Big Business of Religionspreaker.com - The Thinking Atheist In the New Testament, Christ tossed the money-changers out of the temple. What might that same Jesus have said about today's marketplaces for the …
blc0650Chinese Communist Party China says its Panchen Lama made first trip outside country in MayEuronews - By ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) – A youth appointed by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans made his first trip outside the country last month, attending events
blc0650Opinion (UK) The populist right is forging an unholy alliance with religionThe Guardian - Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Anton JägerWhy are so many religious citizens drawn to the rhetoric of authoritarian leaders such as Matteo Salvini, Viktor Orbán, Jair Bolsonaro and Narendra Modi? Even in countries with a strong secular tradition,
blc0650Jehovah's Witnesses ‘If Any of My Old Friends Are Reading This, It Is Okay Out Here.’longreads.com - Jacqueline Alnes Religion can offer narratives that help us make sense of the world, answers to difficult questions like: Where do we go when we die? How can we best …
blc0650Netherlands Noa Pothoven: Raped girl, 17, dies by legal euthanasia in the NetherlandsEuronews - By Lauren ChadwickA teenager who said she was raped by two men died by legal euthanasia in the Netherlands, it's emerged. Noa Pothoven made a "sad last post" to social media last week in which she announced she would "die
blc0650Eid Faithful Muslims around the world begin celebrating EidFox News - Associated PressBEIRUT – Muslims across the Middle East and beyond are celebrating the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, a time for family and festivities. The holiday marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan,
blc0650FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSaudi Arabia Caught Between the Moon, Iran and Saudi Arabia: Muslims Divided Over Ramadan's Endhaaretz.com - Jack Khoury Controversy brewed Monday night over when exactly the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends and Eid al-Fitr begins. Religious leaders in different …
blc0650Mormonism Seth Jeffs, Warren Jeffs’ Brother, Is Back in Grand Marais, MinnesotaThe Daily Beast - Kelly Weill Grand Marais is a quiet Minnesota town on the Lake Superior coast. Seth Jeffs is the brother of notorious cult leader Warren Jeffs, and the leader of …
blc0650Deductible IRS says evangelist’s private plane trips and tips to waiters aren’t tax deductibleMarketWatch - By Andrew Keshner A judge had bad news for an evangelist seeking tax write-offs as he spread the word of God. Devout Catholic Robert Oliveri spent almost $40,000 as he …
blc0650Jerusalem Jim Bakker Is Selling A $45 Coin That He Claims Puts Its Owner In Touch With Godmavenroundtable.io - William James Trump supporters Lance Wallnau and televangelist Jim Bakker are pushing a $45 gold-plated coin to support Trump.
blc0650Donald Trump After All the Handwringing We’re Now Seeing Exactly Why Conservative Christians Supported Trumprewire.news - Hollis Phelps & L. Benjamin Rolsky Most of the commentary on the support of right-wing evangelical Christians for Trump has assumed that it is, somehow, out of the ordinary. One of the …
blc0650Freedom of Religion 20 Years for Giving Water to Migrants? A Religious Freedom Case of Little Interest to ‘Religious Freedom’ Industryrewire.news - Evan Derkacz This country has an odd way of defining “religious freedom.” Refusing to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple or refusing to sell contraception at a …
blc0650Israel Israel’s Religiously Divided Societypewforum.org - Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project There are deep divisions in Israeli society over political values and religion's role in public life -- not only between Jews and the Arab minority, …
blc0650Democratic Party Why Democrats Struggle To Mobilize A ‘Religious Left’FiveThirtyEight - By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Laura Bronner For the past four decades, the notion that religious beliefs should guide voters’ decision-making has been largely monopolized by the Republican …
blc0650Headscarf An Excerpt From ‘When Islam is Not a Religion: Inside America’s Fight for Religious Freedom’Teen Vogue - Asma UddinAsma T. Uddin’s debut book about being muslim in America and religious freedom. When I first launched altmuslimah.com, which covers a wide range of issues pertinent to gender and the lived experience Islam,
blc0650Donald Trump ‘The Jews always flip,’ Trump said after Cohen plea deal: new tell-all booktimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff “The Jews always flip,” US President Donald Trump reportedly said after being told that three Jewish associates had agreed to cooperate with the …
blc0650Abortion Clarence Thomas Pens Screed Comparing Women Who Obtain Abortions to Eugenicistsslate.com - Mark Joseph Stern The Supreme Court upheld one abortion restriction and punted on another in a mixed decision Tuesday morning that once again revealed deep divisions …
blc0650Prayer Franklin Graham calls for 'special day of prayer' for Trump: 'This is a critical time for America'The Washington Times - Victor Morton The Rev. Franklin Graham has called for “a special day of prayer” next Sunday for President Trump, calling him the most persecuted president in the …
blc0650 Meet some of the child goddesses of NepalThe Washington Post - By Kenneth Dickerman andThere are living, breathing goddesses in Nepal. Known as Kumaris, these goddesses are prepubescent girls believed to be the reincarnation of the Hindu goddess Durga. The Kumaris, however, are worshiped
blc0650 US ambassador raises concerns during rare Tibet visitAssociated Press - By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to China urged Beijing to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama during a visit to the Himalayan region over the past week,
blc0650Play button How People Leave One Cult — and End Up In AnotherRolling Stone - EJ Dickson Teah Brown was born into an evangelical Christian sect called the Radio Church of God. Founded in the 1950s by a former used car salesman, the …
