YouTube’s algorithm can produce interesting results. It recently recommended two sharply contrasting podcasts. One was a sober analysis of church decline in rural Illinois by a self-described “old geezer” Christian; the other was an “audit” by a young Gen-Z atheist who raved about his visit to an Orthodox Liturgy. That afternoon I found myself going back … Continue reading "Dark Clouds with a Bright Silver Lining"| Handwritings on the Wall
Abp. Elpidophoros has accomplished a trifecta. On June 11, the archbishop of the Greek Church in the Americas once again cast pearls before swine by celebrating the divine mysteries in the synagogue of Satan, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan. The same parish, grand in its bastard Byzantine architecture, is the epicenter of the abominable … Continue reading "Elpidophoros the Prevaricator"| Handwritings on the Wall
DHS plans to award $110 million in grants to strengthen security at faith-based institutions. FEMA confirmed all faiths and traditions are eligible for support if they demonstrate credible risk, ensuring equal protection for worshippers nationwide. Continue reading Noem Announces $110 million in Federal Grants for Security in Faith-Based Organization at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
Karl E.H. Seigfried reflects on his 15 years of running the popular Norse Mythology Facebook Page and offers advice to new Heathens, including why you shouldn't advertise your faith like a brand and why you should start making interlibrary loans. Continue reading Friendly Advice for Beginning Heathens at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
A federal judge struck down Minnesota’s ban on faith-based colleges in a dual-credit program, ruling it unconstitutional to exclude schools requiring faith statements. The decision restores access for thousands of students seeking education in religious settings. Continue reading Judge Strikes Down MN Ban on Faith Statements in College Access Program at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
A federal judge blocked Texas’ Ten Commandments law for 11 districts, but Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed schools must comply elsewhere, setting up a high-stakes clash over religious freedom and church–state separation. Continue reading Texas Ten Commandments Law Halted by Federal Judge- AG Paxton Defies Ruling at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
A newly discovered mineral, Amaterasuite, has been found in Japan’s national stone, jadeitite. Named for the sun goddess Amaterasu, it reflects both groundbreaking science and deep cultural ties to Shinto spirituality and Japanese heritage. Continue reading A New Mineral Discovered in Japan’s National Stone Named for Amaterasu at The Wild Hunt.| The Wild Hunt
Sollte Papst Franziskus bei seinem Besuch in Triest erschossen werden? Seit über einem Jahr ermittelt die Polizei wegen möglicher Anschlagspläne. Nun wurde ein Verdächtiger verhaftet.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Der Grat zwischen Demut und Demütigung ist schmal. Doch der Begriff kann auch verstanden werden als Gegenkraft gegen Entmutigung, Unterwerfung, Ausbeutung und Fremdbestimmung anderer.| Religion | RP ONLINE
When I saw Covenant advertised I was not sure if I wanted to read it. One, it was a graphic novel and I’ll read almost anything when it comes to those. But two, it was a fantasy and I’m so-so when it comes to that. Three, it was about religion and I am not usually in the mood for that (unless I am). And four, it was LGBTQ, and for the longest time I was not in the mood for a LGBTQ and religion book. […]| Cannonball Read 17
Alice Roberts’ history of the late Roman empire dispels the notion of a faith for the poor and oppressed – but lacks an appreciation of why Christ appealed to so many.| New Statesman
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.| New Statesman
There is this very haunting clip from an Oprah Winfrey interview from 1989 where this woman (the guest) claimed that she participated in child sacrifices when she was young and that she was brutally raped and molested by her family. Quote from a video on YouTube: "There are many Jewish families in the country who do it. My mom participated in it" -Guest Many anti-Semitic accounts shared this clip as "legitimate proof" of Jewish blood sacrifices. I want to know the real identity of this woman ...| Recent Questions - Skeptics Stack Exchange
Dr. Gerald Schroeder published an article in Aish.com about the age of the Universe and the Jewish bible: So the only data I use as far as Biblical commentary goes is ancient commentary. That m...| Skeptics Stack Exchange
Do Christians embrace the "spiritual but not religious" mindset? Should they claim "It's a relationship, not a religion." The gospel offers a different perspective on religion and spirituality that's worth considering.| Living Theologically
…I don’t think that every class should get a raft of soldiers. The cleric should get less soldiers and more zealots and believers, but probably this was a bit creepy for the 1979 company [that published Dungeons & Dragons]…. I can cheerfully allow an “evil” cleric player character to gain eighty or so deranged, murderous […]| Dojo Darelir, the School of Xenograg the Sorcerer
Since its enactment in 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and its 2024 implementing regulations have drawn a firestorm of criticism from religious and faith-based employers over its employment-related protections for employees seeking or obtaining an abortion. If the recent spate of decisions from within the Fifth Circuit is any indication, the legal tempest...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
Does attending church encourage greater acceptance of atheists? In a new open-access article in Political Behavior, we find statistical evidence supporting this conclusion—at least, at first glance. Now, if you think the idea that attending church encourages greater acceptance of atheists is bonkers, you’re not alone. We do, too. Let’s back up for a second. […]| Articles – Contexts
2050 words Introduction I’ve recently come across a lot of Christians who have “Christ is King” in their bio on Twitter. When you begin looking at their tweets, you can see that they’re not practicing what Jesus preached, since you can see some very racist beliefs they hold. What would Jesus think about that? Why … Continue reading →| NotPoliticallyCorrect
Recapping my time in the twilight zone between physics and psi in Charlottesville, Virginia two weeks ago. I left the DOPS Psi Theory Meeting feeling like I’d been sitting around a camp f…| Footnotes2Plato
The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton Mary Lee TalbotStaff Writer “When Being Right Is Wrong” is the title of the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton’s sermon for the season’s final 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service in the Amphitheater. Sutton, the senior pastor of Chautauqua Institution, has served as liturgist for the Sunday morning services […] The post The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton to preach for final Sunday morning service appeared first on The Chautauquan Daily.| The Chautauquan Daily
Trustee for Life George T. Snyder opens the 152nd Assembly with his Three Taps of the Gavel address “Don’t Let Anything Go Unnoticed” June 22 in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR Mary Lee TalbotStaff Writer Rebecca Richmond, a Chautauqua writer and one of the founders of the Sandwich Poets at Chautauqua — a precursor to […] The post Season ends with final Sacred Song Service, closing Three Taps appeared first on The Chautauquan Daily.| The Chautauquan Daily
The Rev. Brian D. McLaren delivers his sermon “Rediscovering the Bible for Our Troubled Times” Sunday, August 17, 2025 in the Amphitheater. DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR Column by Mary Lee Talbot “Our readings were from Revelation, the last book of the Bible and one that many people believe was written while on LSD,” said the Rev. […] The post Revelation is warning, not roadmap, preaches Rev. Bria McLaren appeared first on The Chautauquan Daily.| The Chautauquan Daily
After the workshop organised in 2021 at the Augustinerkloster in Erfurt, Sara Keller edited a volume entitled Accessing Water in the South Asian City. The book published by Primus and released this August contains an introduction by Sara Keller and 9 chapters in a broad range of disciplines by Julia A.B. Hegewald, Julia Shaw, Jutta Jain-Neubauer, Nicolas Morelle, Padma Sunder Joshi, Prakhar Vidyarthi, Akil Amiraly, Heather O’Leary and Laura Verdelli...| Religion and Urbanity: Reciprocal Formations
"...Smith provides a thematic overview of the period between 1800 and 1860. His book is somewhat unique in that whereas many debates concern the religious character of the Founding or the Founders, Smith is concerned with the period afterwards."| The Russell Kirk Center
This week’s question was difficult to answer because I don’t think there’s an easy response: How do you determine what is right and good in a moral sense? To what degree do you depend on sacred texts or clerics? The question is a heavy one, and I know most people will say they base their … Continue reading The Questions We Don’t Ask – And Why They Matter, Part 4→| Thoughts about leadership, history, and more
His mission was “to refine in order to preserve.”| Modern Age
Written by Fasa’ Namoh. This article explores how charismatic Christian prophecy shaped the 1990s migration of Paiwan families from Taiwan to Belize. Drawing on multisited fieldwork in Belize, Taiwan, and the United States, the research examines how religious landscapes and cultural memory are reterritorialised through cross-cultural encounters and diasporic practices. Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
An Atlanta native, Rabbi Friedman was most previously spiritual leader of a synagogue in Philly's Center City district. The post Rabbi Abe Friedman Joins Beth El Congregation’s Clergy Team appeared first on JMORE.| JMORE
God’s lines to Heaven are open to us twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The post Sherry Ivy: Call God’s 911 emergency hotline appeared first on The Dispatch.| The Dispatch
In our world of endless streaming and entertainment, it’s easy to dismiss fantasy stories as mere escapism. The post Andrew McLarty: Finding faith in fantasy: Why stories like Narnia still matter appeared first on The Dispatch.| The Dispatch
The most important benefits the Christian religion can give to democracy is the awakening of conscience, the substance of ethics, and the rehumanization of society. It gives human freedom guidance, and the human spirit of toleration and forbearance. And it is the Christian religion that teaches a true equality—that of human dignity, on which an imperfect yet a more just society can be built.| Public Discourse
In a traditional society people are bound, as if by a chain, but democracy breaks the chain, delinking all from all. The tight bonds in traditional societies attach and oblige men to a variety of people and institutions outside of themselves, turning them outward toward others and toward the society around them.| Public Discourse
Some today think religion and politics should be more intertwined. Alexis de Tocqueville would have thought just the opposite.| Public Discourse
Avec Echopraxie, Peter Watts continue son exploration spatiale de ce qui fait un être humain ou non, entamée avec Vision aveugle.| De l\'autre côté des livres
Today, after every tragic shooting, I hear the same spirit of mockery: “Where is your prayer now? What good is it?” Robert Westman, the Minnesota “transwoman” who murdered two small children at a Catholic church, inscribed “Where is your God now?” on his rifle, in a supreme case of insult added to injury. Perhaps Westman […] The post BERNARD: The Eternal Kingdom vs. Earthly Temptations appeared first on The Hayride.| The Hayride
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In the beginning. My father married my mother and they begat six children, loving each of us unconditionally. Dad played the organ at church, Mom sang in the choir, and they raised me to be a good Catholic girl. And God saw that it was good. Whatsoever you do to the least of my...| Memoir Magazine
Baha’is belong to the world’s newest major Faith, founded by Baha’u’llah, a 19th Century Persian mystic, prophet and prisoner who taught the unity of all nations, races and religions. The... The post What Does It Mean to Be a Baha’i? appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.| - BahaiTeachings.org
“You won’t be going to heaven if you don’t believe in Jesus Christ.” Had my Uber driver just condemned me to hell? “Of course I believe in Jesus, but I... The post Becoming Myself: the Independent Investigation of Truth appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.| - BahaiTeachings.org
This is the second of the questions from a curious soul that my Local Spiritual Assembly asked me to answer. His second question was: What are Baha’i’s core beliefs? First,... The post What Are the Core Baha’i Beliefs? appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.| - BahaiTeachings.org
Jewish groups say new food safety rules infringe on faith. Regulators argue they’re needed to ensure animals don’t suffer The post The Beef Over Kosher Beef first appeared on The Walrus.| The Walrus
a conscientious objector—UK, 1916—from the initial syllable of the noun ‘conscientious objector’ and the suffix ‘-ie’, used to form familiar diminutives| word histories
The Jewish community must extend to the Religious Right the same tolerance that Jews themselves expect and enjoy in American society. Only when Jews treat the Religious Right with respect can we demand pluralism and tolerance in return. The post From the Archives | Don’t Dismiss the Religious Right appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
Are people finally awakening to their sense of right and wrong?| Insight
Youth shared radical materials with his social media followers| If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think
"Never, before the recent re-run of the larp Snapphaneland, had I had religious play as deeply immersive and moving." The post Christianity is an Immersion Closet appeared first on Nordic Larp.| Nordic Larp
Sometimes people approach faith like it's a competition. A verse or passage is read, and instead of seeking to understand it, the focus shifts to proving who is right. When the rush to be right takes over, conversations that could be moments of learning or reflection turn into debates about who can quote Scripture the fastest or defend their interpretation the strongest. The post Do we love God, or just being right? first appeared on The Baylor Lariat.| The Baylor Lariat
It's not just introverts who value and crave quiet. The post A Still, Small Voice appeared first on Susan Cain.| Susan Cain
An introvert in her solitude is not actually alone. The post No Solitude, No Revelation appeared first on Susan Cain.| Susan Cain
A funny, irreverent look at canonisation| Sifa Elizabeth Reads
Recently, the Ninth Circuit took a broad view of the First Amendment’s protection of religious organizations, concluding that a religious employer’s customer service representatives (CSR)... The post Ministerial Exception Applied to Religious Employer’s Customer Services Representatives first appeared on HRWatchdog.| HRWatchdog
In Part I, I discussed those questions that distinguished Catholicism and Orthodoxy, on the one hand, from all of Protestantism, on the other. In Part II, I began to discuss questions that distinguish "High Church" traditions (Catholicism and Orthodoxy again, but also including Lutheranism, much of| LarrySanger.org
This was the second time in a week that a judge had declared unconstitutional a hot-button law enacted in 2023 and 2024.| Twin Cities
Think about stories. We have them and tell them, all of us. That has been true since the time of Stone Age Man. He tried to explain the world, the sun, the moon, and the stars. Add the plants, anim…| Dr. Gerald Stein
In “Papal Primacy in the First Councils, Part 7,” I stated: Well, it turns out this is not a unique phenomenon. The post On the Use of Honorifics appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
The Crossings Center's co-founders love offering space in Lewiston, Minnesota, for people to enjoy food, music and time together, and they hope it's a “holy place.”| Detroit Lakes Tribune
By Mary Shan Overton With literary and academic voices and perspectives being suppressed in the United States, I have elected to defend books and writers| Reading Religion
Here we go: There is strength in numbers. We feel better with the support of other like-minded people who also benefit from our presence. My old friend Mel was a child during the Great Depression. He made no big deal of it because his father supported the family, and Mel never thought he was in […]| Dr. Gerald Stein
In my ongoing series about The Questions We Don’t Ask – And Why They Matter, I decided to answer this question: If you conclude that the afterlife you believe in isn’t real, how would you alter the…| Thoughts about leadership, history, and more
The Muslim community that founded the “Mother Mosque” keeps growing.| Baltimore Sun
In June, the assassinations of Melissa Hortman, the speaker emerita of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and her husband Mark Hortman, and the attempted murder of Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman, his wife, Yvette, and their daughter Hope, shocked the nation. “This isn’t just a murder case,” Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson told the Associated Press in July after a court hearing for 58-year-old Vance Boelter who was charged with the killing, “This is a political...| Barn Raiser
Southern Baptist churches are being established in Maine as faith leaders see the lack of a historical foothold as an opportunity for growth.| The Maine Monitor
The nonprofit named Beth Kwasny as its interim CEO. She began the role on Aug. 18.| Fort Worth Report
I couldn’t reconcile such an extreme instruction with what I felt inside. I knew I was different, but I couldn’t explain why. A lot of my male peers were interested in girls, soccer, and Power Rangers. That wasn’t the case for me. I loved drawing and playing with dolls, and I knew I was attracted to the same sex. This was confusing, and it made me feel as though expressing what was inside me was a huge risk. I couldn’t relate to other boys and men at school or home. I didn’t want to...| The Gay & Lesbian Review
Alien base rumours aside, there has been a church on this site at Corsham since the 12th century. Although little of this original church remains, a few notable pieces of masonry have remained as o…| Burials & Beyond
Though the pop-cultural moment that gave rise to the association has passed, when many of us hear about Kabbalah, we still think of Madonna. Her study of that Jewish-mystic school of thought in the nineteen-nineties has been credited, at least in part, with the sonic transformation that led to her hit album Ray of Light. […]| Open Culture
The EEOC just sent another loud message: religious rights at work are front and center. Think you can brush off a job candidate the moment they mention a religious accommodation? The EEOC just reminded employers again that this is a fast track to litigation, a costly payout, and years of government oversight. And this case […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
A jail administrator posted apocalyptic religious commentary online. A reporter found it, published a story, and suddenly the county faced community outrage and questions from federal officials about whether they would continue housing inmates at the jail. The county fired the administrator. The employee sued under Title VII. The Eighth Circuit just said: not so […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
When it comes to workplace retaliation, the difference between winning and losing can hinge on whether you are in state court or federal court. A recent New Jersey appellate decision reinforces that state anti-discrimination laws may not just mirror federal law – in some ways, they can give employees broader protection. TL;DR: In this case, […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
A nurse claimed she was fired for her religious beliefs. The hospital said it fired her because of its religious beliefs. So who gets Title VII’s protection? TL;DR: Title VII includes a narrow exemption that allows religious organizations to make employment decisions based on religion when those decisions are tied to the organization’s religious […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
Vor 100 Tagen wurde Papst Leo XIV. zum neuen Oberhaupt der katholischen Kirche in Rom gewählt. Seither macht er alles anders als sein Vorgänger Franziskus.| Religion | RP ONLINE
Wer macht sich heute eigentlich noch die Arbeit, Früchte aus dem eigenen Garten einzukochen? Und wie können wir insgesamt achtsamer mit Lebensmitteln umgehen? Denn keine Ernte ist selbstverständlich.| Religion | RP ONLINE
His sentimentality could lead to the death of European culture The post Will Pope Leo stand up to Islam? appeared first on The Spectator World.| The Spectator World
“When the Lord saved me, he made a new person out of me,” Mother Triplet says. The post Faith, Joy, and Longevity: Mother Illaree Triplet Continues to Serve Christ at 105 appeared first on Word In Black.| Word In Black
Baptism saves. There, I said it. Congrats, Catholics, you're right on this one. I know I’m going to get some| The Chicago Thinker
Echo Church held its first services in the former Cinemagic Theater building it acquired a month ago.| Rochester Post Bulletin
And hope to gobble up some land near you.| Mother Jones
Another factor that strengthened the unity of the early village was the temple and its service. The immigrants from the north either brought with them or developed not long after their arrival an abiding faith in one special deity as the protector of their settlement, and with the building of their first houses they also […]| Dojo Darelir, the School of Xenograg the Sorcerer
There have been a number of news articles and social media posts (see: here, here, and here) claiming that Pope Francis' personal net wealth, at the time of his death, was estimated at just $100 (w...| Skeptics Stack Exchange
“We do not publish any work advancing views that are clearly contrary to the established teachings of the Catholic Church.” That’s in the submission guidelines for the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly (NCBQ). Also in those submission guidelines: The NCBQ seeks to foster intellectual inquiry on moral issues by publishing articles that address the ethical, philosophical, theological, and clinical questions raised by the rapid pace of modern medical and technological progress. Inspi...| Daily Nous
Once a month or so, the Secular Pro-Life blog features a short interview with a pro-life atheist or agnostic. (See the full series of interviews here.) Although Secular Pro-Life is not exclusively for atheists and agnostics, historically they have played a key role in the organization. As they become more prominent in the pro-life movement generally, we’re […] The post Ask a Pro-Life Agnostic: Anonymous appeared first on Secular Pro-Life.| Secular Pro-Life
As faithful people and healers, it is against the doctor’s faith to watch a patient suffer when they can intervene. Read more via Scalawag: South Carolina providers push back against faith-based assaults on abortion care .| Scalawag
I joined Tripp and Aaron to discuss the changing role of religion in public life in our tumultuous political moment. We were discussing my lecture offering a Whiteheadian process cosmological response to Carl Schmitt’s critique of liberalism. “Between Earth and Empire: Cosmopolitical Democracy Beyond the Liberal Horizon“ When Tripp asked how a process philosopher might […]| Footnotes2Plato
Last Tuesday, on Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day, I walked as a pilgrim with about a dozen others from Lewes train station to St. Peter’s Church in Firle along part of a historic route called the Old Wa…| Footnotes2Plato
Last night, at 12:42 AM Eastern time, my Talespinnter and I finished the first draft of our novel Spin, by far the most difficult, ambitious writing project I’ve ever been part of. This novel has a story. I mean, it … Continue reading →| Franklin Veaux's Journal
Last night, at 12:42 AM Eastern time, my Talespinnter and I finished the first draft of our novel Spin , by far the most difficult, ambitious writing project I’ve ever been part of. This novel has a story. I mean, it also is a story, but on top of that it has a story. Lemme take you back. I met her…| tacit.livejournal.com
Fr. Spitzer’s Universe: Exploring Life’s Big Questions| The Russell Kirk Center
Knesset hearings on “ritual sexual crimes” have triggered intense media coverage linking religious life to systemic abuse, prompting warnings that such framing risks harming victims while stigmatizing the Jewish faith as a whole.| THEJ.CA
The posts allegedly “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion.”| Chico Enterprise-Record
Eschatological epistemology| indi.ca
Are you saved? It’s a question associated with overly enthusiastic or exceptionally earnest evangelists, knocking on doors and chatting you up in coffee shops. But it’s also a question …| Like An Anchor
Delve into these nine pearls of wisdom that give my life direction and purpose.| BahaiTeachings.org
Die bloße Einführung wird nicht genügen, um fundamentalistischen Strömungen entgegenzuwirken. Worauf es wirklich ankommt – und warum das Angebot unbedingt wichtig ist| Religion | RP ONLINE
Für den Paderborner Erzbischof Udo Markus Bentz kann es im Nahen Osten nur Frieden geben, wenn Israelis und Palästinenser sich einander das Existenzrecht zugestehen. Nach seinen Worten ist die militärische Reaktion Israels im Gazastreifen angesichts der unzähligen zivilen Opfer nicht mehr „verhältnismäßig“.| RP ONLINE
Una veneración popular en la capital, que año a año crece con entusiasmo, desde un pequeño oratorio cercano a Palacio| La Razón
The scriptures are very clear about the kind of people Christians should be. This includes the types of behaviors we should demonstrate and the way we should treat others (all others). Many “Christians” in the United States have somehow managed to subvert their religious beliefs in the service of political fascism – which includes racism, ... Read more The post Anti-Christ appeared first on Insight.| Insight
La misa de inicio del pontificado de León XIV será el 18 de mayo| La Razón
A lo ancho de Europa hay reliquias que contienen o representan el rostro, la sangre o la cruz de Jesucristo: en Alicante, desde el siglo XV, se guarda un paño milagroso con su rostro impreso| La Razón
