A new study from PRRI shows how Americans feel about immigration, which the poll finds remains a significant issue for most voters on both sides of the political aisle. The majority of Americans support a path to legal citizenship and more welcoming immigration policies in general, but there is oneRead More →
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads in the United States, heightening tensions around vaccination mandates and religious exemption claims, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) have published their Wave 3 of their investigation on religion and vaccines December 6. New survey finds onlyRead More →
A pastor received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in May, during a gathering of a group of interfaith clergy, community leaders and officials at the National Cathedral in Washington, to encourage faith communities to come together vaccinate against COVID. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Only 10% of Americans believe getting theRead More →
PLYMOUTH (CBS) – “My name is Carolyn and I was a former disciple of the Twelve Tribes.” Carolyn Figuera wants the world to know about the religious sect she broke away from. This is a group that has long struggled against accusations of being a cult. “It feels a lotRead More →
ORLEANS (CBS) – Tucked away in the town of Cape Cod in Orleans, from the outside, the Community of Jesus is an idyllic feature of architecture, art and music. “People don’t realize the mind control that’s going on in the background,” said a former member whose identity I-Team at WBZ-TVRead More →
The Indonesian religious group Nahdlatul Ulama has Posted a fatwa against the use of cryptocurrencies, claiming that it is “Haram” or prohibited by Islamic laws. The debate around the use of digital assets in the Islamic world has been going on for years now, however, many Islamic countries including DubaiRead More →
Kenya, as most people believe, is steeped in different religious beliefs that shape its way of life. Kenyans subscribe to different religious practices to which they devote themselves. Their freedom of worship is reinforced by the constitution which stipulates that there will be no state religion and prohibits religious discrimination.Read More →
The Pew Research Center conducted the investigation from August 23 to 29, more than a year and a half after the start of the pandemic. WASHINGTON – Catholics are the most vaccinated religious group in the United States, according to a new national investigation by the Pew Research Center. TheRead More →
Facebook has partnered with religious groups, The New York Times reported. An American church said Facebook gave it access to new monetization tools. This included a $ 10 monthly subscription for exclusive content, including messages from the Bishop. Loading Something is loading. We are really sorry! We encountered a systemRead More →
The Kano Concerned Citizens and NGOs Coalition called on the Kano State government to stay away from the activities of a religious group in the state known as the Coalition of Ulema and NGOs. Speaking to a press conference in Kano on Thursday, the group’s coordinator Ibrahim Sulaiman said theRead More →
Feeling anxious can direct our attention and memory to supernatural beings such as gods, according to a study from the University of Otago. Lead author Dr Thomas Swan of the Department of Psychology says research can help explain how religious beliefs form. For the study, published in the International JournalRead More →
At La Bête Quotidienne, writer Kelly Weill wrote a story that seems tailor-made to get its readers to do a series of double takes – especially if they followed the Green Bay Packers in the 2000s. There’s a lot: fringe religious groups, a Christmas spectacle gone wrong and references toRead More →
A chain of pregnancy centers in crisis is changing its strategy to focus on preventing unintended pregnancies in the first place by offering contraceptive services in cities in Texas. Pregnancy Crisis Centers, also known as CPCs, are religious groups that work to dissuade women from having abortions. The Source plansRead More →
Utah has proposed a rule banning the controversial practice on minors. 28 November 2019, 01:06 • 6 minute read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article Utah is set to ban the controversial practice of conversion therapy on minors this week, ending a long-running battle between local LGBTQ activists andRead More →
One of many Roman Catholic cathedrals in Mexico. Mexico is located in the southern part of North America and is bordered by the United States, Guatemala, the Pacific Ocean, Belize, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico is the third largest country in North America and the 13andRead More →
The Wayne State University guidelines that all student groups – including religious groups – allow students to be part of the leadership team of a group, even if those students do not believe like the group, should be overturned, religious freedom defense lawyers will argue in federal court on Wednesday.Read More →
More than 2,000 believers from a Chinese religious movement known as the Church of Almighty God have sought political asylum in several EU countries after claiming they faced ‘severe persecution’ from the part of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the group’s annual report which would contain details shedding lightRead More →
A Catholic church in Cuba. Cuba has different religious groups reflecting the diversity of the country. Roman Catholic is the dominant religion having been introduced by the Spanish colonialists. After the revolution, the state sought to control religious activities, even prohibiting financial contributions from unrecognized organizations. The country has alsoRead More →
CHRISTIANS remain the most persecuted religious group in the world, according to new figures from the Pew Research Center. The Center’s report on religious harassment in 2016 found that Christians were harassed in 144 countries, up from 128 the previous year, while Muslims were harassed in 142 countries, up fromRead More →
Convento de San Francisco, a historic colonial-era Roman Catholic monastery in Lima, Peru. Peru, a country in South America, is officially known as the Republic of Peru. Ecuador and Colombia border it to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the southeast, Chile to the south, and the PacificRead More →
Great Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Japan_mark3 / Shutterstock.com. Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa covering an area of 105,900 square kilometers with a general population of 17.3 million. A landlocked country, it is surrounded by six countries, Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. It wasRead More →
Christians in a local church in South Sudan. Religion is an important social and economic aspect in South Sudan. Socially, religion is seen as a unifying factor in a country ravaged by decades of civil war. Religion has been used to bridge ethnic differences in the country, which is oneRead More →
Catholic Church in Rwanda. The country of Rwanda is a small landlocked country located in East Africa. The country is known for its rainforests, national parks and endangered animal species. Unfortunately, it is also known for its violent and turbulent recent past with the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. This article mentionsRead More →
A mosque in Abéché, Chad Chad has a number of widely and freely practiced religions in the country. The constitution grants religious freedom which has allowed various religious groups. Islam and Christianity are the major denominations with millions of adherents. However, several senior government officials tie themselves to the IslamicRead More →
St. Joseph’s Cathedral, a Roman Catholic church in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Tanzania is an East African country with an estimated population of 51.8 million. The country has two major religious groups, namely Christians and Muslims. Christianity is the predominant religion, with more than half of Tanzania’s population identifying asRead More →
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. Christians slightly outnumber Muslims in contemporary multi-ethnic and multi-religious Ivorian society. Côte d’Ivoire is a secular state and the country’s constitution provides for freedom of religion. Religious identity in Côte d’Ivoire transcends political and ethnic contexts. While tensions and clashesRead More →
Catholic nuns in a monastic mission in the Republic of Congo. Most citizens of the Republic of the Congo are Christians, although the majority still practice indigenous religious practices to some degree. syncretic with Christianity. Many Christians practice Kimbanguism, which originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The movement retainsRead More →
Mengjia Longshan Temple is a Chinese folk religion temple in Taiwan. About 81% of Taiwan’s population is affiliated with some religious organization. Religion in Taiwan is diverse and includes aspects of traditional Chinese culture. Taiwan’s constitution allows freedom of worship. Religious beliefs and practices have evolved over time due toRead More →
Church in Angola. The Constitution of Angola guarantees religious freedom to its inhabitants. Currently, there are 85 recognized religions or denominations of the same religion. Religious groups with fewer than 100,000 followers have not been banned from practicing their religion but do not enjoy the same legal protections as recognizedRead More →
A church located in the Dominican Republic. Roman Catholic Christianity is the most followed religious group in the country. The Church has contributed enormously to the socio-economic development of the Dominican Republic through the projects it initiated especially before the country obtained its independence. Among the projects initiated by theRead More →
Evangelicals are the only religious group in the United States that hasn’t gained a better reputation in recent years. And Americans have become less likely to know an Evangelical, more so than any other religious tradition. While sentiments toward evangelicals have remained stable (even among Democrats), Americans have given warmerRead More →
Within the next half-century, Christianity’s long reign as the world’s largest religion could come to an end, according to a report just released which relies on the Pew Research Center original population growth projections for religious groups. Indeed, Muslims will grow more than twice as fast as the overall worldRead More →
All over the world, Christians are persecuted because of their faith. The European Parliament has brought much-needed recognition to victims of persecution and must follow up with concrete tools to protect religious groups around the world, writes Adina Portaru. Adina Portaru is legal counsel in Brussels for ADF International, aRead More →
A Pew Research Center report released today finds Mormons to be the most Republican religious group. The Pew Research Center, building on findings from the 2014 Religious Landscape Survey, today released a report on “America’s Religious Groups and Their Political Tendencies.” “Mormons are the most strongly Republican religious group inRead More →
People who are not affiliated with a religion – sometimes referred to as the “noes” – make up 16% of the world’s population and are the largest “religious group” in seven countries and territories. More remarkably perhaps, these are also the second biggest group in about half (48%) of theRead More →
Who can predict what the world will look like in 55 years? If there is one group willing to venture boldly into the statistical unknown, it is demographers. Armed with regressions, data stacks, and plenty of graphs, the Pew researchers predicted that after 2070, the world’s Muslims will outnumber theRead More →
Spiritualism is rooted in the heritage of India. Indian saints and Greek sages had intellectual and spiritual exchanges thousands of years ago. India’s openness to new ideas is evident in the Rig Veda: “Aano bhadraha kratvo yantu vishvataha (Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides)”. This philosophy hasRead More →
Harry Potter fans know that Hogwarts is a diverse place, but have you ever wondered if it’s religiously diverse? JK Rowling confirmed this week that this is indeed the case, but that at least one religious group has been excluded. Some readers, however, might be surprised to know which beliefRead More →
New book says yes, but CAS expert disagrees CAS religion specialist David Frankfurter says many religious groups face persecution today. Photo by Vernon Doucette From the massacre of 60 Catholic priests by Iraqi Islamists four years ago to what one historian calls the “hellish concentration camps for Christians” in Eritrea,Read More →
PRINCETON, NJ — Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, are the most conservative major religious group in the nation, with 59% identifying as conservative, 31% as moderate and 8% as liberals. The ideological leanings of Mormons have become more interesting in recent years dueRead More →