Tag: religion
On the absence of the presence
Atheism and the phenomenon of secularization are the worst consequences of our most damaging failures as Church
Russian tourist deported from Bali over nude photo on sacred tree
The immigration department said it was pushing the local government to finish a guide for tourists who wish to visit Bali
Faith and religions in globalized megacities
Popular imagination has ambivalent notions of the divine presence in urban and cosmopolitan contexts
Wealthy Indian girl renounces fortune, enters strict religious order
The child is one of the youngest people to have taken the "diksha" ceremony to abandon their material possessions and enter the Jain monkhood
Philippine gov’t hit for using religion to justify non-passage of laws...
“The government cannot use the Catholic religion to oppose the passage of laws protecting and affirming the rights of LGBTQIA+ people"
Indonesia religious summit: Iraqi archbishop calls for courageous dialogue among religions
The archbishop stressed that the roots of some of the “unique horrors of the last decades” were not only religious but also geopolitical
Southeast Asian parliamentarians warn against ‘politicization of religion’
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights noted an “increasing conservatism and discrimination against minorities worldwide”
‘Vegetarian’ temple crocodile mourned in India
The revered reptile was found floating lifeless in the lake early on Monday after reportedly being off its food for several days
Pope Francis warns against use of religion as prop for power
"May we never allow the sacred to be exploited by the profane. The sacred must never be a prop for power, nor power a prop for the sacred."
China remodels major mosque in Beijing to remove Middle Eastern influence
Photos of the Doudian Mosque, the largest in northern China, show it covered in scaffolding
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