How Buddhist is the new film Inside Out? Where does the film converge with and diverge with Buddhist teachings about joy, sadness, disgust, anger, and fear? Dean Sluyter at Tricycle explains. Continue reading The Buddha in your head
We all know that spending time outdoors in nature is good for you. Now, there is research to prove it. Read more about a new study in the Washington Post Continue reading Nature walks are good for your brain
Trump belittles Sen. John McCain’s war experience. Demeans Christian’s religious rites and God’s forgiveness. And curses like a sailor. Read more on New York Times Continue reading Is an apology needed?
Two comedians host a Muslim Funny Festival in New York City to combat the hate toward Muslims that is prevalent in mainstream media by using comedy to challenge misperceptions about the diverse community. Read more about it on The Religion New Service Continue reading Muslim Funny Fest: Using comedy to combat hate
By Peter Wolfgang
Five years ago last week, Connecticut secured the strongest religious-liberty exemptions against same-sex marriage in the nation. On April 22, 2009, the legislature amended a law to say churches and religious organizations cannot be forced “to provide services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods or privileges” to a same-sex marriage, or be forced to admit or distribute benefits to them through a fraternal organization or be forced to “provide adoption, foster care or social services” to a same-sex marriage.
The Urban Death Project, a New Hampshire-based organization, is pushing an environmentally friendly alternative to standard burials: composting human corpses. Read Slate’s story on how various religions view this controversial burial practice. Continue reading Is it sacrilegious to compost the dead?
Muslim Americans will gather today ( June 17 ) to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, a celebration that marks the end of the Ramadan and their month-long fasting. Muslims around the country will gather in the morning to pray, exchange gifts and feast. Continue reading Muslim Americans celebrate Eid al-Fitr
By Maria Puente
Religion News Service
Goodbye to the amazingly fertile Duggar family, or at least for their reality show on TLC.
The network permanently canceled the family’s enormously popular 19 Kids and Counting show on Thursday.
It was a long time coming but it wasn’t a surprise.
Continue reading “TLC dumps Duggars’ ’19 Kids’ show for good”
By David Gushee
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. A spoonful of the heroic Atticus Finch helped white people deal with our racism for over fifty years.
Continue reading “What if Atticus Finch turned out to be a polite racist?”
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