Woman, Life, Freedom,” the slogan adopted by Iranians to protest the unjust death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, is, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the most suitable way to describe the work of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi.
Living Stones in the Land of Cedars
Speaking late last month at an anniversary celebration of the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development, Lebanese politician and businessman Neemat Frem expressed his hope for the type of pluralistic and peaceful society that Lebanon could model.
Liberty University Broke Safety Laws For Years, Federal Report Finds
Liberty University reportedly failed to keep its campus safe and repeatedly violated federal law specifying how to do so for years, according to a U.S. Department of Education preliminary report obtained by The Washington Post.
Ghana’s Politicians and Christian Leaders Seek to Ban Witchcraft Accusations
During the last week of September, news broke that a 60-year-old woman had been killed at her home in northern Ghana by a young male relative.
How Chicana women artists have often used the figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe for political messages
In 1975, Chicano artist Amado M. Peña depicted police brutality by showing the bloodied head of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez, whom Dallas police had shot for allegedly stealing $8 from a vending machine.
Japan’s government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
Japan’s government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group’s fundraising and recruitment tactics.
Psychedelic ministry sells magic mushrooms from historic Detroit church
Since opening for business in Detroit on Labor Day weekend, Soul Tribes International has never been shy about being a purveyor of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms.
Caught Up In The Rapture
Christians have always talked about Christ returning.
70-year-old man reaches settlement with Roman Catholic diocese over sex abuse suffered at age 8
A 70-year-old man who recently reached a settlement with a Roman Catholic diocese in Massachusetts over sexual abuse he suffered at age 8 said Wednesday he is speaking out because “my voice was taken away from me for all those…
A new Jewish play imagines a New York where everyone gets along
Lou Bettinger, a stubborn but discerning businessman, has run a dingy luggage shop on the Lower East Side for 60 years when the new play “Bettinger’s Luggage” begins.
The rise of singleness and how organized religion is being impacted, big time
A few months ago, I wrote a post about falling marriage rates and the possible link to religion: “Marriage rates are falling. Is the decline of religion to blame? (behind paywall).
Newsom signs laws to fast-track housing on churches’ lands, streamline housing permitting process
Religious institutions and nonprofit colleges in California will be allowed to turn their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing under a new law aimed at combating the ongoing homeless crisis.