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7 Vishnu Temples People Visit When Everything Goes Wrong (Even Non-Believers)

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय। There are days when nothing dramatic happens, yet everything feels wrong. You are doing what you are supposed to do, working hard, staying patient, being decent, and still life refuses to move forward. Plans fail quietly. Answers stop coming. People around you say “time will fix…

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Cuba's Santeros offer gifts and ask deities for peace as tensions rise with US

Priests and priestesses of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería have offered gifts to deities and asked for peace as tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties

The Independent UK

Anti-Islam rhetoric takes center stage in Texas Republican primary

As the GOP and its factions debate what constitutes American identity, opposition to Islam has become a key campaign pillar for some Texas Republicans in statewide races and beyond.

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Why Every Child Needs Hanuman’s 10 Life Lessons Today

Lord Hanuman is deeply loved by children because his stories are filled with action, adventure, and wonder, yet their true power lies in his values. Beyond strength and superhuman feats, Hanuman represents courage guided by humility, power balanced with kindness, and devotion expressed through joy. From years of storytelling traditions…

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Religious Employment and Title VII: Part 4—Avoiding Serious Constitutional Problems

Rejecting a textualist reading of Section 702 in favor of a cramped co-religionist privilege would raise serious First Amendment objections.

Reason

Church sues town for ‘religious discrimination’ after plans for bell tower are refused over fears of noise pollution

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church had asked Collier Township to approve the construction of a chapel, but officials were concerned about ‘economic hardship and inconveniences’ to residents

The Independent UK

Catholicism sees steep decline in Latin America, with more people identifying as religiously unaffiliated

The study encompassed adults in six of the region's most populous countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru

The Independent UK

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Historian Warns That AI Will Control Religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam

A top historian warns AI could soon dominate Judaism, Christianity and Islam by becoming the ultimate authority on sacred texts. Here is how.

International Business Times UK

‘Greatest con artist’: Donald Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were apparently made in China, and made him a $6.8 million profit

Donald Trump has long wrapped himself in patriotism, from campaign slogans to speeches invoking “greatness” and “faith.” But his cash cow, the “God Bless the USA” Bible, has revealed a cynical truth about how he monetizes both religion and his political brand.

The Mary Sue

Religious Employment and Title VII: Part 2—Reading the Exemption Textually

A textualist interpretation of Section 702 shows that the exemption applies when a religious employer confines employment to people who fit the employer's religious observances, practices, and beliefs.

Reason

Do Aliens Believe in God? Scientist Claims Space Visitors May Share Our History of Religion

Dr. Gary Wenk claims alien visitors likely shared our history of religion and gods. Explore how universal mortality may have shaped extraterrestrial faith.

International Business Times UK

Kemi Badenoch refuses pact with Reform 'liars' as Jenrick claims defection 'uniting the right'

The Tory leader compared Jenrick’s defection to a priest switching religion, saying ‘It’s just not serious...it means you never cared’

Evening Standard

Backdoor blasphemy laws ‘will never happen’, says Cabinet minister amid row over Labour’s redefinition of Islamophobia

It comes after Reform’s candidate for London mayor Laila Cunningham suggested women in burkas should be stopped and searched by police

Evening Standard

From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms

Lightning has captured people’s fascination for millennia. It’s embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of Thor in Norse mythology or Indra in Hinduism.

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Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure criticised university elitism – it still rings true today

Thomas Hardy’s final novel, Jude the Obscure (1895), was ahead of its time in more ways that one. Upon its publication, it provoked controversy with its explicit criticism of organised religion and traditional marriage, leading to book burnings and public criticism.

The Independent UK

Houston Texans' Anderson and Al-Shaair built faith-based bond despite practicing different religions

Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair were brought together by football, but it's a relationship forged by faith

The Guardian - UK

My cultural awakening: Losing My Religion by REM helped me escape a doomsday cult

I had been a member of the Children of God for two decades, but was growing disillusioned with its controlling behaviour and worrying sexual practices. Then I heard Michael Stipe’s lyrics and was set on a path to freedom

The Conversation

How Bluey uses religious parables to teach lessons we all need

Bluey is a smart show that draws on all kinds of inspirations for its charming stories, including religious ones. My newly published research looks at what Bluey has to say about religion, and the religion of play which the characters live by.

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Trump launches U.S. strikes on ISIS in Nigeria, calls the move defense of Christians

Nigerian government reaffirms that this is not about religion.

Axios

The great unchurching of America

A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.

The Guardian - US

Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run

The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination

LiveScience

'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq

A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.

Texas Observer

A Light the Darkness Cannot Extinguish

At the close of an awful year, a religion scholar offers reflections on resisting despair in dark times, for the religious and non-religious alike.

Roll Call

Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party - Roll Call

As Democrats look beyond 2024’s losses, candidates from clergy backgrounds see a bigger role for religion in an increasingly secular party.

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'Fiddler on the Moon' documentary explores how Judaism might adapt as humanity reaches out into space

'No matter what your traditions are, someone is going to break them.'

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