Religious Violence
Lately, you can hardly open your news source without hearing about ISIS and Islam and religious violence. It’s easy to forget that hate goes deeper than faith and religion. A sampling of news articles over the last month clearly identifies that…
Fashion
Children of the ‘80s will remember the controversy when Madonna used religious imagery in her videos and music. In 1998, she upset the Hindu community when she wore markings during her performance from their culture. In today’s culture, Lady Gaga and Mi…
Nones
In 2007, the number of people in America who categorized themselves as a “none” when it came to religious affiliation was about 16 percent. This figure increased to 22.8 percent in 2014. Almost one-quarter of the people in the United States admit that the…
Evangelical
During the Advent season, the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a tenured professor at Wheaton College, wore a hijab as part of her worship. She announced it on Facebook on December 10. Just five days later, Wheaton College plac…
Foster Parenting
“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
Christians are up in arms because the Massachusetts high court ruled that the state has the right to refuse to place children with foster parents who use…
Religious Discrimination
In December, almost 200 workers in a Colorado meatpacking plant were fired after being absent for three days. Cargill Meat Solutions is based in Wichita, Kansas, but it is their plant in Fort Morgan, Colorado, where the incident took place,…
Attacks on Muslims
According to a report in the New York Times, the rate of attacks in the United States against Muslims has tripled since the Paris bombings on November 13. Although this is nowhere near the levels that were seen after 9/11, it’s still shocking t…
House of One
You’ve heard the old joke, “A rabbi, a priest, and an imam walk into a bar…” Well, this will soon be a reality, except it won’t be a bar, it will be a place of worship, called the House of One. Amazing as it sounds, this religious building in…
Transgendered
Sweden has long been regarded as one of the most progressive countries in the world when it comes to LGBT rights. In 1944, the Swedes legalized same-sex sexual activity, but homosexuality was still classified as a mental illness until 1979. The countr…
Misconceptions About Judaism
With the FBI’s Hate Crime report from 2014 identifying the Jewish community as the biggest target of hate crimes, it’s time to consider why people target Jews. Jews are often stereotyped because of generalizations of their religion….