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As the census form plopped onto the doormats of most households this week, a major new piece of research has shown that only 54% of people in this country define themselves as Christian. More importantly, over two-thirds of respondents said they did not approve of religion and politics being...

Hello, my name is Michael and I am a post graduate student currently performing research into the psychology of religion for my Msc with the Open University. My research is in measuring similarities and differences between scientific and religious thought. In this study I am looking at levels of...

NASA scientist finds evidence of alien life By: Andrew Couts • March 5, 2011 We are not alone in the universe, says NASA astrobiologist Dr. Richard B. Hoover. And he has the extraterrestrial fossils to back it up. Aliens exist, and we have proof. That astonishingly awesome claim...

I am a college student seeking answers for a psychology assignment regarding how Sikhs (sp?) deal with regret, what causes it, what it does to your person, and how to live without it. Lastly, how important it is in Sikh faith. Below is the actual question given by my instructor: Choose a...

from the ScienceBlog Sexuality and religion are generally considered uncomfortable bedfellows. Now, for the first time, a team of researchers from Nottingham have carried out a detailed study around these issues and how they affect and influence the lives of British 18 to 25 year olds. Led by...

Religion on your iPhone? Faith apps grow in availability, popularity By Lisa Fernandez Just before sundown Friday, a group of plugged-in Jews released a custom-made app to alert their Facebook friends and Twitter followers that they were checking out, logging off and generally not...

Scott Perlo Rabbi, Adat Shalom Posted: February 18, 2011 09:30 PM A few weeks ago, I wrote a column exploring the lack of participation of men in American religion. Much to my surprise, I received two kinds of comments again and again about the article. The first category of...

Discovering religion in the classroom By Brandon Davis Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 There are eight students in the class, some Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Sikh and Hindu. On the table in front of us are our three, 500-page Pequod packets, compilations of the major Sufi teachings and...

Rev Thomas Phillips, the president of the Malaysian Consultative Council is supposed to represent accurately, all of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism is absolutely correct to say that all religions is not equal. And he is certainly qualified to make such a statement...

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. Founder, The Clergy Letter Project Posted: February 7, 2011 06:49 PM For the sixth time, hundreds of religious congregations on six continents will participate in an event designed to demonstrate that the most exciting scientific findings pose no threat to...

Fr. Richard Rohr Founding Director, Center for Action and Contemplation Three men stood by the ocean, looking at the same sunset. One man saw the immense physical beauty and enjoyed the event in itself. This man was the "sensate" type who, like 80 percent of the world, deals with what...

Alan I. Leshner CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Executive Publisher, 'Science' Discussions about science and religion too often resemble one team lining up against the other. In this country, the science-religion interaction can be as aggressive as NFL...

Rev. James Martin, S.J. Catholic priest and author, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything There are as many paths to God as there are individuals. This is the fourth post in a series that looks at six of the most well-traveled paths for contemporary believers. The previous post...

Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D. Assistant professor of sociology, Rice University; author, 'Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think' There is strong evidence that religion is resurging among students on America's top university campuses. Yet, a large number of academic...

Thoraya Obaid, a proud Muslim and Saudi Arabian citizen, just completed ten years as Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations agency that seems always to be in the cross hairs of religious controversy. A passionate advocate both for women's rights and...

Today is a family reunion. And, as at all family reunions, some of the guests and celebrants are close relatives and know each other very well. Others are distant relations and may just be getting to know each other or may not even have met. As at any family reunion, some of the guests may...

Where i can find good comics books of all time. If you have any knowledge then please share with me. I am now reading Sikh Children story, its really a nice one. It is totally based on Sikh Religion.welcomekaur

The Female Factor In Realm of Religion, Women Lose Out By NILANJANA S. ROY Published: January 11, 2011 NEW DELHI — In the week before a prominent Pakistani politician was assassinated for questioning the country’s blasphemy laws, a news report from Erbil in northern Iraq underlined how laws of...

Misogyny in the Muslim World: Bound by Culture or Religion? Ida Lichtner M.D. Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was forced into prostitution by her husband to finance his opium addiction, and now she faces stoning to death for adultery. In Sudan, police flog women sentenced under...

Alexander Hamilton's Religion: A Temperate Example For Today's Fractured World Matt Rosano A few Christmases ago my family thought it advisable to expand my reading diet. Left to my own devices, the scientific and philosophic are my staples. To wit, Christmas morn, along with the ties...