The application period is now open for the free faith-rooted organization leadership cohort sponsored by CLUE – Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice – from January to May 2022. Participants will meet once or twice a month during five months to connect their faith or spirituality. values ​​with an advocacy for economic, social and …

Two years after the start of Narendra Modi’s second term as Prime Minister, India is no longer the world’s largest democracy in a significant sense. To be sure, the main procedural pitfalls of an electoral democracy are still intact, and the country’s general elections are still the biggest universal suffrage exercises anywhere in the world. …

By Anand Kumar * The recent violence against minorities in Bangladesh has taken many people by surprise. It is not that violence against minorities is unknown in Bangladesh, however, it was certainly brought under control after Sheikh Hasina came to power. Violence against Hindu minorities erupted again in Cumilla this year during the Hindu festival …

Dressed in bright orange shirts and standing on a strip of grass facing Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, the small group of young protesters held signs reading, “Love God. Love your neighbor. Act on the climate. It wasn’t just a Saturday afternoon demonstration; it was also an expression of faith, as the signs suggest. These …

Restrictive covenants relating to membership in housing companies have been held to be valid in India when they are not explicitly prohibited by laws relating to the governance of such companies. NITIKA PLUS reviews relevant case law and advocates for anti-discrimination law in India. ——– DR BR Ambedkar noted, “Every Hindu village has a ghetto. …

Jurisprudence relating to vaccines evolves rapidly and almost daily. Recent key decisions include: Developments in Supreme Court cases: The Supreme Court continued its trend on Friday to deny emergency appeals aimed at blocking vaccination warrants in John Does 1-3 c. Janet T. Mills, Governor of Maine, No. 21A90. At issue: Maine healthcare workers’ religious protest …

SILVER LAKE – The historic Epworth Hall of the Silver Lake Institute has been named to the Landmark Society of Western New York’s “Five to Revive” list. “Five to Revive” aims to draw attention to the region’s top revitalization priorities. Epworth Hall was the only such building in the GLOW region on this year’s listings. …

What you need to be aware of here is “what does the good world actually explain to an individual?” And among them the one who says: “Our Lord! Bring us kindness in this world and kindness in the hereafter, and save us from the punishment of fire” (Al-Quran 2/201)The beautiful verse above is the best …

Religious leaders do not need to be vaccinated to organize a service. “We know that there are certain activities that are essential and necessary to access whether or not a person is vaccinated, and we have considered these in particular contexts, including real estate, hydrotherapy, religion and essential retail “said a spokesperson for the Ministry …

Apple TV + Foundation takes the vast universe created by sci-fi great Isaac Asimov and tries to anchor it in humanity. Concretely, through the eyes of its narrator, Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell). Gaal is a secondary character in the Foundation books, known as the biographer of Hari Seldon (Jared Harris). Here, she is a key …

State of Israel is threatened by a serious socio-religious divide that could split the nation in half unless a law is passed to decentralize authority over Jewish conversion, said Tzohar President and Chief Rabbi Shoham Municipal, Rabbi David Stav. Speaking on Jerusalem postIn the Zoomcast series, Stav dismissed concerns that conversions under such a law …

I have spent most of the past decade focusing on grassroots organizing and capacity building within the American progressive movement. From helping to create the largest leadership development organization on the left to launching a one-of-a-kind organization to mobilize male allies in the fight to protect and extend reproductive freedom, I proudly helped elect progressive …

10/25/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hear from Rashad Hussain, whom the Biden administration has appointed to serve as the next roving ambassador for international religious freedom. The post was previously held by Ambassador Sam Brownback under President Trump. …

THE ‘Testimony of Truth’ Quaker is central to the practice of his faith by members of the Religious Society of Friends. Friends have always believed that they can have direct and immediate communication with God – which will enable them to discern the right ethical choices and to experience the importance of truth in all …

Jamaica is renowned for having more churches per capita – 1,600 and growing – than any other country in the world. Even though this statistical claim has been disputed by skeptics, the fact is that churches exist in every nook and cranny of the island. Available statistics show that 65% of Jamaicans are Protestant Christians …

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said socio-economic, cultural and religious factors hamper girls’ education and deny them opportunities to learn and become agents of change for our society. “It is only through education that girls are nurtured and trained as responsible citizens, capable of playing a positive and creative role in social development,” …

Serving those on the fringes of the church – or society – is not as complicated as it is sometimes claimed. As the statistics rage proclaiming that young people and people of color are exodusing mass from the church, I believe Americans are engaging God in beautiful and radical ways. I see evidence of this …

Eds: This story was provided by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. (THE CONVERSATION) Leaders of major Christian traditions in Ireland will hold a “Service of Reflection and Hope” in Armagh, Northern Ireland on October 21, 2021, marking the centenary of “the Partition of Ireland and the formation …

ASIA / INDONESIA – Abolition of the death penalty: a civil society campaign Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The campaign for the abolition of the death penalty, launched by civil society and supported by churches and Christian organizations, is intensifying in Indonesia. Several Indonesian civil society organizations have called on the government to remove the death …

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Suicide bombers attacked a Shia mosque filled with worshipers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people and injuring 70, a Taliban official said. It was the deadliest day since the US military withdrawal. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the carnage at the Fatimiya Mosque …

Through Leonard Blair, Christian Post reporter | Thursday, October 14, 2021 A small group of anti-vaccination protesters gather outside the New York-Presbyterian Hospital on September 1, 2021 in New York City. Following a mandate from former Governor Andrew Cuomo requiring all hospital staff to be vaccinated, hundreds of hospital workers across the state protested the …

BANGKOK, October 13 (Reuters) – Two Buddhist monks in Thailand have become social media stars with live Facebook broadcasts that combine traditional teachings with non-traditional jokes and laughter. Some religious conservatives across the country, however, are not so amused. With an impressive mastery of youth slang, Phra Maha Paiwan Warawanno, 30, and Phra Maha Sompong …

. … while a book on the Niger Delta is announced for launch on October 21 By Festus Ahon, ASABA The National President of the Historical Society of Nigeria, HSN, Prof. Okpeh O. Okpeh, said Nigerians were starting to lose faith in the country. Okpeh in a foreword to a book titled “History and the …

By Tom Widlund, United Methodist of Woodland In Luke’s Gospel we find Jesus eating a lot. It essentially goes from meal to meal. I think he would love Woodland, with all of its great restaurants. Jesus loved a good meal and a good feast. IN Luke’s Gospel, he dines a lot in restaurants. Sometimes he …

ROME, October 9, 2021 (WAM) – Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, met His Eminence Dr Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of The elders and His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, on the sidelines of an international meeting organized by …