The Shooting of a Buddhist Monk in North Carolina
Five months ago, on Saturday, July 18, a Buddhist monk in a temple in North Carolina was shot and killed. The bullet that killed him was fired from outside and hit him after going through the wall of the temple. Whether ...
Category: Buddhism
Is Technology Permanently Changing the Way People Worship?
The global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has been something of a double-edged sword for religions worldwide. The crisis has caused a spike in religious activity as people turn to it as a source of comfort duri ...
Category: Religion Technology
Has COVID-19 Created a Religious Revival?
As churches have navigated the sudden changes in structure brought on upon by the outbreak of COVID-19, a lot of interesting observations have been made. The creative changes to traditional church activities may at first ...
Category: Religion Science Technology
Bad Reasons To Leave Your Church
There are dozens of good reasons to leave your church. Maybe the leaders are morally corrupt and hypocritical in their teachings. Maybe the leaders make it a habit of shaming members in front of the entire congregation. ...
Category: Religion
Sermons Across the Denominations: How Do They Compare?
An analysis of over 50,000 sermons from 6,431 U.S. Christian churches over an eight-week span revealed striking differences between the lengths and content of the sermons of Christianity’s four major denominations. Som ...
Category: Religion Christianity
10 Religions You’ve Probably Never Heard About
Believe it or not, around 4,200 different religions exist around the world. Some, like Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, are well known and account for most of the world’s population. But never ...
Category: Religion Spirituality
Could an Online Church Be Right for You?
In December, the New York Times printed an article in the Sunday Review called “Internet Church Isn’t Church.” The author makes the point that coming together with others is the point of going to servic ...
Category: Religion
Understand the Stories Behind These Four Hymns
The stories behind the music can often make the words come alive. Many people believe that the traditional Christian hymns are outdated. Some are, while others still have beautiful sentiment. Here are a few stories behin ...
Category: Religion
Mobile Places of Worship
Japan’s 2020 Olympics will have a new place of worship for the thousands of Muslims expected to attend the quadrennial sports events. The Yasu Project has created what they believe to be the first mosque on wheels, ...
Religions on the Run
The monastery of St. Matthew near the plains of Nineveh, Iraq, dates back to the fourth century. It once drew 7,000 pilgrims and monks for study and worship during the Christian years of the Roman Empire. Now there are ...