Beliefs Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/beliefs1/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 12:39:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Beliefs Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/beliefs1/ 32 32 Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/black-church-brought-religion-to-politics-in-the-60s-but-different-to-white-christian-nationalism-today/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/black-church-brought-religion-to-politics-in-the-60s-but-different-to-white-christian-nationalism-today/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:25:10 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165176&preview=true&preview_id=4165176 (The Conversation) — In 1966, the assertion of Black power was grounded in an appeal to the founding principles of the United States. Black church leaders called for healing internal divisions through engagement.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/black-church-brought-religion-to-politics-in-the-60s-but-different-to-white-christian-nationalism-today/feed/ 0 The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:06:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165167&preview=true&preview_id=4165167 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which each tile is an irreplaceable element in creating a great original and precious work.”

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/feed/ 0 What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:00:15 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164703&preview=true&preview_id=4164703 (The Conversation) — Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the claim and here’s what they found.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/feed/ 0 Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:55:02 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164778&preview=true&preview_id=4164778 (AP) — While some political analysts say her strong presence as a Hindu American still makes the community proud, others question whether the Republican Party is really ready for a Hindu second lady.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/is-usha-vances-hindu-identity-an-asset-or-a-liability-to-the-trump-vance-campaign/feed/ 0 Montgomery County, Maryland, was most religiously diverse US county in 2023 https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:58:26 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164319 (RNS) — Beyond the religiously unaffiliated, which represent slightly less than 2 in 10 (17.8%) residents, the largest religious group in the county was Black Protestants, who make up 10% of the population. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/montgomery-county-maryland-was-most-religiously-diverse-u-s-county-in-2023/feed/ 0 Study: Citizens around the globe want leaders who stand up for religious believers https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/research-shows-its-important-for-leaders-to-stand-up-for-those-with-religious-beliefs/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/research-shows-its-important-for-leaders-to-stand-up-for-those-with-religious-beliefs/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:24:55 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164033 (RNS) — In the U.S., two-thirds of respondents say that it is important to have a leader at the national level who stands up for people with religious beliefs. Less than half of respondents believe that it is essential for their leader to have strong religious beliefs or have religious beliefs that are the same as their own.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/research-shows-its-important-for-leaders-to-stand-up-for-those-with-religious-beliefs/feed/ 0 Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and bare faces in public https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/taliban-reject-un-concerns-over-laws-banning-womens-voices-and-bare-faces-in-public/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/taliban-reject-un-concerns-over-laws-banning-womens-voices-and-bare-faces-in-public/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:03:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164108&preview=true&preview_id=4164108 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Wednesday issued the country’s first set of laws to discourage vice and promote virtue. They include a requirement for a woman to conceal her face, body and voice outside the home. They also ban images of living beings, such as photographs.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/taliban-reject-un-concerns-over-laws-banning-womens-voices-and-bare-faces-in-public/feed/ 0 The suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/the-suspect-in-the-germany-attack-was-motivated-by-islamic-state-group-ideology-prosecutors-say/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/the-suspect-in-the-germany-attack-was-motivated-by-islamic-state-group-ideology-prosecutors-say/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:38:23 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163916&preview=true&preview_id=4163916 SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — The attack comes amid debate over immigration before regional elections on Sept. 1 in Germany’s Saxony and Thuringia regions where anti-immigration parties such as the populist Alternative for Germany are expected to do well.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/28/the-suspect-in-the-germany-attack-was-motivated-by-islamic-state-group-ideology-prosecutors-say/feed/ 0 Who is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/who-is-the-laughing-buddha-a-scholar-of-east-asian-buddhism-explains/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/who-is-the-laughing-buddha-a-scholar-of-east-asian-buddhism-explains/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:31:36 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4162607&preview=true&preview_id=4162607 (The Conversation) — The ‘Laughing Buddha’ shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural and historical contexts.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/who-is-the-laughing-buddha-a-scholar-of-east-asian-buddhism-explains/feed/ 0 At her first tour since the pandemic, Amma embraces New York City https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/at-her-first-world-tour-since-the-pandemic-amma-embraces-new-york-city/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/at-her-first-world-tour-since-the-pandemic-amma-embraces-new-york-city/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:55:32 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161292 NEW YORK (RNS) — Whether you’re religious, spiritual or refuse labels, sometimes all you need is a hug.

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