More Faiths Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/more-faiths/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:40:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png More Faiths Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/more-faiths/ 32 32 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 U.S. Latinas embrace spiritual practices outside traditional religion https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/u-s-latinas-embrace-spiritual-practices-outside-traditional-religion/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/u-s-latinas-embrace-spiritual-practices-outside-traditional-religion/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:13:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163959 (RNS) — Many U.S. Latinas have turned to sound healing while seeking spiritual practices outside of traditional religion.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/u-s-latinas-embrace-spiritual-practices-outside-traditional-religion/feed/ 0 Nearly half of world’s migrants are Christian, Pew Research shows https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/migrants-to-the-u-s-more-religious-than-american-born-population-new-pew-study-shows/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/migrants-to-the-u-s-more-religious-than-american-born-population-new-pew-study-shows/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:01:14 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4162724 (RNS) — US migrants are much more likely to have a religious identity than the American-born population.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/19/migrants-to-the-u-s-more-religious-than-american-born-population-new-pew-study-shows/feed/ 0 A mass circumcision is marketed to tourists in a remote area of Uganda. Some are angrily objecting. https://religionnews.com/2024/08/15/a-mass-circumcision-is-marketed-to-tourists-in-a-remote-area-of-uganda-some-are-angrily-objecting/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/15/a-mass-circumcision-is-marketed-to-tourists-in-a-remote-area-of-uganda-some-are-angrily-objecting/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:23:05 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161858&preview=true&preview_id=4161858 NEAR MOUNT ELGON, Uganda (AP) — Locals question their king over the very public presentation of Imbalu, the ritualized circumcision of thousands of boys every other year in this remote community near Uganda’s border with Kenya.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/15/a-mass-circumcision-is-marketed-to-tourists-in-a-remote-area-of-uganda-some-are-angrily-objecting/feed/ 0 Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/islamic-states-genocide-of-yazidis-christians-and-other-communities-erased-their-heritage/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/islamic-states-genocide-of-yazidis-christians-and-other-communities-erased-their-heritage/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:47:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161314&preview=true&preview_id=4161314 (The Conversation) — A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but of a rich cultural heritage.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/08/islamic-states-genocide-of-yazidis-christians-and-other-communities-erased-their-heritage/feed/ 0 Arab Druze community in mourning after tragic rocket strike on Golan Heights soccer field − highlighting challenges for Druze within Israel and the region https://religionnews.com/2024/08/05/arab-druze-community-in-mourning-after-rocket-strike-on-golan-heights-soccer-field/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/05/arab-druze-community-in-mourning-after-rocket-strike-on-golan-heights-soccer-field/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:34:05 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4160677&preview=true&preview_id=4160677 (The Conversation) — Druze are often held up as the best-integrated of Israel’s Arab minorities. But members of the faith who live in the Golan Heights have an especially complicated relationship with Israel.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/05/arab-druze-community-in-mourning-after-rocket-strike-on-golan-heights-soccer-field/feed/ 0 Who are the Druze? The Arab minority in Israel mourning children killed by rockets https://religionnews.com/2024/08/01/who-are-the-druze-the-arab-minority-in-israel-mourning-children-killed-by-rockets/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/01/who-are-the-druze-the-arab-minority-in-israel-mourning-children-killed-by-rockets/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:47:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4160348 (RNS) — The victims of the latest bloodiest day in the Israel-Hamas war were neither Jews nor Palestinians, but Druze, a small religious sect native to the Levant.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/01/who-are-the-druze-the-arab-minority-in-israel-mourning-children-killed-by-rockets/feed/ 0 The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/the-yezidi-genocide-devastated-iraqs-community-10-years-ago/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/the-yezidi-genocide-devastated-iraqs-community-10-years-ago/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:26:09 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4158533&preview=true&preview_id=4158533 (The Conversation) — Yezidis are an example of what one scholar calls ‘liminal minorities’: faith communities whose religions’ legitimacy is denied by more powerful groups.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/22/the-yezidi-genocide-devastated-iraqs-community-10-years-ago/feed/ 0 At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith https://religionnews.com/2024/07/10/at-the-olympics-athletes-show-guts-glory-and-a-lot-of-ink-including-tattoos-that-profess-their-faith/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/10/at-the-olympics-athletes-show-guts-glory-and-a-lot-of-ink-including-tattoos-that-profess-their-faith/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:50:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156816&preview=true&preview_id=4156816 (The Conversation) — One biblical verse bans tattoos, but the full story of Christianity’s relationship with body modification is more complicated.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/10/at-the-olympics-athletes-show-guts-glory-and-a-lot-of-ink-including-tattoos-that-profess-their-faith/feed/ 0 With world’s highest rates of religiously unaffiliated, East Asia remains spiritually vibrant https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/survey-countries-in-east-asia-have-highest-rates-of-religious-disaffiliation-in-the-world-but-maintain-vibrant-spiritual-life/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/survey-countries-in-east-asia-have-highest-rates-of-religious-disaffiliation-in-the-world-but-maintain-vibrant-spiritual-life/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:27:10 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153792 (RNS) — While many East Asians do not identify with a religion, they continue to hold religious or spiritual beliefs in unseen beings, venerate ancestors’ spirits and engage in ritual practices, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. 

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