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A radical balm to reduce teen suicide: Acts of kindness
Instead of brooding over the world’s faults and his problems, the young man needed to redirect his focus. “You must get away ...
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Was it moral to bomb Iran?
The Greek early church fathers taught that we can consider a war necessary and repent for engaging in it at the same time.
In the Christian-majority Houston metro, Buddhists only make up about 2 percent of the population, according to data from the ...
In college, I took a comparative religions class and learned that nearly all religions agree on the big stuff: don’t kill, lie, cheat, etc. And they all fight wars over dumb stuff.
The book known as “Kuzari,” written by Rav Yehuda Halevi, is in many ways, a study of comparative religions. There is an analysis of Greek philosophy, Christianity, and the Muslim religion.
Texas education officials approved an optional Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools in the latest attempt to introduce religious materials to public school students.
Comparative Religious Ethics critically examines and contrasts the ethical teachings, practices and institutional frameworks of diverse religious traditions. This field not only investigates ...
Some creatures of ancient Slavic daemonology, like vampires and strigoi have gone on to earn some worldwide notoriety – and even became part of popular culture. Slavic mythology, by contrast, remains ...
Rick Doblin had come to believe that psychedelic experiences are the "common core" of all religions, and he wanted to test this thesis. In February 1984, the 31-year-old college student living off ...