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"Every letter of Torah h...

notsowittybanter wrote 1 year ago: “Every letter of Torah has the power to revive the dead. Believe it. For one soul, … one … more →

Tags: Hope for the World, studying big thoughts

Religion Nerd: WikiLeaks and the Sacrality of American National Security

Michael J. Altman wrote 2 years ago: It seems like everyday a new story emerges from the hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables recen … more →

Tags: Wikileaks, Assange, Sacred, Politics, national security, Violence, Secrecy, Morality, mythology

Grilling Glee: A Divided Duet2 comments

Chris Stedman wrote 2 years ago: This post originally appeared on Religion Nerd. By Chris Stedman & Bryan Parys Interfaith activi … more →

Tags: discussion, Agnosticism, Anti-Theism, Atheism, Christianity, Dialogue, Diversity, freethought, glee

Reynolds v. United States 98 U.S. 145 (1879) – The Question of Polygamy 2 comments

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise … more →

Tags: Law & Religion, Christa Lasher, Reynolds v. United States, Joseph Smith, mormon, LDS, Church of Latter Day Saints, Polygamy, D&C 132

Scientology: a Religion or a 'Space Opera'?2 comments

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By:  Heather Abraham   In response to Kenny Smith’s article, Gold’s Gym and Scientology … more →

Tags: new religious movements (NRMs), Religion in the news, new religious movements, Heather Abraham, Scientology™, Is Scientology a Religion, L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology and Ufology, ufology

Identity: Religion, Ethnicity, Language…..? 2 comments

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By:  Heather Abraham    This past Sunday, Teo and I attended the 5th annual Atlanta Arab Festival.  … more →

Tags: Religious Diversity, Culture and Religion, Heather Abraham, identity, Alif Institute, Arab American Women's Society of Georgia, Arab Identity, Atlanta Arab Festival, Arab Celebrities

Gold’s Gym & Scientology in an Age of Authenticity 1 comment

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago:  By:  Kenny Smith Gold’s Gym and the Church of Scientology have recently featured some very interest … more →

Tags: new religious movements (NRMs), Culture and Religion, Golds Gym, Charles Taylor, commerical advertising, KENNY SMITH, American Culture, Tim Keller, Scientology™

Christian Legal Society V. Martinez 3 comments

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: Good news Religion Nerd readers!  Christa Lasher of Georgia State University has joined RN as a gues … more →

Tags: Law & Religion, religion. law, U. S. Supreme Court, Right of Free Exercise, Christian Legal Society, California Hastings College of Law, First Amendment, religious discrimination, Christa Lasher

Female Genital Mutilation – Cultural or Religious Practice?

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago:   By:  Heather Abraham  “I was genitally mutilated at the age of ten. When the operation began … more →

Tags: Religion in the news, Women and Religion, Heather Abraham, FGM, Amnesty International, The Elders, World Health Organization, Who?, Female Circumcision

Rapture3 comments

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By Heather Abraham aka Religion Nerd   While lunching with a friend last week our conversation turne … more →

Tags: Religion in the news, Religious Diversity, Christianity, Heather Abraham, Rapture, Dispensationalism, John Nelson Darby, Hal Lindsey, Left Behind

Rise of the Jedi

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago:   By:  Heather Abraham aka Religion Nerd  Did you know that Jediism is the fourth largest religion i … more →

Tags: new religious movements (NRMs), Religious Diversity, new religious movements, Heather Abraham, Jedi, star wars, Jediism, J. Gordon Melton, Temple of the Jedi Force

Home Shrines for American War Dead: Are They Just About remembering? 1 comment

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago:    By:  Kenny Smith, Guest Blogger In a recent series of photographs and essays for the New York Tim … more →

Tags: Religion in the news, Culture and Religion, Religion, soldiers, Shrine Down The Hall, Ashley Gilbertson, Home Shrines, orsi, Cartwright

Intra-Faith Divisions and the Dangers of Othering7 comments

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By:  Heather Abraham aka Religion Nerd                                                               … more →

Tags: Islam, Religious Intolerance, Christianity, Heather Abraham, Catholic, Sunni, Shia, Intra-Faith Division, othering

Is The Virgin Mary A Bridge Between Christianity and Islam? 1 comment

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By:  Heather Abraham aka Religion Nerd With the passing of the first decade of the 21st century, the … more →

Tags: Islam, Christianity, Heather Abraham, Virgin Mary, MARY IN ISLAM, Mary bridge between Islam and Christianity, Mary Unifying Factor, Mary Muslim, Abrahamic Traditions

Modern Images of Mary, The Versatile Saint

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By:  Heather Abraham aka Religion Nerd According to the International Marian Research Institute, eig … more →

Tags: Islam, Religious Art, Heather Abraham, Christianity, Virgin Mary, saint mary, lived religion, Modern Religious Art, Leonard Boff

Keeping the Eostre in Easter

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By:  Kenny Smith, see bio at Guest Blogger                                              As Lauri Leb … more →

Tags: new religious movements (NRMs), Eostre, Ostara, Wicca, Neo-Pagan, Moonies, Unification Church, Pagans, Heathens

“Christian Militias” and the Unpredictable Nature of Religious Diversity

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago:  By: Kenny Smith,  See biography at Guest Blogger menu The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is s … more →

Tags: Religion in the news, Religious Diversity, Hutaree, Christian militia, Rapture, Heraclitus, Christianity, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant

Westboro Baptist Church: Religion Gone Wrong 3 comments

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By: Heather Abaham aka Religion Nerd I am sure most Religion Nerd readers have, by now, heard of the … more →

Tags: Religious Intolerance, Religion in the news, Al Snyder, Matthew Snyder, patriot guards, Westboro Baptist, Fred Phelps, Responsible Religiosity, religion gone wrong

To Veil or Not to Veil? 1 comment

religionnerd wrote 3 years ago: By:  Heather Abraham aka Religion Nerd This posting was inspired by a Religion Nerd subscriber who p … more →

Tags: Islam, Muslim Women, veiling, burqa, hijâb, Tuareg, Burka, karen armstrong, Heather Abraham


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