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September 08, 2013

Auschwitz Commandant’s Daughter Hiding in Northern Virginia

Here is Rudolf Höss, Kommandant of Auschwitz. His daughter, Brigitte Höss, 80 years old, lives...

September 08, 2013

Reps Bachman & King Support Overthrow of Morsi, Praise el-Sissi

Here is Michelle Bachman, Steve King and Louie Gohmert, in Egypt supporting the overthrow of...

September 04, 2013

Bar Mitzvahs Get New Look to Build Faith

American Jews, like Christians, struggle with membership and youth engagement. In an attempt to reverse...

September 03, 2013

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year festival, begins on September 4th and lasts two days....

September 01, 2013

The 4 Tallest Buddhas

Statutes of Buddhas are among the tallest in the world. The Wall Street Journal recently...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

What the French Could Learn From These 2,000 Swedish Women

Policymic has an excellent story about Sweden's reaction to the attack of a pregnant Muslim...

August 28, 2013

Broken Arrow: Relocation of the Navajo

Here is an ward winning video focused on the removal of 12,000 Navajo from their...

August 27, 2013

Epic of the Persian Kings: Heart of Iranian Identiy

NPR has a great story about the Shahnameh, or "Epic of the Persian Kings." It...

August 26, 2013

Battling Superstition, Indian Paid With His Life

Here is an interesting glimpse into India's world of superstition from the New York Times....

August 26, 2013

Indigenous African Religion Finds Roots In America

Indigenous religions is one of the first units in my World Religion class. Here's an...

August 26, 2013

Ten Muslim Women Everyone Should Know

Fazeela Siddiqui, program manager for Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE), put together...

August 25, 2013

Democracy and Islamic Law

Studying the Ottoman Empire? Here's a great essay about the impact of the breakup of...

August 25, 2013

Hispanic Americans Leaving Catholicism for Islam

Some American Latinos are leaving the Catholic Church for Islam. No one knows the exact...

August 25, 2013

Turbans, Hijabs,Kippas Face Restrictions in Quebec

The Quebec government plans to introduce in September a "Charter of Quebec Values" that would...

August 24, 2013

Buddhist-Muslim Tensions in Burma: The 969 Movement

Student interns for the PBS news site, Religion and Ethics, ask George Washington University religious...

August 23, 2013

Understanding Karma and The Hindu’s Response to Suffering

Karma is an essential Hindu belief, based on the idea that our actions and deeds...

August 23, 2013

In pictures: What is an illuminated manuscript?

BBC Religion and Ethics has an excellent slideshow about illuminated manuscripts. And the British Library also has an excellent...

August 23, 2013

Seattle Seahawks turn to Meditation for an Edge

It seems that elements of religion permeate every aspect of our lives. Here, the Seattle...

August 22, 2013

Burka Avenger

This is an animated cartoon, created by a Pakistani pop singer, as a kind of...

August 21, 2013

‘Hijab Outcry’ In Sweden

On Saturday, a pregnant Muslim woman wearing a hijab was assaulted. Her hijab was torn...

August 21, 2013

Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story

In this superb talk, Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie eloquently discusses the dangers of cultural...

August 21, 2013

American Jains Adapt Faith for Modern life

How do religions change when they move far away from their birthplace? Chinese Buddhism is...

August 21, 2013

Buddhism and Comedy

Studying Buddhism? Here's an interesting story about the Buddhist tradition of "Dana." That tradition forced...

August 20, 2013

Religions in a Minute

Here are great one minute summaries of most world religions. Below, you find Hinduism, Buddhism...

August 19, 2013

What Religion? Members of Congress

Hunter Schwarz at Buzzfeed, mapped out the religions of all the members of the House...

August 19, 2013

Tech-Savvy Pastor & Bible App

You've probably heard of the Bible app--the app that lets you download a version of...

August 19, 2013

Belief-O-Matic: What Religion are You?

Do you know which faith is most compatible with your religious beliefs? Belief-O-Matic does. Just...

August 18, 2013

Egypt: Graveyard of Arab Spring

Want to review the events in Egypt with your students? Here's a nice review of...

August 18, 2013

Keeping Zoroastrianism alive after 3,000 years

Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest religions in the world but its numbers are shrinking....

August 18, 2013

Tattooed Traditionalist: Nadia Bolz-Weber

Reverend Weber is the Lutheran pastor of the house for All Sinners and Saints in...